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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1915
Page
2
Series of euchre parties and dancing to be held at the Melton Institute hall on Saturday evenings starting Saturday the 29th. Admission sixpence or one shilling. Courtesy notice from Jes. H. Cunningham honorary secretary.
Thursday June 40 Bacchus Marsh Market in Corporation Yards sells 100 head cattle milker springer fat store and young cattle sheep pigs sundries from the Elizabeth Smith estate FARM MYRMONG and Mrs W J Lindsay allotments of land Parwan Row Muddingley near Bacchus Marsh Railway Station. Next sale Thursday 8 July 1965.
On June 10 at 12 o'clock L A Fairbairn and Co under F J Billinghurst executor will auction Smiths Farm a 70 acre Crown allotment with a four room staff house at the Corporation Yards Bacchus Marsh. The well known property in Ute locality suitable for potatoes and crops is being sold to raise the estate. Neighboring leaseholder Mr Cowan’s term has just expired.
Tonight Saturday June 5 at Machanies Institute Bacchus Marsh presents Royal Pictures with Star Feature Tapped Wires plus dramas Their Lives for Gold Mission of a Lie it Weray Revenge. Also Keystone and comic reels including Chicken Chasers Jenkins and Mike Murphy. Admission details not stated.
OF Seaview, 73 Victoria Parade Fitzroy. May be consulted at the A B Tow Rooms Ryan's Corner Bacchus Marsh. All kinds of sewing done. Children's clothes and etc. A fancy and Railway Time Tables, all lines, latest edition, 3d each, obtainable from Crisp & Sons.
James Cowie is the sole nominee and is declared duly elected as Councillor for the North Riding of the Shire of Werribee. Dated 29 May 1915. Also notices invite sealed tenders for Contract No 8/15 Construction of Concrete Channel with 5 percent deposit, to be opened 11 am on Monday 14 May, at Bacchus Marsh Shire Hall. Rates payment notice: ratepayers must pay all sums due by 10 June 1915 to enrol properties, with interest after June. Rate Collector will attend Shire Office Bacchus Marsh from 2–10 June 1915, 10 am to 4 pm.
The Shire Secretary Pierson Kelly notifies ratepayers that rates may be paid at the Shire Office Ballan from June 2 to June 10, excluding Sundays, between 10am and 4pm. The notice is dated May 12, 1915.
Legal notice states action to recover all rates and sanitary charges unpaid after June 1st. John V Porter, Collector, will pursue collection through formal proceedings.
Tenders due by 11am Monday June 14 1915 at Shire Hall Ballan for Contract 30 traction engine to clean council roller and Contract 31 supply of men horses and drays to cart metal. Specifications inspectable at Shire Hall with 5 percent deposit. Also note on radio polishing cloths from Crisp and Sons Bacchus Marsh.
A dividend of 8 percent will be payable at the company office on and after Wednesday June 1915. Purchasers of antimony ore in lots of not less than 4 or 5 tons and a minimum grade of 50 percent, contact R Thurston Evans managing director for terms. Also reports of a 4 man team match with prize money, shooting at 10 o'clock, luncheon for competitors. Caution to return wood due to danger with caps and dynamite. Various notices include wood for sale, a red bull calf, and a death notice for Sergeant Roland Newton with family references.
Belton Express reports on peace talk speculation around the Hague Congress and a protracted war, noting exhausted attrition. It highlights Tak Werribes Council’s electric lighting progress credited to Mr Crowley, upcoming local markets and good crop progress amid high winds, and rain forecast. Public notices include Shire dues, Melton Gun Club meeting, and Coursing Club events with entries listed.
The notice warns rates due must be paid by Thursday to avoid disfranchisement. It notes donations to the Coursing club, impending shire changes with Braybrook and Keilor likely joining Melton, and Melton Football Club activity with player lists and emergency contacts.
A Red Cross Society meeting last Wednesday reviewed the balance sheets of the Red Cross Society and Red Cross Concert. The society showed a deficit of £2/13/%, while the concert posted a credit of £42/6/6 after raffles and door takings. Donations and prizes listed include Miss Annie Cosgrove cake funds, Mr Jon Bennett winner, socks from several donors, cushions and books for troops, and assorted clothing and linen sent to those in need.
Bacchus Marsh and Melton markets listed with sale dates for Smith and McPhail estates. Church schedules run by Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist congregations across Bacchus Marsh, Melton, Rockbank, Balliang East, and surrounding areas. Also bidders invited for traction engine and home/dray supplies. local clock dealer promotes a “Big Ben” clock. Obscure verses mention a builder and a humorous stanza about a wooden suit and the Reaper.
Smith's farm at Mt Blackwood will be offered for sale by L A Fairbairn Co at Bacchus Marsh market on Thursday 10 June. Advertisements push Tangues oil engines for cutting chaff and pumping water, and new magneto ignition engines burning petrol or government fuel. Also notes Bentigo engagement and Worri bee Shire electric lighting opening.
Bad circulation is cited as the main cause of chilblains with outdoor exercise and Chamberlain's Pain Balm applied externally to relieve itching and prevent chilblains from breaking. Sold by W Grant Morton Baoshus Marah and A Comben Co Werribee.
The Mount Stibnite Mining Company of Coimadai offers a final issue of 5000 reserve shares to present shareholders at par with liberal terms. Applications close April 14, after which unassigned shares may be allocated by directors. Circular notes favorable prospects from Draper’s adit development and potential extension toward Bondiran’s tail.
A four year period begins July 1 with higher stamp duties on receipts £2 and over. Transfers and conveyances of real property rise from 4/ per £50 to 10/ per £50. Other items, including promissory notes, bills, exchanges, and gift deeds, see varied changes. Foreign bills return to stamp duty from July 1, with new 2d stamps and note forms available at post offices from June 28.
The Bacthus Marsh United Churches Debating Society met in the Presbyterian hall Tuesday where Rev F E Lewin of Ballan delivered a two hour illustrated lecture on Westminster Abbey without notes. He spoke with ease about Abbey history, then a vote of thanks was given to the speaker and others, a collection for the Sarbian Relief Fund raised £2 15s, and the next meeting was announced for Tuesday the 15th at the Baptist Church debating whether Totalitarianism should be legalized.
A fragmentary report notes an attraction titled Tapped Wires featuring Ripa and Vi Ser, with unclear details about venue and timing due to the damaged OCR text.
Meltonshire Council held an ordinary meeting on Friday May 28 with Cr Leake as president and members Robinson Hornbuckle Greene Minns and Howell. The Country Roads Board approved Ed Toohey’s tender for 200 yards metal on Ballarat road at 280/65B and the Automobile Club offered free sign posts which were accepted.
The Bacchus Marsh Gun Club held its monthly shoot on Saturday with 16 shooters participating. The Sind competition for the event contributed to a day of steady marksmanship and friendly rivalry among members.
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