Deakin’s Homeward Journey and Empire Ties in 1887
Bacchus Marsh notes honor for Mr. Deakin, praised by The Times, with crowds at Spencer Street station and a large public dinner. Addresses by ministers, a 140-strong dinner staff, and calls for stronger imperial ties mark the event. Updates include local notices from August 1887 on Dr. Ryan’s practice move, a brass band fund, carrot yields, and John P. Leahy’s river rescue of Chinese men during flooding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deakin
M.la
Bacchus Marsh
West Bourke
Motherland
Counies
Adelaide
Geelong
Balarat
Melbourne
Spencer Street
Mark Erle
W. J. Clarke
D. Melville
Mews
Staughton
Rees
Field
England
Kyle
T. B. Ryan
Jeremiah Ryan
Clifton Hill
Yarra Bond Asylum
Buel Marsh
Riley
Michael O'Connell
McKenrne
John P. Leahy
Yea
Leahy
A .T. Oliver
Commonwealth
Ents
Itealf
Co-operative Milk Factory
Pyke's Creek Reservoir Water Commission Readings
Water Commission reports full supply height on gauge 18 feet 14,850 feet. present supply same 14,850 feet. Last weekly return shows output nil. Taft line indicates 14,850 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water 0 Commission
Nore
Taft
Lin
Bacchus Marsh pupils gain certificates at Stott's Business College
At St. Joseph's Convent Bacchus Marsh a group of pupils earned Certificates from Stott's Business College Melbourne in Bookkeeping Shorthand and Typewriting. Names include Miss Burbidge Miss O'Hagan Master Tibballs Master Hegarty Miss O'Brien Vera Holian Veronica Arkcoll L Kiernan A O'Hara Master J Straughen Miss Brislan and Miss Clarkin among others. Scores ranged from 80 to 100 percent across Advanced Intermediate and Elementary grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Convent
Bacchus Marsh
Stott's Business College
Melbourne
Advanchise
Burbidge
O'Hagan
A. O'Hara
W.tibballs
Brivlan
J. Hegarty
J. Phillips
Missus V. Holvin
L. Kiernan
V. Arkeull
M. O'Brien
B. Clarkin
Masters J. Straughen
Coimadai Fauna Through Early Settlement Echoes
Indigenous fauna once thrived around Coimadai with kangaroos wallabies emus and native cats frequenting the area. Rabbits hares and foxes arrived with settlement while dingoes may have roamed. Birds insectivores and bees declined as forest was cleared and pests established, with snakes and fish once common now rarities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coimadai
Emus
Pyreete Creek
Coimadai Flats
Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club Matches and Upcoming visit
The Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club reports the Professionals lost to the Tradesmen 24 to 15 with captains Powell and J A Julins. The Harry-Scarcy event is delayed by weather. Upcoming: a Ballarat trip on New Year’s Day to play Central Bowling Club. members should notify secretary P F Emmett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
le Cocq
P. F. Banett
H. E. Blight
W. Horder
J. H. Clark
F. G. Hiscack
J A. Julins
Harry-Scarcy
S. le Coc
Alt. Ashumi
UG. Hiscock
Secrtary
P. F. Emmett
Empire's Call: Ozanno Wins Commission in England
Mr A T Ozanno MP Corio on active service writes from Tidworth England that he has gained his Commission with an average of 82.1 percent Lieutenant Ozanno now believed in France Lieutenant Fred Simpson who resigned and now regains his rank is in England and son of Mr and Mrs John Simpson Myrniong belongs to Ichus Marsh Oliver Albert Robertson youngest son of Mr T Robertson Myrnjong enlisted in Western Australia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Ozanno
Corio
Tidworth
England
Ozanno
France
Fred. Simpson
Lieut. Simpson
John Simpson
Bae Ichus Marsh
Oliver Albert Robertson
T. Robertson
Myrnjong
Western Australia
Red Cross Fund Acknowledgments and Belgium Relief Appeal
The Hon. Secretary Miss Anderson acknowledges monthly donations from Mrs. Powell and others and lists gifts of clothing and socks. Appeals are made to aid starving Belgian children, with Belgium envelopes for Christmas tables. A Paris auxiliary hospital letter thanks Bacchus Marsh supporters for wounded care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Bacchus Marsh Reil Croig
Miss Anderson
France
Bacchus Marsh Red Cross
Auxiliary Hospital
Rue Notre, D'Ame de Champs
Paris
Marie T Laurencia de Lion
Myrmong Red Cross Acknowledges Donations and Aid
The Hon. Sec. Mrs. Jus. Dugdale thanks donors Mrs. Br. Lidgett Miss Fowler Miss White and Mrs. P. Shanahan for gifts of books old linen and cushion Evelyn Dugdale contributed ambulance pads. The unit sent away 20 shirts 13 pairs of socks a scarf a helmet cushion and more old linen and books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jus. Dugdale
BR. Lidgett
Fowler
Miss White
P. Shanahan
Evelyn Dugdale
Rowsley Red Cross Acknowledges Donations and Sewn Goods
The Hon. Sec. Mrs. Sharland lists thanks and donations from local supporters including 13 pillow slips, 6 quilts, slippers, shirts, and various sewn items. Monthly instalments and financial gifts accompany a shipment sent away comprising pillowslips, quilts, shirts, and other domestic items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharland
Quilis
W. P. Greene
Brydon
L. Dubout
Lyle
Davison
Templeton
Morris
Reid
A. Davison
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club resumes shooting after flood repair
After a ten week interruption due to a flooded target trench the Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club resumed operations following pumping of the rear dam. Upcoming events include club trophies at 500 600 200 and 300 yards and results from a recent club trophy match won by W. Robinson with scores list. Members completing the Musketry course may apply to the Club Secretary for ammunition allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club
F. R. Manning
W. Robinson
J. McPhee
H. Marchant
C. L. Crisp
R. Huorth
G. W. McFarland
A. McPhee
W. Densley
Em. Akers
Jno. Wittick
Bacchus Marsh Market Prices Report Weekly Sale
Messrs Te A Fairbairn and Co report a large turnout at the Corporation Yard sale with 229 cattle 358 sheep and 44 pigs sold near previous prices. Best dairy cows range £14 to £18 10s, heifers £9 10s to £15, fat stock £14 to £19/6, and calves £2 15s to £4. Balls and store stock noted, with a sale of Doop Creek estate land at £16 per acre to Mr Wm Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messra_ Te. A. Fairbairn & Co
Messrs. W. Dugdale & Linslol
Ayrshire
Angus McPhail
Hubert Miller
O'Hagan
Queen Carnival Voting Deadline Noted for Dec 16
Queens and supporters are reminded that all votes must be paid in by 6 o'clock this Saturday evening December 16 for the Queen titles at Bacchus Marsh. Miss Cumming Miss Emmett Miss Simpson and Miss O'Hara are the candidates for Queen of Bacchus Marsh Soldiers Sport and Park respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh
Miss Cumming
Miss Emmett
Miss Simpson
Park
Miss O'Hara
Melton Queen Carnival Honors Local Queens
The Melton Carnival lists the positions of festival queens including Queen of Arts Miss Roos, Red Cross Queen Miss Barrie, Queen of Soldiers Mrs Shelly, Queen of Sport Miss Daisy Far, Queen of Education Miss Silke, and Patriotic Queen Miss Minas, reflecting the event’s pageant lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Roos
Red Cross
Miss 0. Barrie
Soldiers
F. Shelly
Misa Daisy Far
Misa Silke
Cheanay Minas
Royal Pictures OM'Liss Drama Promises Orphan Heroine
A Victorian era drama titled OM Liss shows Mellisea Smith quit orphaned after her father’s death. A miner’s failed gold venture leads to his suicide while Mellisea is cared for by friends and sent to school. She falls for her schoolmaster as a mysterious stranger moves into town. The deserted mine yields gold, the stranger is murdered, Mellisea’s mother reappears to claim her late husband’s property. Other topics and ads follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellisea Smith
M'liss
M'lise
Dove
Rau
Switch's
Cain
Mliss
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed For Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is unequalled for colds and urges early treatment. It notes availability through W. Grant Morton in Bacchus Marsh and A. Comben & Co in Warrihas, promising pleasing results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grant Morton
Bacchus Marsh
A. Comben & Co Warrihas
Bacchus Marsh Gun Club Shoot Today Usual Sweeps
Bacchus Marsh Gun Club holds a shoot today with usual sweeps and Christmas hams and a goose as trophies.
Coming Events and Holiday Observances in December and March
A fragment lists several events: Grand Queen Carnival at Mechanics Institute on Tuesday in December, Boxing Day events at Haéchus Marsh on December 26, Anakio races on a Monday, a Myraiong racer at Bacchos Maral, a Bay excursion to Sorrento, and a Horticul tural show on Saturday, March 31, 1917. It reads like a local community notices page with scattered typos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iton Mechanics’ Institute
Haéchus Marsh
Bacchos Maral
Sorrento
Local Sale Notices and Silo Advertising Amid Erratic Text
Auction notices for Keast Morris Miles Densley Johnston and others list farm sales in Werribee and Bacchus Marsh with dates. An ad extols pure bred sire sharing in neighborhoods to reduce cost. It claims concrete silos resist heat, moisture, and molding, promoting maintenance free storage and fireproof walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimi
Babeeribe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bacchus Marge
By W
Wrasse, BA
Mr. M
Pyke's Creek Reservoir
Melton Reservoir
Bacchus Marsh Observation Station
Coimadat
Andere Huorth
Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club
THE
Empire's
BED Cross Fund
Bacchua Marshend
Myrmong Red Cross
Rowsley Red Cross
Bacchus Marsh Market
Queen Carnival
Melton
Royal Pictures
J.a.johns
Hall OF Commerce
Bacchus Marsh Gun Club
M. Oliver's
Pearce Bros
Ipearce Bros
Gifseekers
Qur Experianss
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