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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
2
Saturday notices from McPhail Anderson Co invite bids for cattle and farm supplies at Mac's Hotel, plus tenders for Harold Scarce's oat and wheaten crop at Melton and renting Buck Station Paddock Ingliston. Tenders close November 20, listed by Uriquhart MacIntosh and L A Fairbairn & Co.
Loans on Crown Leases or thresholds available from £50 to £2000 at 6 percent interest and 14 percent reduction on principal payable over 37 years. Freehold conversion on balance of crown rents. No mortgage deed charge. Prepaid loans allowed on half-yearly dates with small fee if within five years. Forms from State Savings Bank branches or Inspector-General, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.
The Defence Act order grants military leave of absence to all men enlisted prior to 1916 who worked in seasonal occupations such as cereals, fruit, sugar cane, sheep sharing, or sugar cane crushing. Commanding Officers must permit bona fide applicants to return to their occupations and free return railway warrants will be issued to those needed for employment. Melbourne Mirroring notices by Colonel T J Dolds and ratepayer notices by F M Engel.
River erosion concerns prompt landowners to convene at Mechanics Hall on Monday next the 30th at 8 p.m. Thomas Anderson, honorary secretary, notes sealed tenders at Shire Hall Werribee due by noon Monday October 9 1916 for contracts including supplying spalls for 1500 yards of metal and windmill water system work at Cobbledick Ford. Specifications viewable at Shire Hall. Lowest tender not guaranteed. Cash deposits required. Also notices on eggs for sale and a local Express subscription offer.
Parish hall program for the Ministering Children's League AMERICAN TEA event proceeds aiding Cottage. Afternoon and evening feature chorus songs recitations and various acts by M. C. L. members with admission sixpence. Mrs T W Davis president and Mrs H Jones secretary listed.
State School Patriotic Fund announces Flower Day at the State School, Bacchus Marsh, Friday next November 3 at 3 p.m. Activities include crowning of Queen of the School, cake competitions, sale of flowers, and afternoon tea. Admission sixpence.
Public meeting to arrange the Boxing Day sports will be held at the Shire Hall on Wednesday evening next, November 1, at 8 o'clock. H. M. Hodgson, Hon. Lee Park Trustees. Crook of Millbank Store notes absence of a bridge yet continues buying eggs, rabbit skins, beeswax, and horsehair. Lost Bay Filly, 3 years old, light delivery, dark blaze on face from Rowsley. Reward THOS Hine Rowsley.
Saturday October 28 1916 notices announce Mac Phail Anderson & Co market tender invites for Harold Staros’s growing crop. A Rockbank State school concert raises funds for the Patriotic Fund. Melton Red Cross meets next Tuesday. Go to Church Sunday sermons by Rev J H Allen in Christ Church Melton. Backbank organ debut at 3 pm. Flaxman preaches at Toolern Vale 7 30. Rain aids crops and grass growth. Burke Riddell cites Bacchus Marsh show dismissing cattle due to son joining the Front. Shire Secretary Minns joins motorists. Burial of James Kort aged 84 at Melton Cemetery. Mechagies Institute meeting over conscription ends.
A Monday meeting called by local irrigationists and the Water Commission discusses protecting river banks from erosion, straightening channels, building weirs or dams, and shore strengthening. It warns that washouts cost revenue, urges action, and notes Bacchus Marsh council actions and local officials.
Messrs McPhail Anderson & Co held their monthly sale at the Corporation yards with a good yarding of cattle. Dairy stock pricing was variable, cows in milk to 11 15, heifers to 12, springing cows 14 10, springing heifers 11, fat cows 14 2 6, fat heifers 14, and calves to 5 10. Pigs sold well with suckers to 18, slips 38 to 40, bacon pigs to 4 17 6. Private sale of Gen Valance Shorthorn bull to an Upper Yarra buyer. Upcoming events listed include Conscription Referendum day, Flower Day, and the Bacchus Marsh Bowling Club opening, with further fairs and shows noted for late 1916 and early 1917.
Encourages routine use of Chamberlains Colic and Bowel Remedy as a dependable stomach aid. Advises keeping a ready supply at home for quick relief when needed, noting availability through W Grant Movinn and A Coben & Co. in Pas and Mevin.
Mrs. Cann, 72, widow of the long time Blackwood hotel proprietor, died suddenly from heart failure while visiting her daughter in Melbourne. The couple ran Cann’s Hotel for 42 years and were key figures in Blackwood’s early history. The funeral at Blackwood Cemetery was well attended with Rev. Malley officiating.
Queen of Bacelus Marsh is Miss Cumming with Miss Emmett named Queen of Soldiers Miss Emmett also trails. Miss Hogan crowned Queen of AWA while Miss O Hara is Queen of Park and Miss Simpson earns Queen of Sport at the carnival event.
At a meeting the Hell left Thesilas. Mrs. G Ramsey was year President and Miss Anderson Secretary. Funds and collections were acknowledged with thanks including monthly collections by J. Mors fon and Mas. Powell. Donations and consignments to the Young Men's Christian Association and other aid were recorded, with items such as socks shirts washers books and a box of jams. A parcel of socks was sent to Lieut Vallone.
Frank Crook, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Fo OW Crook, is reported wounded while serving as a driver in the artillery. Three of his brothers are in the firing line. New volunteers include Percy Munffutt Neil Simpson Harry Grant who finally enlisted after multiple attempts. Cyril Francis Ramsey and J Campbell also added to local volunteers. Patrick Cecil joins after service in Tasmania.
An evening program promises notable attraction with a play by Rev John Spyder. The production stars Alice Brady in her debut and has drawn conspicuous success, with additional acts and subjects advertised for the night.
Water Commission data show full supply figures for Pyecke s Creek Reservoir with height and volume readings. Last weekly return lists identical measurements indicating no output. Reservoir remains at peak capacity with 14,850 acre feet noted and a gauge height around 73 feet.
Weekly measurements show Melton Reservoir at 80 feet with 17 000 wc and a 16 400 acre fest present supply. The week’s output is 320 cubic feet per second with 16 800 acre feet reported as present outflow. Observation notes mention cattle pig health guidance and mineral salt dosing, plus feed supplements and place to avoid sitting.
An excerpt discusses why plants grow upward, citing Darwin and experiments on seedlings. It notes starch grains in root tips sinking downward and guiding orientation, with plants responding to gravity and light. Experiments placed plants on their sides and upright growth persisted, revealing internal cues directing vertical growth.
An archaeological report from the University of Biray'nge outlines two skull groups from Bronze and Neolithic ages found in Yorkshire. It notes teeth in excellent condition, few missing, and diseases absent, with group classifications inclining Celtic mixed and Teutonic lines.
A puzzled expert laments the impossible counting challenge, proposing a hypothetical worker who could costlessly count 200 per minute for 0.512 years plus long daily rests. The math would yield a completion time of 19,025 years, 319 days, 10 hours and 10 minutes, highlighting the futility of the endeavor.
A careful visitor to Holland highlights a De Haven church famed for Pilgrim Fathers Neri’s voyage era. The medieval house of worship remains in daily use since their visit with aged oak benches and a carved pulpit.
The piece rails against a long desired renown, detailing a man who shuns crowds, lets hair grow, and wears gaudy attire as he toils unseen. It riffs on peculiarities from mundane advice to a Bacchus Marsh event, capturing a chaotic, fragmentary mood with scattered reflections.
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