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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 13, 1915
Page
3
A reflective piece recalls the Belgian stand against invasion and the helped empire, urging support for Belgium’s relief. It notes fundraising efforts in Murri House and local donations, plus a call to enlistment for Australia in the current war, with addresses and names of donors and organizers.
Bacchus Marsh Shire Council contributed £10 to the Belgian Relief Fund. Donations at the Bacchus Marsh market organized by L. A. Fairbairn & Co raised about £90, with a £9 10s lucerne crop gift from Rev. B. Williams. A list of donors will be published later, including H. F. Herr £3 3s and Rev. P. J. Gleeson among others.
Messrs L A Fairbairn & Co report Bacchus Marsh market held last Thursday with a heavy yarding of 263 cattle 322 sheep 31 pigs and 28 horses. Demand for all cattle classes was keen with high prices and a total clearance. Best cows £7/17/6 to £13 4/5, medium cows £3/15 to £1/7/6, fat cows £8/12/6 to £11/12/6, beefy cows £5 to £6/10. Bullocks £8/17/6 to £11/12/6, steers £5-£6, store cows £3/10 to £5/6, heifers £3/5 to £3/16, bulls £3/10 to £7/10. Sheep wethers 15/3, ewes 14/2, lambs 11/7 to 14. Pigs porkers £1/11 to £2/11, young pigs 7/6 to 11/6. Horses draught geldings £22-£34, draught fillies £14/10 to £19, median filly £9/15, buggy horses £7-£9, young horses £3/5.
On Thursday March 11 at Bacchus Marsh court before magistrates Edwards was fined 10 shillings for riding a bicycle on the Main Street footpath while delivering papers. A chauffeur Harry Blackney faced a 30 to 35 mph speeding charge on Main Street at 7:50 pm February 19 and was fined 5 pounds 10 shillings with costs. Witnesses described dangerous driving and noisy traffic as cars sped through the area.
The Bacchus Marsh Council on Monday March 8 discussed widening a Pyrete creek waterway to 42 ft, accepting a reinforced concrete tender for 626 16, plus 27 extra for reinforcement. Debate over Hopetoun bridge design and steel vs concrete, with a plan to hire a new bridge design and advertising borings. The meeting also covered milk effluent complaints, nuisance inspections, rates adjustments for overpayments, and a lawn tennis report noting Bacchus Marsh beating Ballan 63-60 with several close doubles and singles results.
A Bacchus Marsh team toured the Melbourne Cricket Ground and faced the M C C. Bacchus Marsh scored 169 with I Grant and L Morris contributing 29 and 22 while T Bence 22 and J P McLachlan 17 added. M C C replied 309 led by W Armstrong 80 and Dean 68 with Rogerson 56 Fergie 46 Smith 82. W Witlick took 3 for 43, McLachlan 3 for 87, Williams 2 for 20, Grant 1 for 30, Morris 1 for 46. Match will be resumed today.
A Bacchus Marsh visit to Sunshine for a bowling match is noted. An error in last issue lists the champions four. corrected names are H Clark, B Manning, W Hogan, and H G Campbell.
Bacchus Marsh Gun Club shouts for the President's trophy in a day of shooting. A good supply of birds provided targets for the event, with participants eager for the outcome and club atmosphere reflecting local sporting enthusiasm.
The Royal Pictures program will not be shown again until April dedication due to the hall being occupied by other engagements.
A letter to the Express lampoons a Health Officer’s report to the Ballan Shire Council, claiming that relocating the State school from Golden Point would prevent measles outbreaks. The writer compares the idea to Candide and notes the school sits behind four old slaughterhouse sites and Blackwood cemetery in Blackwood, dated March 8, 1915.
Early use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is urged to prevent bronchial inflammation and disease progression. The ad claims it can control bronchitis even after onset and promotes recovery, with endorsements from W. Grant Morton and others.
St Patrick's Night at Patriotic Mechanics Hall Bacchus Marsh features Frederic Collier Concert and Comedy with Elsy Treweek Rosa Walton Oswald Rippon Weston Pett Will Hughes and Miss Walton as accompanist. A varied program includes operatic solos chamber pieces and humorous songs in a warm extensive repertoire. Admission 2/ for adults 1/ for children with sections and performances by the Melbourne artists prior credentials from Metropolis stages.
A domestic health note urges mothers to treat colds promptly to reduce illness. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended for coughs, croup, whooping cough and bronchitis in children and should be kept at home. Sold by W Grant Morton in Brohmath and Brian? Waomihas.
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