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Newspaper
Kyneton Guardian
Location
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
2
The family of the late Mrs A McNiff Jesire thank Dr RB Duncan, Mrs Kroon and Norse Swinger for care during illness. Appreciation is given to Rev Fathers Bartley and O’Callaghan and to friends for telegrams, sympathy, and floral tributes after her passing.
Local items discuss front-page tourist views of Castlemaine, Armstron g, and Kyneton, with weather praise for warm days and mild winters. Meeting reports note the preliminary session of the above group, the Liberal Senate campaign plan for Kyne ton, a farewell to Mr Reeves, and upcoming presentations. The Daylesford Agricultural Society reports a profit of £42 and a growing balance, plus a dip in subscriptions.
Miss B Mitchell lectured at Kyneton Mechanics’ Institute on Windsor Castle. She traced the castle’s restorations and royal associations from George III to Edward VII, with lantern views and personal recollections of Windsor, Eton, and royal ceremony.
Fred Armstrong of the Kyneton Progress Association seeks to restart the woollen mill project after earlier funding doubts. A Melbourne dealer group offers £10,000 to test the market and form a company with paid start up and machinery plans, while Mr Armstrong invites a representative to the next Progress meeting for full details.
Obituary notes the death of Mrs Thomson at her residence Rim Bolton Hutton. Family details include five daughters and several sons, with mourners named across Australia and New Zealand. Funeral is private. Also advertised are local cinema listings and a charity sale at Temperance Hall with performances and entertainment.
The Kyaxon or Kyneton ratepayers face a July public poll on continuing gas works or switching to electric power for the town. Proposals include municipal control via the Water Trust or a state board, with costs for electric plant and pipeline upgrades, and effects on water supply and sewerage schemes.
A garbled notice promotes Morley Johnson and Goint with various “live goods” at their Moblisia Street store in Kyneton. It mentions an upcoming Euchre and Dance event at the Balliol Mechanics Institute on a Monday in June, along with linseed compound for coughs and colds and general community notices about local figures and a train fatality among unrelated items.
The Eyneton Agricultural Society met Saturday with members including G A Thomson, Dargay, Trimble, Adams, Halloran, Rowan, Wash, McDonald, Clark, MacDonald, Skehill, and others. Discussions covered a September 8 stallion parade visit, a Pacific Exhibition link for pastoral and horticultural classes, district exhibits, potential scholarships at Kyneton High School, and the filling of a committee vacancy by R. Heath. The prize list was revised by the executive.
In Melbourne a debate rages over funding a sanitation system and street power supply. Ratepayers fear new loans and taxes unless sewerage is implemented soon, with talks of state involvement and possible charges to households.
The Rev LA Wereuijavateg was inducted into the charge of Christ Church Elders Kyabram. In Bendigo’s absence the service was conducted by Rev H B Hayne with clergy and parishioners present. A gathering afterward welcomed Rev Herring amid ill health. Coming Compates plan Liberal addresses by Seala, McColl and WJ to Maryborough, Castlemaine, Malmsbury, and Kyneton on July 1 to July 3. Rev Constable preached his first sermon at St Johns Church in Malmsbury and football scores report a close Wesly Hill win over Malmsbury 5 3 to 4 4.
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