Notes from Corporal Morton on Gallipoli and Broadmeadows
Corperal Morton reports from 19 July 1915 that the Marsh boys are well and taking rests near fruit-rich billets. He recounts distant village visits, fatigue returning to trenches, and a big mail day with ten letters. He laments sensational wartime lies, praises comrades, notes shrapnel near-misses, and mentions being wounded in the hand. later records indicate Morton was wounded and hospitalized in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Mortom
Pentland Hills
rAighpetrad
Charlie Crook
Bill McKenzie
Gallipoli
Billy Vallence
Broadmeadows
Marsh Boys
Corporal Morton
London
In Memoriam to Australian Fallen Soldiers
Poem honors fallen Australian soldiers with reflections on bravery and national pride. Dedication by J. B. Parke of Donnybrook WA dated September 1915. Includes note from a reader seeking space for more lines about volunteerism and family service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke
Donnybrook
W.A
Purebred bull best for herd improvement
Dairy farmers fall into three classes, pure-bred, grade, or scrub herds. The author argues a pure-bred dairy bull yields higher profits, despite higher cost, and that steady progress comes from using a superior pure-bred sire to upgrade the herd year after year. He notes grades can improve with pure-bred bulls, but declines if scrubs remain.
Preference for Chamberlain's Tablets for the aged
A dated advertisement recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for old age issues such as inactive bowels and sluggish liver. It claims the tablets are gentle, soothing, reliable, and beneficial to the whole system, stating they are sold by W. Grant Morton in Buochan Marsh and A. Comben & Co, Warribro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grant Morton
Buochan Marsh
A. Comben & Co
Warribre
Pain less Dentistry Visits Bacchus Marsh Thurdays and Saturdays
Mr W J Brockie records with The Dental Board of Victoria and offers consultations at Merriman House Grant Street every Thursday. Appointments available Saturdays and any other day, from 9am to 8pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dental Board of Victoria
Bacchus Marsh
Merriman House
Grant St
Painless Extractions Ad at Brunswick Clinic
An advertisement notes painless extractions available all day for 2/6 at the Modern Dentistry branches with the Brunswick clinic located at 686 Sydney Road Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Road
Brunswick
Merrima House Advertises Boarders and Visitors in Bacchus Marsh
Grade A lodging on Grant Street Bacchus Marsh offering beds meals and weekend stays with free stabling. Miss Hobbs dressmaker and costumiers listed. Broadbent road map Victoria Riverina and Federal Capital Area published by Crisp & Sons church Street Bacchus Marsh price one shilling official road guide from Government Tourist Bureau and Automobile Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Street
Bacchus Marsh
Broadbent
Victoria
Riverina
Federal Capital Area
Government Tourist Bureau
The
Automobile Club
Stand at Pentland Hills Myrmiong Draught Stallions
For the season at Pentland Hills Myrmiong the noted Draught Stallions LORD NORTHCOTE 677 and KELM'S PRIDE 337 offer terms. Mare service prices include a £6 and £5 stud fee with £2 payments in 1916, balances due when mares prove in foal. Grazing and care terms listed by John Dugdale at Rosehill Farm. Also a Balmoral Farm Melton Thoroughbred Stallion standing this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentland Hills
Myrmiong
Lord Northcote
John Dugdale
Rosehill Farm
Myrmiong P.O
Balmoral
Melton
NADIR NADIR the dark bay stakes winner record
NADIR NADIR is a dark bay 164 hands high with a long pedigree from Hout Brion Meridian and St Simon lines. He won the AJC Princess May Stakes 6 furlongs 6.9, Nursery Handicap 6f 9.5, Murrumbidgee Autumn Handicap 6f 9.1, Epsom Plate 6f 9.8, Mentons Spring Handicap 7f 9.3, St Arnaud Kara Kara Handicap 6f 9.0, and Flying Handicap 5f 8.9 on the same day. Holds Government Life Certificate for soundness and freedom from hereditary disease. Terms £4 4. Owner Donald McIntosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadir
Hout Brion
Meridian
St. Simon
Bonnie Lassie
Marden
Nadie
Donald McIntosh
Midland the Roadster Stallion Stands at Bacchus Marsh
The Roadster Stallion Midland will stand this season at Bacchus Marsh and travel the surrounding districts. Midland is a handsome, powerfully built dark bay gelding of 15.1 hands with good bone and muscle, fine action and a good temper. Sired by Maitland and imported by John Field, Maitland has an unbeaten show record with forty-five exhibits, winning first place each time. Terms: £2 10s with £1 down and balance on mare proving in foul. Jas Wyllie, Bacchus Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Maitland
John Field
Tasmania
Jas. Wyllie
Bacchus Marsh
St Patrick St Patrick Thoroughbred Stallion Prospect at Menton
Foaled March 17 1900 at Menton this dark dappled bay stallion stands 15.2 hands with good conformation and temperament. Sired by Young Oster Ley, grand sire Osterly, and includes Flying Perfection and Merry Legs strains. Certificate for soundness. terms £4 4s. mares guaranteed with immediate payment on leaving the district. Breeders urged to inquire with A Shebler Molton for further particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Patrick
Department of Agriculture
Osterley
Osterly
Childen Harold
A. Shebler
Molton
Selected Recipes Curried Cod and Other Dishes
A compilation of mid-20th century kitchen instructions for curried cod, broiled liver, baked tomatoes with bacon and cheese, black currant pie, rice blanc mange, kidney in bacon, oatmeal cake, and curried lamb. Provides step by step methods, ingredients, quantities, and cooking times for each dish, emphasizing simmering, baking, and serving with plain boiled rice or toast. Includes notes on preparation tips such as soaking liver, preparing crusts, and thickening sauces.
Advantages of Dust From The Grand River Advertiser
A writer argues dust carries moisture allowing rain and clouds to form. It notes dangers from germs in dust yet emphasizes dust’s role in weather and natural phenomena like fog rain and sunsets. The piece cites dentists and medical men warning about health risks while acknowledging essential atmospheric functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GrandReinet
Earth
A Dull Boy and the Church and Marriage Snips
A fragmentary prose piece discusses obedience, swimming, church, and marriage. It includes caustic lines on sanctimony, contrasts between shock and virtue, and remarks on washing and housework as a daily burden. The text names Mrs. O. W. Gray of Manor Street and Roochus Marah in a clipped, period-voice style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
0. W. Gray
Manor Street
Young St. Roochus Marah
Empire's Call Enlists Bacchus Marsh District Men
A long enlistment list from Bacchus Marsh district and surrounding areas shows many names including W. Alles, Wm Brennan, Alf Farrow, Arthur Hine killed, Alex Murdoch killed, John O Leary killed, and others wounded or missing. The notice urges corrections of omissions and praises the volunteers, praying for safe return and victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marshend
William Morton
Geo. Moore
David R. Moore
Jas. H. Moore
Chas. A. Moore
Peter Moore
Marsh
Thos. Manly
Ken. Moore
John Main
Albert “Martin
W. Murcatt
Wm. McKenzie
Jas. McGregor
Jno
McPheraca
F. L. Nance
Thos
O'Leary
James O'Leary
Harri Oliver
Thomas Oliver
W. Platt
Fk. Pigott
Thos- Phillips
Ted. Phillips
Hugh Price
Taii Russell
F. Russell
E. A. Ryan
T. H. Skene
Norman Smith
Stanley Short
Colin Todd
Hobt. Taylor
W. Todd
Mark Usher
Jun. Packington Vallenos
J. H. Vinning
Charles Waterhouse
Maurice Whelan
Harry Watson
Wwe
R. Downing
B. Drummond
Greendale
Robert Wilson
Robi. Lidgett
G. Allan
Roy Main
W. E. Peters
F. Webster
Webester
A. Young
Cutwell
A. McArthur
Bacchus Marsh
Harry Condon
Wm. Perot
Jas. Connell
Hotham Jones
James Usher
M. BR. Cuthbertson
William Vallence
Robt
Roy Burbidge
Lawrence Holand Burbidge
George Gibson Paterson
EB. A. Farrow
Jas. Almond
Chas, Wallson
Andrew Brittlebank
James Kirkwood
Harold Jones
Frank Findlay
Chas, Clarke
Frederick George McNulty
J. Connelly
H. G. McFarlane
J. H. Emmett
Thos. H. Smith
Gordon T. Smith
Gerald A. Lilla
Robi
Carter
Hugh Bottle
James Wilson
Jack Wilson
W. Blake
D. S
Linsday
Robert Russell
Jack
Hehir
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Garba
Australia
Main Street
W. J. Brockie
Merrima
Miss Hobbs
Crisp & Sons
Kelm
Menton
PML Data
W.grant Morton
D. Ryne
H. M. Hodgson
Tecchuz Marsh
Thomas
Commonwealth
T Bank A Australia
Fan
Lomdom ‘le
Sud Coleconl
al Weds
Eer Pean
Trea
Geverner Ees
Denis ix
Melbourne
Smith
Geo. Smith
Ballarat
M. Oliver
Edison
Columbia
Main St
Grant Morton
Solh
Dalgety & Co, Ltd
Machinery Department
Bourke St
Bavet
Balliang
Harold Cashmore
John Cashmore
Archie Cashmore
Wim. Dukelow
Stanley Witham
Thomas Dodemaide
Beggs
Firth
R. Edols
H. Howard
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