Balliang Notes Include Local Send-offs and Crops
Meswra S Beggs 8 Firth BR Edols and H Howard enlisted for active service. Residents plan a send-off. A monthly dance at Burgees barn supported Hed Cross funds. Charlie Beggs tops Geelong sales as a horse judge. Balliang crops grow well but the Marsh road is in poor condition. calls for proper ash and shire council action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balliang
Meswra
S. Beggs
Firth
BR. Edols
H. Howard
Beggs
Ballisag
Shire Council
Blackwood Church Event and Institute Lamp Plan
A Saturday concert benefit for the Church of England featured junior performers trained by Mrs. Parsons with the Chinese character song delighting the audience. Ladies provided refreshments and a fair concluded the evening. The Mechanics' Institute committee voted to ask Ballan Shire Council to install a lamp at the Institute road corner, offering maintenance by the committee, and suggested reusing a discarded Ballan lamp. Local enlistments include Harry Anderson, Robert Whatmough, and Robert Hall. former residents listed among new postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwood
Church of England
Mechanics’ Institute
Ballan Shire
Ballan
Harry Anderson
Robert Whatmough
Robert Hall
Green Green
Remodelling at Incal State School and Local Funeral News
The Incal State School is being remodelled and will reopen after a temporary closure. Head teacher A B O Hara serves at Myrmiong while Mr Hollyhoke trains at the showgrounds camp. The late Mrs T J Condon was buried at Melton cemetery in a large, well attended funeral arranged by C E Wynne and officiated by Rev Father Gibbons, reflecting her high esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cioes
Ork
A. B. O'Hara
Myrmiong
Hollyhoke
T. J. Condon
Melton
C. E. Wynne
Bacchus Marsh
Father Gibbons
Grava
Soldiers Farewell Planned by Bacchus Marsh Residents
A farewell gathering for soldiers is organized by Bacchus Marsh residents for Monday week in August. About 20 to 30 men are expected. Hon. Alfred Deakin cannot attend due to medical advice but sends best wishes. Local dignitaries are invited to speak, subscriptions are invited for silver medals, a musical program will be held with free admission and a collection for the local Red Cross. A concert is advertised for Wednesday next, August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh
Alfred Deakin
A. T. Omnne
M-H-B
A. R. Robertson
M.L
Temple Bells Song and Go to Sea Bong
A fragment lists two items: a song titled Temple Bells and a piece or callout named Go to Sea. The lone lines show music related terms without additional context or participants.
Bacchus Marsh Show Called Off Amid War Strain
In a letter to the Express the Bacchus Marsh Committee announces the Melbourne Show will not be held this year due to wartime resource shortages. Draught horse produce stakes and cattle derbies contracts complicate plans, while fundraising and Red Cross appeals drain support. The writer suggests offering grounds to the Defence Department and suspending secretarial duties for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Bacchus Marsh Committee
Defence Department
Robth
Dugdale
Bacchus Marsh
Red Cross Dance sparks letter to editor over funds
An exchange in Bacchus Marsh debates a Red Cross fundraiser dance. Pearce and Dugdale blast a critic who urged withholding funds while supporters note hall hire is minor and supper and music will be donated. Illwill letters mock the idea and call for donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
Red Cross
Bacchus Marsh
F. L. Pearce
L. M. Dugdale
Letter to the Editor on Pierrot entertainment consistency
A reader defends a local Pierrot entertainment and accuses a correspondent of bias. The writer argues promoters have good motives, cites a biblical injunction about good not being evil spoken of, and suggests attending both dance and entertainment to avoid moral inconsistency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
Dante
Thore
Belgian Relief Fund Installment Report at Bacchus Marsh
Bacchus Marsh and Diatrich Darley Brick Co Enyplo contribute the ith instalment of the Belgian Relief Fund. The payment totals £1/3 and overall contributions reach £13/13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darley Brick Co
Royal Pictures I F intarest Aimed at People
Royal Pictures appears to discuss entertainment interests aimed at the public with reference to people and baiting interest. The fragment hints at a local or promotional piece but lacks clear names, dates, or places to specify.
Red Cross Fund Donations and Meeting Notes
The Hon. Sec Miss Beatrica W. Anderson thanks donors including BM Women's National League, Miss Charlton, Mrs H J Brown Nerowie, Messrs McPhail Bros, and others for cash gifts and goods. A Shire ball meeting discussed Australia Day buttons, children badges, and First Aid and Howe Nursing classes with lectures by Dr W B Ryan. Mrs Williams praised the district's young men response and urged further joiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrica W. Anderson
Miss Charlton
H. J. Brown
Nerowie
Messrs. McPhail
D. Green
J.cumming
J. Watson
Son
G. Cumming
8. Whelan
A. Webb
G. Blobel
G. Vallence
G. Slack
M.T
T. H. Pearce
N. Pearce
A. Dugdale
G. W. Anderson
Porter
B. H. Dickie
F. Minns
Lidgett
J. Campbell
W. Edgerton
Connie Edwards
J. Cowan
T. Edwards
W. Grant Morton
Fowler
Howe
Feo
W. B. Ryan
B. Williams
H. M. Hodgson
Empire's Call: Recruits Rally From Bacchus Marsh and District
A flood of volunteers from Bacchus Marsh and nearby areas heads to Camp as part of a broad enlistment drive. Among those named are Peter Leitch and William Allen of Darley Brick Co, Roy Edwards and Charles Edwards of Parwan, and others from railway, water, and Salvation Army circles. Jacka of the 14th Battalion earns the first Victoria Cross for this campaign, after heroically defending a trench against seven Turks, and receiving widespread recognition and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh
Peter Leitch
Darley Brick Co
Wm. Allen
Roy Edwards
Thos. Edwards
Parwan
Charles
Light Horse
Railway Department
David Miller Crowe
S.M
William Blake
Edward Blake
Thos, Phillips
Railway Gatehouse
Ted Phillips
Water Commission
Nance
James McDuff Williams
Salvation Army
James
Jack Wilson
Patrick Cannon
Goodman’s Creek
Myrmong
Leslie Myers
Gilbert Cowan
David Craig
Archie Campbell
HR. Main
Main
Seymour Camp
Dardanelles
V.C
Jucka
14Th Battalion
Victoria
Wedderburn
Jacka
Jacke
John Wren
Miser versus spendthrift debate at Bacchus Marsh Society
The Bacchus Marsh Debating Society debated whether the miser harms the community less than the spendthrift. Speakers argued the miser’s financial acuity and societal duties against the spendthrift’s wasteful, debt-prone ways. The audience vote favored the miser 30 to 16, with additional notes on upcoming meetings and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Blight
Rev. B. Williams
P. A. McFarlane
F. Bowden
GC. A. Robin
Bob Shick
J. Wills
W. J. Ashley
J. A. Johns
W. Williams
J. Cg.ree
Bacchus Marsh Market Fair Draws Large Crowd At High Prices
Messrs McPhail Bros & Co held their monthly fair in Bacchius Marsh yards on Monday the 26th. A large crowd of farmers attended as cattle and dairy stock sold at top rates. O’Hagan’s draft dairy cattle reached a record £22 5s. springers £15 10s. overall draft average over £12. Milk cows and heifers sold well with prices from £6 to £10 5s. store cattle £5 and above. Pigs, sheep, and produce cleared at strong market values. private sales also occurred on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. McPhail Bros. & Co
Bacchius Marsh
Monlday
Goul Wrars
O'Hagan
Sais Aisswe
Ais Biet
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will give quick permanent relief and be pleasant to take. Chamberlains Cough Remedy acts on nature's plan, relieves the lungs, aids expectoration, loosens secretions and restores health. Depended upon, safe for the youngest child. Sold by W Grant Morton Bacchus Marsh and A Comben & Co Werribee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herlain
W. Grant Morton
Bacchus Marsh
A. Comben & Co
Werribee
Bacchus Marsh Observation Station Brings Silent Nuptials
A garbled wedding notice describes a bride in a patter blue gown with tango toque, a groom in a banwny suit, and a teasing chorus of guests. A tourfil mater greets the couple with a kiss as the scene shifts to playful, nonsensical lines about a Wooly Peppermint Cure and lighthearted remarks.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bacchus Wansh
Pierrot
Mechanics Institute
Bacchus Marsh Red Cross Society
K. Vaunanes
Beatrice W. Amerson
John Wills
Part I
Pinafore
S. Song
M. J. Pearce
Mr. W. Horner
Miss Belle Morton
R. Long
the Goblin Man
Miss Flora Sage
Mvesrs
W. Palmer
W. Horder
McLachlan
J. H. Davey
Oe 4S Company
Part
Wm Hordes
Max Alice Grant
Mr. Jue, McLachlan
Phyllis Emmett
Pierrots
Dixieland
Frank Ramsey
Alice
Jno
Pierrota
Flora
Sage
Jolly Beggars
Express
Sugre
K.illjoy
Royal Pictures
RED Cross Fund
Bacchus Marsh Debating Society
Bacchus Marsh Market
Bacchus Marsh Observation Station
Simon Bros
FORD
Ford Cars
Simon Bo
Ford Agency Motor Garage
Phono 29
Pearce Bros
Nnagnes
Erarerare
Grant Morton
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