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Newspaper

Melton Express

Location

Melton, Victoria, Australia

Date

Dec 23, 1916

Page

4

Anakie Boxing Day Race Meet for Church Building Fund

Anakie on Boxing Day December 26 hosts trial stakes and open hack races to aid the Catholic Church Building Fund. Events include Maiden Trot, Anakie Handicap, Open Hack Race, Handicaps, Ladies Bracelet, and District Hack Race, with trophies and entry fees listed. Entries close December 9 for most events. 2:80 pm on race day for hacks. admission 1, children under 12 free.

Anakie Anakie Catholic Church V.R.C Mechanics Trail H. Smith J. J. Murphy Treas Balliang P.O

Surgeon Dentigt in Bacchus Marsh Notice

A surgeon dentist known as Beaviaw 73 Victoria Parade Fitzroy may be consulted at A B O Tea Rooms Ryan's Corner Bacchus Marsh on Mondays and Thursdays from 9 30 to 5 30. Intending peers are advised to leave notices at the no visits between December 23 and January 6.

A.B.O. Tea Rooms Ryan's Corner

Wynne announces store will handle all business locally

R L Wynne declares all future business will be conducted in the store to save delivery costs. He promises the lowest prices and highest quality. A wagon will depart for Melbourne Railway Station every Monday Wednesday and Friday to collect cream and other items. Agencies listed include Crown Separator Co Ltd and Northern Assurance Co Ltd with partners Cuming Smith & Co Manures.

Melbon Aking Cream Agences Thes Crown the Northern Assurance Co." Ltd Cuming, Smith & Co. Manures

Raglan Hotel Changes Hands at Melton

Mrs. E. Davis announces the Raglan Hotel Melton has new management aiming to sustain its reputation. The establishment promises best brands of liquor, ample accommodation for visitors, good stabling and a motor garage for patrons in Malton and surrounding districts.

E. Davis Raglan Hotel Melton Malton

Acie Ashman Up to Date Tailor Main GT Bacchus Mab5b

Acie Ashman moves to leading tailor position at Main GT with Bacchus Mab5b in a notable local business update.

Names List From The Empires Oal Enlistment Roll

A long roster lists numerous individuals by surname and given name across regions and units. It includes wounded killed missing and noted family connections with various affiliations and placements, urging corrections from those listed.

Trotting Railway 11 Pure Welsh Cob Stallion at Eynesbury

Imported Pure Welsh Cob Stallion Trotting Railway I stands at Eynesbury Melton Hailway. Bred by C Price South Wales imported by D T Davies. Dark bay with Sire Wild Buck dam line Cardigan Comet and Welsh Flyer. Terms five pounds five shillings per mare Mares met at Werribee or Melton stations One day notice for mares Due to manager for further particulars

Trotting Railway I WSB C. Price South Wales D.T. Davies Welsh Comet Pan—Goely Trotting Railway Werriboa Melton Eynsabury, Molin

Wit and humour from a bustling old bazaar crowd

A curio of pasted gags and sketches from a late 19th or early 20th humor page. Bits include preachers at doors, recitations at a bazaar, a dying squire and a servant, book canvassers, doctors swapping club notes, a Grimes neighborly request, a clergyman uniting runaway lovers, a postal wag, and a prankish wirebound future. Many names and locales appear, all in brisk, episodic vignettes.

Father’s Surprise and the Power Loom Invention

A boy who carved with a pocket knife nurtured ideas that led to a power loom. His practical, strict father dismissed the model, but the boy’s talent grew into a useful invention and a successful trade. The tale urges letting boys carve and dream.

Jack-Kins Ride

Fashionably Dressed Woman Seeks Matching Hannelette at Sauchicall Street Warehouse

A well dressed woman visited a Sauchicall Street warehouse to view Hannelette fabric and instructed the shopman to show rosebud patterned material in pink, green, and yellow for her children's nightdresses. She claimed a husband in shipping and a grand west end home, insisting outfits match wall papers.

Sauchicall Street Sam Slopman Cain-and-So Aken

Health and resilience amid illness and vitality

An essay reflecting on health, longevity, and the fragility of strength. It cites Claudius Clear in the British Weekly, Sydney Dobell’s life, and anecdotes of strong men who fall to illness or overexertion. The writer extols measured living, disciplined habits, and the role of physicians while lamenting misused health.

Sar Claudius Clear Sydney Dobell Silly Indy

The Child’s Future and Patience in Growth

A reflection on parenting that warns against overpromising future privileges. It urges giving children a valued sense of present progress, avoiding constant "wait until you are bigger" phrasing, and fostering steady development over imagined rewards.

Bill

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