Bacchus Marsh Notes From 1868 1869 Era
Bacchus Marsh notes recount sightings near Bacchus Marsh and a belief in sparrows. It records the formation of the Ballarat Hibernian Society branch with officers, a cricket match at Maddingley, and drought and religious disputes. It cites visits by Rev W H Cooper, crosses torn from altar cloths, and Melbourne press debates. It ends with dismissing ritualistic controversy as fading.
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Trontark Ranges
Bacchus Marsh
Hibernian Society
Ballarat Hibernian Society
Mark Young
Directory
Francis Byrnes
Michael Deegan
Fahey
Moorabool
Ballsrat Hibernian Society
Michael Connell
P. O'Hagan
T. Cain
J. F. Taylor
Martin Cain
William Mahon
Guardian
Maddingley
Trinity Church Sunday School
Presbyterian Sunday School
Cooper
Bishop Cooper
Robert Lawson
Landsborg House
Myrmiong
Melbourne
Great Britain
Lawson
Scotch College
Eastern
England
Esaus
Courthonee
Enfield Market
Saint Parkingon
Melton
Tona
Kinsock
Lucerne
Velve
Express
Wranglers
Church of England
W. H. Cooper
Telegraph
The Mutton Birds of Phillip Island and Their Trade
At the south east point of Phillip Island near San Remo, mutton birds nest on a sand bluff. The birds arrive November 26 after a mass migration, lay eggs, and raise young by March. Eggs are collected and shipped to Melbourne. the young are slaughtered for oil and meat. The piece notes cruelty in egg harvesting and contrasts profitable trade with ethical concerns.
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Phillip Island
San Remo
Melbourne
The Evil Eye at Royal Pictures Tonight
Royal Pictures presents The Evil Eye a unique dramatic film about Mexico with a full program of other subjects. Baldwin apples touted as a superb baking apple used daily in Chicago restaurants under one management demonstrating demand for well grown specimens.
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Mexico
Baldwin
Chicago
Melbourne College Extends Domestic Economy Courses
The College of Domestic Economy of Melbourne proposes an extension scheme with lectures and demonstrations in cookery laundry and housewifery for women organized by local bodies. They will supply lecturers equipment and materials while local committees cover venues and travel costs. Applications from women’s organizations are invited with a minimum 20 attendees per lecture and a February start.
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School of Domestic Science
Werribee
College of Domestic Economy of
Melbourne
College of Domestic Economy
Bacchus Marsh Post Office Closing Times
Post office hours listed with daily close at 6 pm and limited after hours for 20 minutes after 6 20 pm. Melbourne mail payments and specific city and regional mail closing times noted. Private box access at all hours. Money Order and Telegraph offices hours given, with several mail cutoffs before stated closing times. Postmaster G M Creagh signs off.
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Melbourne
Ballarat
Pa. Ballan
Rowsley
Myrniong
Melton
Balliang
Pallan
Bowsley
M. Creagh
Thrift as the Seed of Wealth Across Great Masters
A historical survey of self-made tycoons showing early thrift shaped fortunes. Sir Thomas Lipton saved while an errand boy then built a Glasgow shop empire. John D. Rockefeller earned on bread and treacle, later profiting from fence-rail ventures. Andrew Carnegie, Hiram Maxim, Lord Strathcona, Potter Palmer are highlighted as frugal youths who turned small sums into vast wealth.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Haifa-Crown
Glasgow
America
Carolina
New York
Dave Ingrent
John D. Rockefeller
Ohio
Andrew Carnegie
Adama Expresa
Hiram Maxim
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Hudson Bay Company
Labrador
Ciill
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Sir George Alexander recalls a clergyman’s son on stage
Popular actor Sir George Alexander shares a tale of a clergyman whose son John pursued acting despite his father's oppose ment. He notes the father still pays attention by underlining news about actors in trouble and sending clippings to his son.
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Sir George Alexander
John
Sir George
Silly Fellow and Farmhouse Fragments in a Humorous Tale
An assortment of short, humorous scraps about Harold in a bed for the night and a neighbor's gag with a cross-cut saw. The notes include a farmer famed for farm products, a boastful loan request, a kitchen making a large house, a quip about a convent and a secretary job twist, and a playful miscommunication about planning.
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Harold
Mamma
Kennedy Benefit Concert and Spa Excursion Notice
Community calendar notes a Kennedy Benefit concert and related events on February 1 and an excursion to Spa on a Saturday in early April. Horticulture events and basin activities are also listed, reflecting a civic program of cultural and garden society gatherings.
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Spa
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Waite, B.A
Royal Pictures
v. A. _ JOHNS
Claude
Mina Justine
Jack
Foundation
Taylor's Cash Store
Taylor's Case Store
Atreats
W. Grant Morton
Apvanraos
Westeaks Po
Pearce Bros
the People’s Tailor
Geant Street
Madingley General Cemetery
C. Minns
Rampart
Bacchus
P. Murray
LECH
Buxavem
Jersers
Victoria
Burea
Tho Ue
Ik Ud
Mistorista
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