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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1915
Page
4
Minutes from Bacchus Marsh Council meeting show tension over finances and road work. The Country Roads Board delays permanent tenders till March, while maintenance continues with limited staffing. objections arise over road openings, sales, and drainage projects.
Dr Purcell notes total coat for listing volunteers from the Shire would cost £17 2s 6d and exceeds expectations. Dr Will says room for a few more names. Dr Greene moves postponing until after the war as more names may be needed. Cr Kerr seconds. Carried.
Prevention better than cure urges Chamberlains Tablets to relieve biliousness by cleansing stomach liver and bowels. Sold by W Grant Morton Bacchus Marsh and A Comben and On Werriben. Draught stallions LORD NORTHCOTE at Pentland Hills Myrmiong offered at 6 pounds per mare with 2 pounds payable January 1 1916 and balance on proof of foal.
Government certificate details from Kelm's Pride in Vol V of the Austr Draught Horse Stud Book. Terms: mares £5, pay £2 on 1 January 1916, balance due. grazing mare 2/6 per week, mare with foal 2/6, dry mare 2/. Limited mares accepted. Care given with no responsibility. John Dugdale, Rosehill Farm Myrniong P.O. 8 September 1915.
Thoroughbred NADIR NADIR at Balmoral Farm Melton is a dark bay stallion standing 16 hands with a long pedigree. He is by Haut Brion imp from Meridian imp with wins in the A J C Princess May Stakes Nurs ery Handicap Murrumbidgee Autumn Handicap Epsom Plate Mentone Spring Handicap St Arnaud Kara Kara Handicap and Flying Handicap. Holds Government Life Certificate for soundness and freedom from hereditary disease. Terms four guineas and fourpence. Donald McIntosh owner.
The roadster stallion Midland will stand this season at Bacchus March and roam surrounding districts. Midland is a handsome, strong bay 13.1 hands high with good bone, muscle, action, and a calm temper. He is by Maitland, imported by Tasmanian breeder John Field, whose sire Maitland has an unbeaten show record, having been exhibited forty five times and winning first place each time. Terms are £2 10s with £1 down and balance, a mare proving in foal.
Meliton stands the Roadster Stallion St Patrick a 1900 foal at 15.2 hands with dark bay color and good temper. He carries Department of Agriculture health clearance and emphasizes stock quality. Stud terms are £4 4s with mares guaranteed. care but no liability, paddocks available. breeders urged to inspect. contact A ShesleB Moltog for details.
The Melbourne area sale notes a large turnout of Victorian and interstate buyers at Newmarket on Wednesday October 3. Strong competition across many classes yielded high prices, with Lincoln Shropshire Border Leicester and Southdown rams showing notable gains and several entries donated to the Patriotic Fund.
A vintage notice promotes Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for stomach pains and diarrhoea. It highlights summer fruit season and dry spells increasing bowel issues and urges keeping a bottle on hand to prevent suffering. It credits W. Grant Morton Bacchus Marsh and A. Comben & Co Werribee as sellers.
Surgeon dentist at Seaview 73 Victoria Parade Fitzroy may consult at ABC Ten Rooms Ryans Corner Bacchus Marsh on Mondays Thursdays Saturdays from 11 a.m. to nap.m. Patients urged to leave notice at the road.
Miss Hobbs, dressmaker and costumier, has started a workshop at the Hall of Commerce. J. A. Johns notes practical Melbourne experience and guarantees satisfaction. Ladies’ materials can be used and tailored. a trial is welcomed.
Grant Sirest at Bacchus Marsh advertises first class accommodation for boarders and visitors with beds meals free stabling and moderate terms.
Quarter ending 30 September 1915 at Metropolitan Farm Werribes shows no sheep bought and 5851 sold. Cattle purchased 3467, including 1126 from New South Wales. 4290 head board cattle on 30 September. 870 horses and foals. Maize and lucerne sales recorded. 285 acres new pasture sown and 500 acres new land sown with grasses. extensive notes on weather impact and irrigation. Valuations listed for lucerne hay, cattle, sheep skins, hides, grazing, and cottage rents received total £25,490 3s 11d. Continuous farm operations and land works described.
Advertisement from Rosebank Lodge Bacchus offering Champion White Leghorn eggs for setting priced at 5 shillings and 10 pence each. The listing names the lodge and location indicating availability to customers seeking breeding stock.
Mr W J Brockie records with the Dental Board of Victoria visits Bacchus Marsh and may be consulted at Merrima House Grant Street every Thursday. Saturday appointments are available or any day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
An extensive roll from Bacchus Marsh records locals listed as killed wounded or missing in war, spanning Balliang East Coimadai Myrmiong Parwan Blackwood Greendale and surrounding areas, naming dozens of men with many marked as wounded or killed and noting service at H.M.A.S. Warrega and other units.
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