Empire's Call Names New Bacchus Marsh Volunteer Sergeant
Lawrence Myers Dugdale, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Dugdale, joins Messrs. L. A. Fairbairn & Co and plans to enter Camp early next year. A second brother, Andrew Markham, was killed in action on 11 April after earlier reports of being missing and later as a prisoner of war. Corporal Steven A. Markham, stretcher bearer, earned the Military Medal at Gallipoli and the Distinguished Conduct Medal at Bullecourt before dying at Messines. Two more brothers remain in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh
Lawrence Myers Dugdale
R. H. Dugdale
Messrs. L. A. Fairbairn & Co
Aviation Corps
J. Markham
Andrew
Gallipoli
Bullecourt
Messines
Soldiers Letters from the Front Fire Side Note
Sergeant Godfrey McRae writes to his parents from the field dated 26 September 1917. He praises his country the Old Land and hopes to meet friends he has made among allied forces. He condemns internal critics as selfish and criminal, urges understanding of the lost sacrifices, and believes the war will refine the world and inspire love and better living after the suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey McRae
C. McRae
Bacchus Marsh
Chamberlain Pain Balm Promises Fast Relief for Pains
A Victorian advertisement touts Chamberlain Pain Balm as superior for muscular rheumatic pains sprains and soreness. It claims rapid relief sleep and rest, with healing in a third the usual time, and lists retailers Py Grant Morton Bacchus Marsh Comben Co Werbee J G Orgill Rockbank Melton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Grant Morton
Bacchus Marsh
A. Comben & Co
Werbee
J. G. Orgill
Rockbank and
Melton
Bacchus Marsh Red Cross Acknowledgments
The Hon Secretary Miss Beatrice W Anderson records monthly donations from Miss Alice Kerr Mrs Thos Matthews Miss Phillips and others and lists contributions from Coimadai Lime workers Alkomade Bros and the Military Band. She notes parcels sent to 42 socks 28 shirts 1 scarf and lists soldiers receiving parcels and workers sending thank you letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Kerr
Thos. Matthews
Phillips
J. Morton
Coimadai
Messia
Alkomade Bros
Caffrey
E. J. Ford
C. E. Powell
Wittick
F. Hodgson
Meikl
J. A. Morton
V. Kerr
Arthur Ladhams
Vere Dubout
Wilfred Davis
Clive McKenzie
Mark Usher
Melton Red Cross Society Elects Vice-President at Meeting
The Melton Red Cross Society met in Mechanics' Hall on Tuesday with strong turnout Mrs. McPherson was elected a Vice-President. No December committee meeting due to harvest and holidays. next gathering will be the last Tuesday in January. Gifts and donations listed include tea, brooches, socks, gramophone records and linen while collections totaled 12 pounds 6 shillings 84 pence plus 1 pound 4 shillings 6 pence from monthly efforts.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Royal Pictures present The Black Butterfly screening
The Black Butterfly will be screened this evening as a gripping drama starring Olga Petrova, a leading artist in this class of work. Also advertised is Greed and other noted features of interest.
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Mde
Olga Petrova
Russia
France
Paris
Mdme
Costs But a Trifle Pain Balm Ad
A promotional note urges buying Chamberlain's Pain Balm to be prepared for sprains and bruises. It lists sellers W Grant Morton Bacchus Marsh A Comben & Co Werribee J G Orgill Rockbank and Melton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grant Morton
Bacchus Marsh
A. Comben & Co
Werribee
J. G. Orgill
Rockbank and
Melton
Bacchus Marsh Market Reports Strong Cattle Prices
Messrs. McPhail, Anderson & Co held their monthly market at Bacchus Marsh Corporation Yards last Monday. Demand was strong across cattle classes, with dairy stock firm in price though quality lagged slightly. Cows in milk to 17 5, heifers in milk to 14, springers to 17 10, springing heifers to 16 10, forward cows 13 10, calves to 18, 3 year olds 13 10, 12–18 month lines to 9, 16 paddy calves 5 10, fat cows 10, bulls to 14. Pigs yarding large, prices ahead of Melbourne. suckers to 14, slips 30, light pork 44, heavier 50. Next sale Tuesday 18 December due to holidays.
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Messrs
Melbourne
Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club Matches Report
A report from Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club notes Saturday’s large turnout with Emmett’s 34 31 Hiscock 27 Johns 14 Hogan 27 Dugdale 28 results and upcoming matches. Tournament results include Emmett trophy rounds Campbell 21 Powell 11 Bulman 21 Medling 17 Emmett 21 Hogan 8 Johns 21 Hiscock 6 Manning 21 Mitchell 19. Ladies tournament results show Mrs Shaw 18 Miss McFarlane 21 Mrs Morris 21 Miss Mahoney 16 Mrs Hiscock 12 Mrs Johns 21.
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Emmett
Hiscock
Clark
Johns
Hogan
Dugdale
Mr. Emmett
Campbell
Powell
Bulman
Medling
F. R. Manning
Mitchell
Mr. Powell
Mrs. Shaw
Miss McFarlane
Mrs. Morris
Miss Mahoney
Mrs. Hiscock
Mrs. Johns
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club December Matches
The Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club lists December shoots with eight shot events at 200 to 600 yards on Dec 1 8 15 22 29 plus Jan 5 a Trophy for Vice Captain Hjorth and the Club trophy events. A £2 2s 0d aggregate trophy is offered for the best overall score across six shoots with five to count. New rules require a blackboard timing system and range arrival by 3 30 with staggered shooting order.
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Ham
Hjorth
Pyee's Creek Reservoir Full Supply Figures
Reading shows the reservoir at full supply with 14,850 acre feet stored and a water height of 73 feet. Present output is zero this week, while last week output reached 25 cubic feet per second. Total capacity and recent intake figures are noted alongside return data of 7 inches and 2 inches.
Melton Reservoir Water Figures Report
Full supply details show Melton Reservoir at 80 feet with 17 000 acre feet and 252 cubic feet per second this week. Last weekly return records 80 feet and 17 000 acre feet with 595 cubic feet per second.
McPhail Anderson Co Announces December Sales Schedule
Coming sales listing from McPhail Anderson and Co details a quarterly stock sale at Melton on Saturday December 1 and Bacchus Marsh markets on December 6 and 18 in Gippsland and Northern Co operative Selling Co. Also Bacchus Marsh markets on December 13 and Murphy's properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gippsland and Northern Co-operative Selling Co
Bacchus Marsh
Bacchus Marsh Holiday Concerts and Show Dates
Upcoming events in Bacchus Marsh include Wirth's circus on Monday December 10, a Children’s Red Cross concert on December 12, St Bernard’s school concert on December 19, and a Red Cross concert on December 21 in Toddlers Valley. The Bacchus Marsh Horticultural Show is planned for March 33, 1918.
New State Ministry Named with Premier Bowser
The new state ministry list includes Premier and Chief Secretary John Bowser MLA as Premier and Minister for Labour along with Attorney General Agar Wynne MLA for Railways and Treasurer W M McPherson MLA. Other ministers cover Mines Forests Health Agriculture Lands Water Public Works Education and related portfolios with Honorary Ministers and a Cabinet Secretary also named.
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Labour
John Bowser
M.L.A
Railways
Agar Wynne
W. M. McPherson
A. Downward
D.S. Oman
Frank Clarke
M.L.C
John McWhae
Major Baird
H. Angus
J. J. Carlisle
W. Kendell
M-L.c
H. F. Richardson
A. A. Farthing
The Holding of the Line Poem From Gallipoli
A 1915 era ode praising British and Australian soldiers at Gallipoli. It describes landing deeds, bayonets, and artillery, labeling the peak as "holding the line." The verse recalls Belgium and the Rhine, portrays trench warfare, and ends urging readers in Australia to honor the feat.
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Gallipoli
Belgium
Rhine
Cherry Steamed Pudding and Roly Poly Recipe
Steamed Cherry Pudding uses flour sugar salt soda cream of tartar or yeast powder with sour cherries and milk to form a stiff batter and steam for about ninety minutes. Cherry Roly Poly rolls cherry filled dough in a sugar starch crust, boils in a cloth for an hour, and serves with lemon sauce and meringue.
Poultry Care And Feeding For Health And Laying
Advice on fowl welfare and methods for worm control includes feeding lawn clippings and nitrogenous foods, proper coop care, and hygiene. It warns against medicines, promotes ventilation and sunlit coops, clean water, and dry road dust as insecticide, with breeding tips for seasonal layers and Leghorn-type birds.
Proper staking and care for tomato plants
Guidance on supporting tomato plants to maximize fruit quality. Use a single stake per plant or trellising, avoid ground contact to prevent rot, prune side shoots and center the growth, pinch off laterals, and use mulch and ample water for rapid early growth. If stakes are unavailable, use clumps to cover soil and shade ground with bushes.
Composting for flowers in a garden
The article advises selecting a quiet corner of the garden for a compost heap rich in humus and loose soil. Fill the pile with garden and kitchen waste, ashes, and poultry litter, turning it over in summer, adding earth, and neutralizing odors with dry earth to retain fertilising elements.
War Savings Certificates Offer to Aid Australia in War Effort
The Commonwealth Government offers War Savings Certificates repayable in three years. Deposits buy certificates from £0 17s 6d for £1 to £87 10s for £100, or £875 for £1000, equivalent to 4.4 percent compound interest. Bearer certificates are transferable and exempt from wealth levy and stamp duties. Interest is tax free. Applications at Commonwealth Bank branches, other banks, State Savings Banks, or post offices. Refunds on surrender with simple interest at 3 percent. Safekeeping by banks offered.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
State Savings Bank
Mulching Orchards With Dust For Drought Protection
In large orchards mulching with dust is recommended where hay or straw is impractical. Pulverising implements cover soil under trees to protect feeding roots. For small family plots a mulch of vegetable refuse from weeds vines or prunings can bed the trees and aid crops.
Reason Enthroned Diet Advice Ad Blurb
A fragmented old ad copy urges readers to revise diet and curb appetites to avoid stomach trouble and biliousness. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy and cites local merchants Chus Marsh A Comben & Co Weribee J G Orgill Rockbank. The text mimics a newspaper buyer’s notice with regional names.
Surgeon Dentist at Seaview Offers Weekday Consults
A surgeon dentist from Seaview at 73 Victoria Parade Fitzroy may be consulted at the A.B.O. Tea Rooms in Ryan's Corser Bacchus Marsh on Mondays and Thursdays from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm.
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of “Seaview
Victoria Parade
Fitzroy
A.B.O. Tea Rooms
Ammonium Sulphate Boosts Chrysanthemums Growth
Sulphate of ammonia serves as a strong stimulant for chrysanthemums once they are well rooted. Best used as a liquid, about one ounce per gallon of water, applied when buds begin to swell. Doses may rise to half an ounce per ton of water weekly, but overuse can cause severe damage.
Water value and garden care in rain and soft water
The article extols water’s priceless value to gardeners from rain and collected roof water. It notes soft water sustains plant life better than hard water from wells or pipes, and that mineral-rich rainwater can improve growth yet may cause issues if unhealthy.
Myrmong Telephone Exchange and party line list
Myrmong Telephone Exchange operates 9 am to 6 pm weekdays and Saturdays 9 am to 11 pm. Listings include Dugdale John of Roshill 2Y and W Dugdale with Linsdell Clifton Vale 8X, Lidgett Henry Hillfield 2M, Lidgett Robert Chesterfield 2J, and Myrmong Co op Butler Co. 1. J M X and Y denote party lines.
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Dugdale
John
Roshill
Linsdell
Clifton Vale
Lidgett
Henry
Hillfield
Robert
Chesterfield
Myrmong
Butler Co
Stationery at low prices from Crisp and Sons
Stationery of all kinds advertised at low prices available from Crisp and Sons located on Church Street in Bacchus Marsh.
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Crisp & Sons
Ex subscription note for regular rates and schedule
Regular subscription offer details appear with price cadence and quarterly terms. The notice references an Ex publication and outlines payment timing and renewal options for continued access.
Bacchus Marsh Post Office Hours and Mail Closures
The Bacchus Marsh Post Office closes at 6 p.m. daily with a 20 minute post sorting interval from 6.40 p.m. to 7 p.m. Private box letters available anytime. Telegraph Office hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Telephone 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Money order 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat noon. Mails close Melbourne 7.40 a.m. 12.20 p.m. TPO 8 p.m. Ballarat 8 p.m. Ballan 8.20 a.m. Myrniong 8.20 a.m. Balliang 9.30 a.m. Mails received Melbourne 9.10 a.m. 6.20 p.m. 8.45 p.m. Ballarat 12.55 p.m. Ballan 12.55 p.m. Balliang 5.15 p.m.
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Melbourne
Ballarat
Ballan
Myrniong
Balliang
E. BR. Haynes Pty Ltd Wholesale Chaff and Grain Salesmen
E. Br Haynes Pty Ltd advertises as lucerne specialists at Market Buildings 551 Flinders Street. All sales personally conducted with contact numbers Central 970 and Canterbury 961 after hours. L Scott acts as agent at Bacchus.
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Lucerne
Flindera St
Phone Central
Canterbury
L. Scott
Bacchus Marsh
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Bacchus Marsh Red Cross
Beatrice W. Anderson
Melton Red Cross Society
Ralford
J. Staughton
Greig
Mix. Staughton
Richmond
Whittington
Miss Batema
Exell
Miss Macdonald
Miss Robinson
Royal Pictures
Bacchus Marsh Observation Station
Max. Maz
Sun
Dorothy
China Town
Australian Gazette
Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club
Essendon
Flemington
Pyee’s Creek Reservoir
Melton Reservoir
L. A. Fairbairn & Co
Murphy's Properties
NEW State Ministry
Casares P. Faan
Taylor’s Cash Store
Santa Claus
Monster
Taylors Cash Store
New Season’s Goods
Weribee
Paul Pincus
LDS
Vic
B.d.se
Univ. of
Eae Wei
Thi Ora
Raen Water
E. BR. Haynes Pty. Ltd
R. T. Riorth
C. E. Wynne
State Insurance Company
H. C. Wraith
Melton Express
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