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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1916
Page
2
Tenders invited for a lease of Woodside Homestead containing 117 acres. Returnable to L A Fairbairn & Co at Bacchins Marsh by Saturday in February. Possession 1st March. Full particulars on application.
Agricultural farm to let invites tenders for a 7 year lease of a 304 acre property near Melton with homestead stabling outbuildings and water supply. 70 acres fallow. Bacchus Marsh solicitors L A Faireaten & Co handle full particulars. Also tonight in Bacchus Marsh the Iics Institute screens Royal Pictures by electric light with a large programme and admission 1shilling for adults and 6d for children.
A fragment lists Seaview at 73 Victoria Parade Fiteroy may be consulted at the A B C Ten Rooms Ryse s Corner BACCHUS MARSH.
On Saturday February 5 in the MacPhail Bros yard at Mac's Hotel auctioneer A Burbridge will sell starting 12 30 p.m. fat store and dairy cattle pigs and sundries. Auction action includes cattle and farm sundries with Burbridge as agent.
Tenders for remodelling State School No 946 Toolern Deposit due 10 February 1916. Security five percent required. Details at Public Works Office and Bacchus Marsh Police Station. Also notices inviting tenders for leasing Werribee Estate Noxious Trade Area 2843 acres due 28 February 1916 for two years starting 1 March 1916. Lease terms, payment quarterly in advance. highest bid not necessarily accepted. Also probate notice for Mary Scott estate. claims to Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons Melbourne by 10 March 1916. Walter B. House, Curator.
A Favourite Excursion Steamer Hygeia sails from [port unspecified] charting a trip to Queenscliff and Sorrento. The notes highlight popular seaside destinations and the Hygeia as the preferred vessel for the voyage.
On Monday February 7 1916 Riley's Military Band sails for a special outing with 15th Annual Meals aboard and free milk and hot water at Sorrento. Fares listed for Bacchus Marsh Parwan Melton Rockbank and Melbourne return times by train and boat, with tickets available till February 1 and at local businesses.
Rowsley Mechanics Institute and Free Library hosts a public meeting on Saturday evening to adopt Bulanus Sheet and elect the committee and office-bearers for the coming year. W T Hind presides at 8 o'clock.
Shire of Ballan invites bids at Shire Hall Ballan up to 11 am February 7 1916 for road works including clearing Bolwarrul road Purcell's lane timber culvert and spall supply on Ballarat road West and Central Ridings plus gravel near Mt Wallace. Plans at Shire Hall. Tender deposit 5 percent. Lowest tender not necessarily accepted. John V. Porter acting secretary.
A muddled notice bundle reports a birth on 34th January at Dalby Priory, a marriage on 26th January 1891 at Brard's Roman Catholic Church Bacchus Marsh, and a death for Dr. J Newman Morris aged 69 with memorial lines. The text includes names Bridges Vallanes Vallence Balloo County Tipperary and family relations.
The issue lists wartime loan pleas and tenders for leases of Molton and Werrill Lee land, plus calls for remodeling Melton State school. It advertises seaside excursions from Bacchus Marsh Melton and a February 7 outing, market day on February 5, and church services at Christ Church Melton. It notes duck season opening February 16 and a train yard accident near the station, plus weather with a near 100 degree day and a light rain that night. It closes with neighbor updates and a cheque from a young contributor praising General Williams.
Members of HAC B S St Bernard’s Branch No 273 are notified that a meeting will be held on Monday June 1916. Full attendance is requested. Business include inn.
Me WaldeMar Seidel of Trinity College London and Associated Board announces piano teaching for first term starting February 12 1916. Prospectuses and applications available from Mr W Seidel 157 Tindale Bt West Richmond. Seidel is a gold and silver medalist and pupil of Edward Goll.
VIR GONA'S REGAL CAFE on Main St Bacchus Marsh advertised for sale with a £300 price cut to £100 for stock fittings and goodwill. Listing by L A Fairbairn & Co Bacchus Marsh. Also an aero Lucerne cuttable item and a shop to let via H Moffat. Timothy Buckley Darley disclaims debts from others as of June 1916.
Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club prepared for a Monday visit by Sunshine and listed teams including Miss McFarlane J Brown G McBarland M Butterfield c Mrs H Campbell and others. Ballarat club members toured Bacchus Marsh Saturday, defeating the Marsh in two rinks Hogans and Campbells. Butterfield’s rink fared better, down by eight points at times as the warm weather favored the green and afternoon tea was served by the Indies.
A balance of funds from the Rowsley New Year picnic is published for public viewing at Mrs Templeton's. The list itemizes collectors, amounts in shillings and pence, and totals including donations, prizes, and misc expenditures with a final balance on hand.
A fragmented Melbourne area notice lists multiple clearing sales at Darley and Halliang on February 16 and 17 conducted by A Fairbairn & Co and L A Fairbairn & Co. It includes church services at Baptist and Presbyterian churches with times, a note on Rev B Williams at Bacchus Marsh hospital, and oblique local notices about a Melton market, a Ferntree area resident’s death, and a Hamilton Spectator snippet about W R Sullivan’s transfer to New Zealand.
War Loan closes Tuesday west to FoB Apply now for particulars at local banks and post offices. The Bacehus Marsh Horticultural Society’s annual show will be held on Sunday 8th April with 225 sections spanning many subjects. Vocal piano competitions for boys and girls retained as exhibition season ramps up amid talk of a strong apple crop and anxious growers over export markets. A local canning factory and government-assisted cool stores could dispose of fruit and provide labor, while requests push revival of fruit canning via the Cool Stores Act. The article reviews fruit production plans, local industry hopes, and calls for government support, noting supply chains and potential partnerships with dairies and canneries. Disaster reports recount disastrous bush fires in Wangaratta district destroying hay, wheat, and fencing. losses include 800 bags of wheat and 60 tons of hay. The Shire of Werribee calls for spall supplies through Saturday 29th inst.
Messrs McPhail Bros and Co report their monthly sale held Monday last the 24th showing a strong yarding of cattle in good condition. Milkers priced from £16 to £19 1s, spring calves medium quality £9 to £11 15s, backward cows up to £9 10s, fat heifers £11 10s, beefy cows £8 10s, store cows £8, heifers at £1 15s to £2 2s 10d, calves in lines £5, £4 10s, all heifers £1 2s 15d to £2 2s 10d. Pigs pork £2, slips £2 1s 8d, suckers £0 18s to £2 8d.
Nothing is more effective for bowel troubles than Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. Every family should keep it ready for emergencies to avoid fruitless journeys to closed shops. Sold by local vendors in Mash and Werribes and A Comben & Co.
An advertised lineup offers a varied assortment for this evening program with multiple acts and performances arranged to entertain attendees. Local organizers urge arrival on time as the schedule unfolds across venues and stages.
The Commonwealth appeals for subscriptions to the second War Loan to equip and maintain troops. It urges modest subscribers of £10 bonds and large investors to participate, with terms around 13/10 per cent for a 10 year period. The list stays open until February 1 and applications can be made at banks or money order offices. A public holiday in Victoria means applications will be accepted up to February 1.
The hon Sec Miss Beatrice W Anderson records thanks for Comandus Line works eight pounds ten shillings sixpence, Darley Brick Kilns employees rent, Murri Mouse instalment, several named individuals contributions, goods donated by multiple ladies, and items sent away this week including shirts, cushions, socks, scarfs, and bags.
The Bacchus Marsh Mechanics Institute held its annual meeting with P A McFarlane presiding. The secretary reported receipts of £232 4s 10d, a 18 rise, and total expenditure of £68193 0s 10d. After cottage costs and liabilities, the year showed a debit balance of £1900 4s 0d, with £621 6s 0d profit after debenture interest. Committee praised improvements and adopted motions. officers retained, audience conduct complaint noted, and a public welfare reminder given.
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