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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 18, 1916
Page
3
A late 19th century Bacchus Marsh chronicle covers bridge work at Muddingley with costs and capacities, land transfers including Parwan and Broadlands estates, and social notes. It recalls a 1878 wedding, local music debates, and Deakin’s 1879 Bacchus Marsh address, plus rabbit-control schemes and a dramatic Werribee Gorge rescue.
A list of upcoming local happenings includes St Patrick s Day sport at Bacchus Marsh on March 18, a Red Cross Jumble Fair at Myrnong on March 22, the Bacchus Marsh Horticultural Show on April 8 1916, and an A N A concert at Bacchus Marsh on April 24. Additional items note Bacchus Marsh lies on April 26 and an England concert at Coimadai on May 12. The piece ends with farming painting advice after harvest noting good weather and no flies for painting farm implements and wagons.
Proceeds go to St Bernard's School at a March 18 1916 sports day held in the Showgrounds Bacchus Marsh featuring various events to raise funds for the school.
The Collingwood-Hawthorn Pipe Band of 10 musicians performs through the day while the Col lingwood-Hawthorn Reet Party offers afternoon exhibition dancing. Admission charges set for grounds with a luncheon under the Grandstand. He garty is president and G McFarland secretary.
Program features Agnes O Wee ly solo violins and flutes. Includes Killarney Annie Laurie The Kerry Dance and In the Garden of My Heart with Ivy Phillips Oswald Rippon and Ann Williams. Hindrance humorous songs by Sid Stewart Minogue and tour. Admission 2d Adults 1d Children 1d. Proceeds by D McGrath T Reynolds.
Shire of Ballan announces that under the Local Government Act 1915 interest at six percent per year will be charged on unpaid rates after April 4 1916. Interest accrues from the due date until payment or recovery. John V. Porter, Collector. Also advertised is a map title by Crisp & Son8 offering the Broadgents Road Map of Victoria and Riverina with extra details and a price of one shilling.
An Australian dairy expert argues cows function as engines, converting feed into milk. Efficiency hinges on fuel value, digestion, and matching diet to lactation needs. Proper feeding, grass, clover, maize or millet, and supplements sustain milk yield with seasonal changes.
A vintage health notice links sleeplessness to liver illness and nerves, urging use of Chamberlains Tablets to restore sleep. It claims the remedy relieves stubborn cases daily and notes local distributors W Grant Morton and A Combon & Co.
A fragmented sports snippet mentions Patrick's Sports and Bacchus Macili with unclear context. The text appears to reference regular journaling or coverage by jutscribe and a possible mention of The Ex and a ten yearquarter timeframe, but exact details are unreadable.
A long Roll of Honour style list from Bacchus Marsh area names dozens of men and families, noting killed wounded and enlisted. It includes Pearce Bros Universal Suppliers and many locals from Balliang East Parwan Blackwood Greendale and Parwan. The message ends with a call for corrections and a patriotic quote from the King.
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