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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 07, 1917
Page
2
Notice of date change for Melbourne Market sale due to market events altering the usual Wednesday schedule on the 44th April. The alteration affects ordinary sale day timing and attendance, with details to be advised by market authorities.
Bacchus Marsh Market public sale to be held in the Corporation Yards starting at 11 am. The auction lists 100 head of cattle including milkers and springers fat store and young stock. Also 230 sheep described as fat labs in consignments. Pigs and sundries available. Next sale date noted as Thursday mididi 17.
Friday April 20 sale by Gippsland and Northern Co operative Selling and Insurance Co offers the entire farming plant including draught stock, sow herd, reaper and cultivator, plow, roller, water tank, wagon, harness and tools. Viewings arranged with agents at the Union.
Railway time tables latest edition issued by Crisp & Sons Church Street Bacchus Marsh. Obtainable from Crisp & Sons for updated schedules and service times across lines.
Auction and tender details publish multiple items. McPhail Anderson Co. to sell cattle and sundries at Mac's Hotel from 12 30 pm. Pigs and sundries listed. Tenders for works to form rial grader and gravel roads due by Monday April 16 1917 at Shire Hall. Deposit terms and lowest tender not guaranteed.
A Melton sector roundup reports McPhail Anderson and Co holding a monthly market on Saturday the 14th due to Easter. Notes detail road works on Exford road, council plans on Bathurst bare changes, and incidents including two vehicle accidents and a near drowning. Also mentions a charity event, coursing stakes, sales tenders, and local church activities.
The yuar season kicks off with plentiful birds in Weririboo district. Several good bags were recorded, and the Werribee Merrymakers staged a duvoossful emucart at the Metropolitan Varw on Tuesday evening.
The Bacchus Marsh A N A will not picture entertainment on Easter Monday and proceeds go to the Soldiers Comforts Fund. A United Church service and various church activities occur around Holy Week with multiple parishes listing Easter schedules. Local council and community notes include a Molton sale, a public tender call, and a note on relief fund accounts, alongside school results for St Joseph's Convent and Stott's Business College achievements.
Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club reports the return match with Sunshine, slated for Saturday the 7th, has been postponed to the following Saturday. Six rinks sought. The club lists results from Gent's Singles and Misses events, with multiple matches and trophies noted, including W. Grant’s trophy and Mrs Shaw's Trophy. Ex press subscription details conclude the item.
Werribee Shire Council held a lengthy session with doctors Maher and McDougall among those present. Delegates were sent to a conference to petition the Board of Works for water mains and drainage work, with discussions over Little River improvements and hospital funding. Debates covered land sales objections, nuisance prosecutions, and road and contract issues, including payments, extensions, and contractor performance.
The Staughton Vale correspondence reports last week’s rain easing soil hardening, with farmers delaying ploughing. A few individuals tried to discourage schoolchildren, who had a large vegetable garden aiding the School Patriotic Fund. Parents seek to curb such acts as finals entertainments and YMCA benefit dances are planned for Easter Monday to aid Soldiers. Privates W. Anderson and S. W. McDougall have arrived in England and train at Lark Hill Camp on Salisbury Plain.
The Heidelborristrict Band performed at Haechus Marsh on Saturday at their own expense. A collection for the Red Cross raised L6 12s 1d, with other contributions noted. Dr. Geo B. Ramsey, president of the Shire, thanked the bandsmen for their effort and support.
The Bacchus Marsh Gun Club will hold a £50 pigeon handicap and sweepstakes on Easter Monday. Shooting begins at 10 am with participants competing for cash prizes and honors in a traditional club event.
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