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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1917
Page
3
A letter recalls Molesworth Greene a long-time public figure and supporter of women entering medicine, praising his liberal views. It previews Telemachus writings on Bacchus Marsh and extols Greystones garden artistry, noting the mansion’s site, gardens, and decorative features with poetic description.
Mr G Blincho and his wife cleared land on Boggy Creek in the late 1860s, forming a weatherboard cottage now on J Wightman’s farm. Wightman, a Scot, built a freestone residence and improved the farm through dairying and cultivation. The piece traces earlier occupants, notes a boundary error, and urges sustainable farming to preserve soil fertility for future generations.
Competition last Saturday for a club trophy featured 10 shots at 500 and 600 yards. E. G. Morris won with a total score of 92 after rounds of 42 40 10. H. Marchant scored 90 with 45 39 6. W. Robinson made 87 from 85 41 1. A. McPhee finished 88 with 39 35 9. Ing Wittick 86 with 38 35 10. Ciap 86 39 39 8.
Obtaisabl ble 6 appears in fragmentary OCR about Crisp and Sons church. The readable text provides limited context on names or actions and cannot reconstruct a clear event or notice.
W C Booth son of William Booth Rowsley joins the King's Army joining his brother Thomas already serving. Rowsley village has supplied 17 soldiers. Mrs Harry Symington Bacclus Marsh learns her husband was accidentally wounded in parade and ankle fractured. he served in France and is now in London hospital. Piper Ivan Russell Bacchus Marsh, twice wounded, was chosen to play before the King and Queen and in the Lord Mayor's procession in London. He declined a Christmas Royal invitation because his brother Fred was killed in action.
At Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club a complimentary match for Mr and Mrs H H Blight was held before their move to Leon gatha. President R H Dugdale presented a silver plate memento as members voiced regret yet wished them luck. North defeated South 94 to 72 in the main match while various singles and doubles results were logged for the day.
Full supply height 73 ft with 14 860 acre feet. Present supply 73 ft with 14 808 acre feet. Last weekly return 73 ft with 14 850 acre feet. Output 8 cubic feet per second.
Measured water levels at Melton Reservoir show 80 feet with 17 000 acre feet. At 76 feet the capacity is 14 230 acre feet. A 73 foot level would yield about 14 950 acre feet. Output nil.
Readings for a 24 hour period at Bacchus Marsh Observation Station show pure Australian summer weather with temperatures around the century mark. Disturbances are anticipated but details are unclear due to garbled text.
Not a moment should be wasted when a child shows croup symptoms. Parents are urged to seek help at once as soon as hoarseness appears, with Chamberlain’s cough remedy recommended for early relief.
Bacchus Marsh Racing Club announces a five-race program for Wednesday February 7 1917 at Bacchus Marsh with events including Trial Handicap Five Furlongs and Empire Plate Purses. Entries close January 30 1917 with special trains from Spencer Street Ballarat and nearby stations.
Tenders open at Ballan Shire Hall until 11 am Monday January 22 1917 for Contract No 12 repairs to Doctor's Creek and Reserve bridges Greendale and Contract No 13 repairs to Bullurk bridge with two new spans Plans and specifications are at the Shire Hall Ballan A 5 percent cash deposit required Lowest tender not necessarily accepted John V Porter Acting Secretary
The notice lists a Bay excursion to Sorrento on Monday February 5, Bacchus Marsh Races on Wednesday February 7, War Loan subscription list closes on Thursday February 8, and Bacchus Marsh Horticultural Show on Saturday March 41, 1917.
A compact editorial contrasts natural aged wisdom with common maladies of aging. It extols experience and guidance while noting illness and misdoing can accompany old age. It endorses Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion liver tone and bowel regulation after supper.
A fragmented numeric list shows years 1879 to 1915 with paired values and an unclear average of 39. Some entries include stray characters like 18974L.¢4 and 191é-58.0, plus final word Gate) in, suggesting OCR corruption and inconsistent spacing. The readable core records a pattern of year followed by a decimal value, with an overall average given.
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