13 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
1
Morgan and Fyffe report a ban on buildings at the Queen and Bourke streets corner in Melbourne. Trust and other menle to lend. Mr Fyffe attends Escohus Marsh Court.
Solicitors Hughes and Permezels report G Peres Mr A Holroyd Permezel will attend Bacchus Marsh court and office. Possible evening visit arranged at Bacchus Marsh office. Note states money to lend at four percent.
Grand Street Bacchus Marsh reports on a local issue involving milk cans and patents. Joyos and Harvey Shaw are noted in connection with the patent matter.
An OCR style list shows Bacchus Marsh Telephone Exchange hours and a roster of local contacts. Names include Alkemade OLT Stamford Hill, Parwon Austral Grain Co, Border Inn Mrs H, Boyd B S Rowsley, Cahill Miss G, Campbell Nurse, Gippsland Northern Selling Co, Pollock Dr John, Simon Bros Motor Garage, Simpson E L, Gkinner J W Fruit Merchant, Smith Edgar, Water Commission, Windsor J J Butcher.
A demarcation of telephone service times is noted with evening hours. The message references a schedule ending at 9 pm and continuing after midnight from 5.30 to 6. The fragmentary text implies a timed window or shift change potentially tied to a person named Berchange Melton.
In Chapter XXVII to XXIX of The Law of the Laws, Dick Charteris averts a blackmail plot by Holt and Barca involving Ralph Kingsmill and Kate Lingen. Holt’s confession, Kate’s offbeat villainy, Enid’s dawning insight, and Ralph’s release unfold as Charteris arranges a final meeting to resolve debts and restore order.
A passionate wartime plea appeals to Australians to support troops in France. It recalls past retreats to Paris and urges action now as Anzacs, once praised, face furloughs and possible reinforcements shortages. It warns that Paris’s fate mirrors local effort and demands national resolve.
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