Bacchus Marsh name debated amid parish and railway plans
Reprinted letters discuss early denominational thrift and a shared school choir bazaar, praising tolerance. Debates on renaming Bacchus Marsh consider Morri ma Maddingley and Sandhurst Bendigo, with Pearce defending the enduring Bacchus Marsh identity for posterity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moysey
Presbyterian Choir
Jending
Church of England
Presbyterian
Baptist
T. Staughton
St. Monica's
Essendon
Crisp
Bacchus Marsh
Bacchus
T. G. Pearce
Morrima
Victoria
le Couteur
Los
Bealled
Maddingley
Madingley
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club held its annual meeting on a Thursday evening. Officers elected include Patron A. T. Granne MP and President W. Grant JP, with W. T. Witlick as secretary and A. J. Grant as treasurer. A £2 2s windfall bonus to the secretary was approved. A forthcoming monthly competition schedule notes shoots at 500 and 600 yards, with other trophies to follow. Private Tom Grant, then abroad, sent gold spoons for club competition. A shelter sheltering trees proposal was postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh
Coburg
Penkridge
Bendigo
Sandhurst
Sue
Aright
Wyndham
Werribee
Merrima
Maddingley
T. G. Pearce
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club
A. T. Qranne
Russell Clarke
M.L.C
W. C. Angliss
M.lc
A. R. Robertson
M.L.A
M. R. Greene
J.P
W. Grant Morton
G. W. W. McFarland
Drenald Mertell
Dr. McDonald
T. J. Pearce
H. M. Hodgson
C. L. Crisp
H. Marchant
W. T. Wittick
Tom. Grant
Egypt
I. M. Hodgson
F. BR. Manning
Blackwood Mining District Reports June 1916 Output
The Mining Registrar for Blackwood reports the June quarter yield at 169,023 units with quartz producing 120 oz 18 dwt and illugial 4,807 oz 12 dwt 14 gr. The Easter Monday Syndicate recovered 64 oz 10 dwt from 60 tons of blasted quartz. The Dayleaford and Blackwood Syndicate crushed 175 tons for 41 oz 8 dwt 8. drive results and other drives show varying progress. Prospects at Bullengarook, new reef discoveries, and potential battery use at Blackwood are noted along with trials at Maldon and clay tests by Moribyrning works. Water abundance now supports mining activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Crokg
Blackwood
Dayleaford and Blackwood Syndicate
Stopas
Dunleavey
Werribee
Ajax
Sparga Creek
Aundstons
Bullengarook
Messrs. McCash
Maldon
D. J. Cherton
New Gisborne
W. H. Dixon
Gisborne
McColl
E. J. Hogan
M.L.A
W. H. McFarlane
Permasite and Chemical
Moribyrning
Peace at Verdun Verse and Farm Ad Mash Loyalist Wax
A wartime poem denounces the Kaiser and pledges peace at Verdun, warning of his faithlessness. The verse appeals to Prussia’s power and calls for a moral reckoning as the world battles. An Australian farm ad mocks a cream separator and extols a Babcock Toaster as a money saver and farm asset.
French Red Cross Gift Night Supports War Relief Effort
A statewide appeal for the French Red Cross drew liberal support with a Gift Night in Bacchus Marsh. Hon A R Robertson presided as the program featured music and gifts for the French, acknowledged by Dr Molesworth Greene as donating £50 in the Lord Mayor’s list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racehus Marsh
Mechanics’ Institute
A R Robertson
M.la
Quartette
J. F. McLachlan
Misa Alics Grant
Miss Phylis Emmett
Bacchus Marsh
God Save the King
M. S. Pearce
Raney
J. Wills
McLachlan
Molesworth Greene
French Red Cross Funds Shown in Community Donations and Goods
The Hon. Sec records French Fund contributions and raffles including a doll won by Mr Sharp from Mrs H Charlton. Donations list amounts from several supporters, with goods sent to the French Society in Melbourne such as shirts, socks, undergarments, fabric, and food items totaling varied values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Charlton
Sharp
Hall
W. Grant
A. R. Robertson
W. Morton
T. Anderson
Rutherford
Agnes Kyle
John Dugdale
R. Lidgett
H. G. Campbell
Melbourne
Red Cross Fund Acknowledgments and Donations
A local Red Cross fund record thanks donors for cash contributions totaling several pounds and lists numerous clothing and goods donated to the society. It notes goods sent to the French Society and includes a cooking tip about preparing pumpkin to avoid finger injuries while slicing, urging safe handling and improved flavor.
Soldiers Letters From Front Describe Bombardment And Desert Patrols
Notes from Sgt Harry Campbell at Double D Dugout France describe heavy shelling by Germans with 200 yards distant fire and gas threats. He recounts helmeted protection, gas masks, and near misses as Australasian troops endure bombardment while resting in dugouts. Separate letter from T J Lang in Sinai reports Anzac Mounted Division patrols, desert heat, brackish water, camp life among date palm depressions, and encounters with Bedouins and spies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Campbell
Bacchus Marsh
France
Isse
Hone
Cork
Germany
Nick
Hari
Fritz
Sorgi
T. J. Lang
Malion
Ismailia
Anzac Mounted Division
N.Z. Mounted Brigade
Sinai Peninsula
Port Said
Farmers' UnionFormed at Bacchus Marsh Meeting
A Bacchus Marsh Farmers' Union branch was formed Monday evening with Isaac Hart as Organising Secretary. Dr John Wills urged unity and proposed a platform including a farmers bank and land mortgage services. Officers elected included President Con McFarlany and Dr J Wills as Hon Treasurer. A meeting on Monday 24th will select a delegate for the conference on the 1st to discuss the platform before Melbourne’s Royal Show week conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh
Isaac Hart
Hart
John Wills
Farmers’ Bank
Dr. Wills
Conference of Delegates
Inv
Con
MeéFarlany
Mogae
J. A. Loeper
J. Bo Doherty
Spcrestary
J. Wille GU
Wills
J. A. Looper
J. Vallence
G. F. Ramey
A. P. Winderlich
P. E. Winderlich
Michael Vallence
H. J. Vallence
Mechanics' Institute
Boan
Melbourne
Golf Fixtures Drawn Up For Club Championship
The programme lists events from July 16 including Ladies and Gentlemen singles for Dugdale's trophy, July 22 teams match, July 29 club championship opening day. Championships run over 18 holes for ladies and 9 or 18 holes for gentlemen, with fixtures at 2 pm each Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gles Ma
R. H. Dugdale
Vioa- Previlent
Shily
Taxes on Machinery and Land Promote Protection of Fields
A local note complains that machinery taxes are unnecessary and costly due to rusting equipment. It argues the land tax is high but penalizes those who let meadows grow wild with weeds and thistles, urging reform.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wruuuse
Hata
J. A. Johns
Blackwood Mining
Verdun
Leneath
Cult of Blood
Prussia
Berlin
Parke
Donnybrook
W.A
RED Cross
Prench Red Cross
RED Cross. Fund
Bacchus Marsh and District
Gurss
Beatrice W. Nderson
E. J. Ford
Darley
Hero
W. Dugdale
H. Kerr
Earle
R. Urquhart
J. Lindsay
M. Morton
T. Dickson
Maggie Campbell
Maisie Scott
E. Fowler
Jim Urquhart
J. Campbell
Maggie Morton
James W. Grant Morton
Una Williams
Myra Denholm
Farmers’ Union
GOLF
Pearce Bros
C. Medling
GEO. Dickie & Sons
Chas. Medling
Cash Grocer
Othnga
Mod Bes
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