Great flood hits Bacchus Marsh on Sept 11 1860
Severe rain from the southeast floods Bacchus Marsh with rivers Laidlerderg and Werribee rising to levels unseen in recent memory. Residents flee, horses lost, and the Woolpack bridge washed away as the town braces for further inundation while rescue efforts save the Mahoney family and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh
Leiderberg
Messrs. Pearce
Hollis
Slack
Unsworth
Battle
Reid
White
Kerr
Richardson
Green
Scott
Stamford Hill
Cornelius Mahoney
Mr. Mahoney
Mahoney
Thomas Anderson
Basham
Robert Hypson
Werribee Suspension Bridge
Mealand
Werribee
Jeremiah Ryan
Pearce
W. McDonald
Broadlands
Joss
Royal George
Miller
Mesers
G. Wood
E. B. Basham
T. Anderson
BR. Reid
T. Hesth
J. Kerr
W. Luscombe
W- Robertson
G. F. McIntosh
R. Shackell
RB. Bence
Leahy
J. BR. Crook
J. Voyeey
J. Simpson
Sergeant Rogers
Lerderderg
Corneline Mahoney
Abwaya
Messrs. T. Anderson
E. R. Basham
The Best Victory for Cough Remedy in Hard Times
A brief ad claims Chamberlains Cough Remedy is the best for rough coughs that resist other treatments. It reports relief after other medicines failed and cites local merchants W Grant Morton, Bao thus Mazmh, and A Combea Co. in Wheerloe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Bee
W. Grant Morton
Baothus Mazmh
A. Combea & Co
Subscribe to Express in March quarter notice
A brief subscription notice urges readers to subscribe to Express during the March quarter. The fragment mentions subscribing and timing but lacks concrete names or dates beyond March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisp & Sons, Proprietors
Victorian Kitchen Guide Wedding Sauces and Desserts
A collage of dated recipes and methods for puddings pies and entrees. Includes Ascot Pudding Rhubarb M ova Savory Calf Head Salad Egg Savory Fish and Tomato Fillets Raspberry Trifle Adams Pudding Brandy Snaps Braised Ox Tail and related techniques with step by step proportions and cooking times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ascot
Theo
Auce
THE EMPIRE'S CALL Bacchus Marsh enlistment list grows long
The Empire's Call lists hundreds from Bacchus Marsh and district who enlisted, wounded, or killed in war. It records names across towns and parishes, including many from Blackwood, Myrniong, and Parwan, with notes on status and affiliations to local families and several naval personnel. The notice ends with a patriotic exhortation from the king and a plea for safe return of the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh
Harry Condon
Pezat
Jas
Ionnell
Hotham Jones
Fred. Caspar
Cuthbertson
William Vallence
Robt
Jac
Roy Burbidge
Lawrence Roland Burbidge
George Gibson Paterson
E. A. Furrow
Almond
Chas. Wallace
Jack Turnour
Thos
H. Smith
Gordon T. Smith
Gerald A. Little Robi. Carter
Hugh Bottle
James Wilson
Jack Wilson
W. Blake
D. S. Linsday
Robert Russell
Thos. ‘Tyrrell
Halas
Warrogo
Joseph ‘Tyrrell
Wm. Tyrrell
Athol Stuart
Clive B. Hopkins
Henry Arthur Ellis
W.H. Cox
Oswald M. G. Cox
John A. Low
Charles A. Low
Percy Trigg
W Cockerill
Lieut
W. F. W. Shields
T. Rawlinson
Edward Blake
Melvilla Smith
John Gardiner Smith
John Milan Clews
Ross Grant
Chen
Frank Chent
Fiuily
George F. Bence
Fergus Myers
Australia Navy
J. Hehir
H. M.A. Encounter
Clem
McFarlane E
Sydney
Edward Oliver H
Wm. Scott
ILM
Beard Beneath the Covers Debate Sparks Senator Carter Opinion
Senator Tom Carter defends facial hair in a national debate on beards versus bald heads. A Montana correspondent asks a playful question about whether a man should tuck his beard under the covers when in bed, reflecting lighthearted public fascination with his whiskers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Carter
A Unique Verdict in a Virginia Mountaineers Case
A lawyer recalls odd verdicts from sparse Virginia mountains where a jury split, argued long in a bare room, then declared the defendant would have acted if given the chance. The tale shifts to a later era where women preside, sending a dress reformer’s ally to punishment for freedom to wear only attire deemed proper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
U.S.A
Unclear fragment from church notice surfaces in archive
partial OCR text shows a church related line with names Camy and Bacchus Marth and terms like Church and Cur. The readable portion lacks a coherent event, date, or location to form a fuller item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camy
Church Atrest
Bacchus Marth
Onion Benefits Then Meat Substitute In Diet
An article promotes onions as a meat substitute and health booster. It claims eight of ten overeat, nine of ten overindulge in meat, and onions offer similar nutrition at a fraction of cost. Onions are said to prevent illness, improve complexion, and can be eaten boiled in milk or steamed with bread and cheese for brain work or manual labor.
District Agent Appointment Notice at Bacchus Marsh
W McFarland of Bacchus Marsh announces appointment as district agent for The International Harvester Company. All orders left with him will be promptly attended to and duplicates kept on hand. Leaderderg Street Bacchus Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Columbia
Bacchus Marsh
Painless Dentistry Visits Bacchus Marsh in Victoria
Recorded by The Dental Board of Victoria the entry notes W. J. Brockeie visits Bacchus Marsh with consultations at Merrima House Grant Street every Thursday and on Saturdays by appointment or other days from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Brockeie
The
Dental Board of Victoria
Bacchus Marsh
Insy Ue
Merrima House
Grant St
Painless Extractions Offered at Modern Dentistry Branches
Consultation available at all branches of Modern and Painless Dentistry. Painless extractions offered on 9/6, all day. City address 86 Sydney Road Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Road
Brunswick
Miss Murphy on Main Street Stocked Bacchus Fancy Work Material
Miss Murphy on Main Street advertises Bacchus fancy work materials kept in stock. The note highlights availability and location for crafters seeking specialty supplies.
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Wiss
Caza
FORD
DATHI
Simon Bros
Australasia
Wurbe Ens&es
Burbon Street
Bundaberg 2
Clements Tonic Ltd
Yae Wu
Linnderserg
Dudley Street
Perth
Clements Tank
Nune Linnderberg
Ana Nune
Clements Tonic
M. Oliver's
Grant Morton
W. Allan
Frank Adams
Wm. Brennan
Jas. Bushby
Isaac Brunt
Raymond Boyd
Patrick Barry
Fred. Brighton
J. R. Bennett
J. Boyd
Richard Barry
Frank Crook
Webb Crook
Chas. Crook
Robt. Crook
William Clark
J. R. Calderwood
W. G. Chippindall
R. Croton
James Co
W. Finnon
Arthur Gladman
R. T. Grant
Arthur Hine
Thomas Hawkins
Jack" Hammond
W. T. Horder
A. WT. Hine
Con. Hanrahan
Charles Jones
James Kennelly
A. J. Knight
Henry Lay
Chas. Lyle
Hugh I Lockwood
Peter Leitch
Jno
Campbell Low
Bernard P. Love
Alex. Murdoch
William Morton
Geo. Moore
David R. Moore
H. Moore
Chas
A. Moore
Peter Moore
Marsh
Thos. Manly
Ken, Moore
John Main
Albert Martin
Marcott
T. Murphy
Minonett
H. Moffatt
Wm. McKenzie
Jas. McGregor
Charles Waterhouse
Maurice Whelan
Harry Watson
Charles G.’ West
Norman
R. West
D. Williams
F. D. Ward
Thos, Warke
Henry Warke
Ballisng
Harold Cashmore
John Cashmore
Archie Cashmore
Wdukelow
Stanley Witham
Thomas Dodemaide
Beggs
Firth
R. Edols
H. Howard
Arthur Cashmore
H. T. Jacobs
H. Gardner
J. Turnbull
P. Miller
F. Cashmore
L. Bird
Balling East
Geo. Davis
J. R. Fullerton
Coimadai
James Johansen
Wm. Bennett
Archie Clark
Percy Oswin
James Bourke
Michael Bernard Coghlan
David James Coghlan
Alex. Drever
Ted. Hales
Chas. Smythe Toulern Vale
W. G. Hoge
A. Tedcastle
O. Jurd
R. J. Wynne
R.J McPherson
John Clarke
Gordon Snowdon
Tooleru
Reginald Summers
Geoff Irving
Wetion
Iam
Bi Myrniong
Gordon Gralich
Ord Mochan
A. D. Hollyhoke
Beatty
Lal
Sieake S.thiome
W. McFarland
Vica
Lyle
the International Harvester Company
Bacchus
Eglema
Aed Chase
C. Cameron
Ann Bireet
Rostyn
Dunedin
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