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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 30, 1918
Page
3
In a wartime appeal, YMCA asks women to support servicemen abroad through the Red Cross and YMCA services. It highlights free entertainment, writing paper, reading materials, and educational offerings to keep troops fit in body and spirit. The appeal stresses urgent fund-raising to sustain war work until every soldier is home.
At Bacchus Marsh Showgrounds the Y M C A Army and Navy appeal fundraiser faced heat and dust despite strong local support. Promoters C E Hosken and R Bulman earned praise for organizing events, tea service by ladies, and efforts to reach the 200 pound target as results of foot races, pony and draught horse events, and other contests were announced with several results and cancellations.
An evening concert drew a well attended crowd despite a cool change. Ballarat performers received repeated audience requests to reprise items. Ruby Oliver led overtures and accompaniments while Jean and Hilda Crouch sang duets and solos. Arthur Walker, Vida Lazarus, J H Davey, Horace Roberts and W J Sampson offered a mix of comic, tenor and baritone numbers. The program closed with the National Anthem and a fundraising appeal for Red Triangle emblems, with plans announced for a Melbourne party concert on December 10.
Wirth Bros. bring a seven attraction lineup from America to Hani Marsh on Friday 6 December. The program features Devine Troupe acrobatics, Three Garcias feats, Zandil Sisters butterfly ballet, Flying Winskills with Charlie Chaplin clown, Led Monfort Loop of Death, Mile. Bella Onra on the high trapeze, Tex Bailey animals in living art, and Silly Danny the clown with trained geese. The menagerie opens 4 to 5 p.m.
Messrs McPhail Anderson & Co report their monthly Bacchus Marsh sale held Monday the 25th saw a good cattle yarding and moderate pig and sheep offerings with demand slack for most but strong for dairy cows and fat cattle. Prices ranged milk cows to £14, heifers to £12 5, springers to £16 15, fat bullocks to £14 5, fat cows to £16 3, store cows £4 to £8, pigs sold well with light baconers to £3 3, strong stores £20 10, sheep lambs to 15/. Next sale on December 28 at Xinas Market.
Pleasant week at Bacchus Marsh Observation Station with generally dry air and mild conditions. Only seven points recorded for the entire month, all from dry-day measurements as the period progresses.
Siarats supplied by Water Companies indicates full supply at Pyke's Creek Reservoir with a height of 78 feet and volume 14,860 acre feet. Present supply shows 12,830 acre feet. Last weekly return recorded 13,005 acre feet with output 32 cubic feet per second, compared to 18 last week.
Full supply reported for Melton Reservoir with 20 feet 17,000 acre feet and 16,075 acre feet noted. Present output shows no return. Shin 77H and 15,670 acre feet also listed in the balance.
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club announces a series of shoots including the Club trophy eight shots at 200 and 300 yards on Saturday November 30, a Gisborne visit on December 7 if feasible, another Club trophy at 500 and 600 yards on December 14 under musketry conditions, and a Christmas ham trophy eight shots at 200 and 300 yards on December 21. Musketry ammunition is available on application to the Hon. Seo.
Driver Web Crook, one of three Anzac brothers, is expected home to Bacchus Marsh on Monday evening. The Anzacs received a grand welcome in Melbourne and Bacchus Marsh last Saturday. W. Poeter arrived and was met by Shire President Kerr with a civic motorcade. A public welcome is planned when all men return home.
The Hon. Secretary Miss Beatrice W. Anderson records monthly donations from Miss Dugdale and Mrs. J. Morton and other contributions by Mrs. G. Sloss and Mr. G. Slack. Items sent away include 11 shirts 37 pairs socks old linen and other goods. Latter acknowledges parcel received from W. West.
The Hon. Sec Mrs Jas Dugdale acknowledges receipts of quarterly subscriptions from R Lidgett F H Linsdell Muir T Myers James Dugdale John Dugdale P Shanahan W Fowler W Smith 14 John Cowan 10 Clark W J Robertson W Symons. Gifts include bandages books neckwear shirts sent away this week. Letters of thanks from soldiers received by Mrs P Shanahan Miss Alice Myers Miss L McCracken.
The Melton Red Cross Society held its monthly meeting with strong attendance. Donations included cash gifts from several members, assorted goods such as socks shirts and scarves, and the note of thanks from Miss Moyra Smith. Upcoming events list Bacchus Marsh concerts sales fairs and school performances for December and April 1919.
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as unrivalled for obstinate coughs colds and throat and lung irritations. It lists retailers in Bacchus Marsh Weribee Rockbank Melton and others. Also notes St Barnyard's School annual concert at Mechanics Institute Bacchus Marsh on Wednesday 18 December. Includes Oatmeal Pudding recipe with steps and ingredients.
A brief, fragmentary note on cold care for families and children. Mentions advice by W. Grant Morton and associates in Bacchus Marsh with possible references to vendors or publishers. Contains unreadable sequence of names and locations, Walter Comben, J. Ocill, Rockbank, and others.
A newspaper ad details a seven day sale on men and boys hats. Men’s felt hats in all sizes and shades, several dates listed. wide leaf and velour hats also in multiple shades. light-weight felt hats in fashionable shapes and colors. a large range of straw hats for boys, youths and men. A visit is urged as the sale runs for seven days.
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