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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1917
Page
3
Balliang correspondent reports steady rain hindering threshing while yields lag behind last year. Header machines performed well and Mr Ford operated his unit admirably. The Union grows with many members joining. A new road to the Marsh is praised though the Engineer’s management is blamed, and hopes rise that the Council will act.
The Trojan at Yankee Reef continues to yield payable ore with a recent 90 tons for 30 ounces from a 12 ft width. Easter Monday shows more payable stone. At Blackwood Cemetery Trust annual meeting secretary M J Croker reported a debit of £2 10s and plans for a new fence with government aid sought. T Vigor re-elected Chairman of the Treat. Blackwood Mechanics Institute annual meeting had A Byres as chair and a credit balance of £22 14s. Iris committee re-elected with Jos Reed as President and E R Terrill as Treasurer.
Harvesting is finished with good yields. B Hine reports 60 bushels English barley and near 0 wheat per acre on Mrs Lyle’s farm. T Missen gathered about 45 bushels barley off Du bout’s paddock. Lucerne does well with fourth and third crops ready to cut. Milk flow weak, no honey, few rabbits, calls for compulsory rabbit control and inspector. An inch of rain fell, promising a strong winter feed season.
A health note warns against rapid eating to avoid indigestion and serious illness. It advises thorough chewing and salivation, mentions Chamberlain's Tablets for the stomach and liver, and lists W Grant Morton and A Comben Co. as local suppliers.
We report a break in the weather with heavy rainfall on Monday night totaling 31 points and 40 points since, delaying harvest. Savage's threshing plant is active. Mrs O Donnell, born 1822 in County Tipperary, Ireland, died recently. she lived in Agricola from 1841, mother of seven sons and eight daughters, buried at Melton Cemetery after full church rites.
Pastor Whitchurch ends two years at Bacchus Marsh Baptist Church with a farewell social on Tuesday. Attendees heard speeches and enjoyed musical items as the church decorated in red. He departs for Wonthaggi on April first, with interim services by Melbourne students.
The water commission records full supply at Pykes Creek Reservoir with a gauge height of 14,850 acre feet. Present supply 18,103 acre feet, last weekly return 18,594 acre feet. Output 23 cubic feet per second last week, 22 the prior period.
Prize lists for the Bacchus Marsh Horticultural Society's 20th annual show are available from the Secretary Miss C. E. Wells. The show is on Saturday March 31 and entries close Wednesday March 21.
Notes from Lieut. Fred Simpson of Bacchus Marsh written after arriving near the line in a town once held by the Germans. He describes shattered buildings, barbed wire entanglements, and troops billeted in a former hospital. harsh transport, cold trains, and trenches knee-deep in water. He notes local industry, residents adapting to war, and the constant shelling with gas and alarm bells.
The text describes soldiers placing new items in their lockers, then bathing in large steam heated vats with 8 to 14 men per vat. It notes that the baths are enjoyed by the men and that their uniforms are cleaned during the process.
The Hon Sec addresses donations of cigarettes socks and books from Mrs Burt Mrs Grant Morton and others. A letter from 14th Australian Field Ambulance France thanks for socks. Balance sheet of Bacchus Marsh Ladies Patriotic Guild shows receipts and expenditures from Oct 1 1916 to Dec 1916 with audited total of 116 14 6.
Miss Una Sharland of Greystones Rowsley forwards socks through Rowsley Red Cross, with letters from soldiers at the Front published to show the work’s reach and boost volunteers. Letters include Field postcard from an Australian prisoner of war in Germany praising the gifts and mentioning hopes for a postwar visit. Other notes thank knitters, describe hospital stays, desert duty, and cold but temporary hardship as troops in Egypt and the Turka area endure.
The Bacchus Marek Observation Station notes a useful reimfall except for exposed lucerne hay and wheat, ahead of a general season break by a month. Grass fires remain suppressed for now, with 110 points recorded for the present month.
An OCR fragment promotes digestion based appetite with Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach and liver. The ad cites W Grant Morton, Bachus Mah, and A Comban & Co of Wenribus, endorsing tablets as the right way to relish food.
Subscriptions totaling £5 16s 6d and £6 17s 3d are listed for the Somerton relief fund aiding the widow and family of the late Arthur Somerton. Names include W P Greene Jas Creasey W Grant Miss McFarlane and many others. A Wednesday picture show raised about £20 and a full statement will follow after ticket returns. further subscriptions welcomed at the Hon. Rec. or Express office.
Royal Pictures presents A Deep Purple feature drama of 5000 feet this evening along with other subjects to create an engaging programme for local patrons.
Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club reports a tink match this day between Professionals led by S Le Cocq and teammates and Trades led by A T Ashman and teammates. Daylight Savers defeated Trades 24 to 23 in last Saturday’s game. Gente Singles Round: Powell over Crook 21 5. Welchman over Campbell 21 20. Hogan over Clarke 21 18. Emmett over Hiscock 21 12. Powell defeats Morton 21 20 in second round. Ladies from Middle Park expected Thursday to play Indies of Bacchus Marsh.
The club rifle competition held last Saturday for a club trophy concluded with R T Hjorth scoring 95 to lead the field. Others included E G Morris 93 and A McPhee 93, while several competitors posted lower totals. The next event, Dr C L T Alkemade's trophy, is set for Saturday March 17, requiring 10 shots at 500 and 600 yards.
Listing of multiple upcoming auctions across Bacchus Marsh Mount Blackswood Melton Balliang and Truganina including L A Fairbairn Co Newtons Dalgety By Co Toyne Bros Walsh and McLennan estate sale of over 1000 acres at Balliang with sheep horses and farming implements to be auctioned by Tosa Bros Walsh and actionsees in conjunction.
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