Red Cross Fund and Branch Affiliate News
The Myrmiong Red Cross concert raised funds including £15 and goods such as helmets and socks donated by local figures. The Myrmiong Branch will affiliate with Bacchus Marsh and has handed over £15 from concert funds. A Red Cross committee meeting elected Mrs. H. M. Hodgson as president and discussed catering for a races luncheon. Depot records show 1,285 articles in August, including shirts and works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hon. Soc
Beatrice W. Anderson
Myrmiong Red Cross
Miss Kyln
Murray
T. W. Davis
G. W Anderson
Lloyd
Darley Brick Kiln
Marti Honse
Scott
Morton Grieve
Myrmiong Branch
Red Cross
Bacchus Marsh
Fowler
Myruioog
Iss Leila Dickson
T. G
Pearce
G. W. Anderson
Melutesh
Clark
J. Campbell
T. McGillivrag
T. H. Pearce
B. H. Dugdale
Bello Simon
N. Pearce
Edna Simpson
Gladys Cowan
Grace W. Anderson
Bowie Morton
E. H. Vickie
Matha Clark
Myrmiong
H. M. Hodgson
Bacchus Marsh Club
Red Cross Bazaar Returns and Jumble Stall Mentioned
The Hon Sec Miss Greene reports 54 linen parcels plus pipes cards packs of cards and other items sent away. Bazaar yielded £145. The Jumble Stall was forgotten last week but contributed through sales by Incal school children whose efforts added to the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Greene
Red Cross
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club Plans Visit and Meeting
Members of the Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club will travel to Ballun today to shoot a match with the Ballun club. Re-establishing the rifle range at the Bacchus Marsh racecourse is under way. A special meeting is set for Wednesday evening to consider the resignation of the club captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club
Ballun
Golf Club Delays Play On Mill Bank Links
Golf club cannot play on Mill Bank links due to grass growth. A retire match with Woodend club is pending with date undetermined. Mr A A Robin, former club honor secretary, was presented with a suit rise by members before leaving for Buninyong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh
Millbank
A. A. Robin
Hoo
Buninyong
Royal Pictures Show Promising Evening Programme
The usual attractive programme will be shown this evening with a selection of feature and short subjects. Attendees are promised variety, with familiar faces and entertainment in a compact, period newspaper tone.
Empire's Call at Bacchus Marsh Honors Local Soldiers
Bacchus Marsh stationmaster J M Campigli supplied three sons for service with a fourth eager to join. Private D H Campigli, 19, earned the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry in carrying wounded under heavy fire at Dardanelles before returning home wounded. The Bacchus Marsh Patriotic Committee awarded medals to QMS H H Campbell and Private James Cosgrove at the Shire hall, with community figures praising their sacrifices and careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Campigli
Bacchus Marsh
D. H. Campigli
Imeo
Dardavelles
W. T. Horler
Presbyterian Urch
B. Williams
Horder
Bacchus Marsh Patriotic Committee
Shire Hall
W. Williams
B.A
H. H. Campbell
James Cosgrove
Cosgrove
QMS
Campbell
Postal Department
C. L. T. Alkemade
J.P. Cr
G. F. Ramsey
W. J. C. Ashley
Methodist Church
F. H. Crook
H. H. Blight
W. R. Vigor
A.N.A
J. A. Johns
Jumble Fair Aims to Aid Red Cross in Wartime Effort
Ladies from Barehus Marsh AWNL organized a Jumble Fair at the Mechanics Institute to support Red Cross relief. Stalls included jumble, flower, refreshments, sweets, fish pond, fortune teller, hoopla, shooting gallery, and motor rides. D J Greene opened the fair praising wartime unity. attendance grew from afternoon to evening, with finances not yet reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barehus Marsh
Australian Women’s National League
Red Cross
Mechanics’ Institute
Mesdames
P. F. Emmett
C. B H. Powell
F. H. Crook
W. P. Robertson
W. Hiveman
J. F. McLachlan
Majorie Robertson
Bence
Wm. Williams
F. G. Hiscock
O. L. T. Alkemade
A. Shaw
M. Eiseman
Sweetstall
Emmett
Davis
Mollie Robertson
Fish
Empire
Mount Stibnite Mining Company Director Steps Down
Mr W Grant, chairman of directors, announces that Mr R Thurs ton Evans has relinquished his position as managing director of Mount Stibnite Mining Company Coimadat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Stibnite Mining Company, Coimadat
W- Grant
R. Thurston Evans
Should conscription come to Australia in wartime debate
Bacchus Marsh Debating Society discusses conscription in a heated meeting. Dr John Wills argues for conscription to sustain force in crisis, noting Germany’s long use of conscription and Australia’s need for a national defense draft. Other speakers defend volunteers. vote ends 16 for and 5 against. Next meeting set for Monday 20th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wills
France
Great Britain
British
Belgium
British Isles
Australia
Germany
Britain
India
W. J
Astley
England
Great
W. Williams
Canada
Wilfred Laurier
FR. Williams
B. W. Austerson
Messrs
J. A. Juhes
T. H. Pearce
A. T. Oliver H. H. Blight
P. A McFarlane
W. Mitchell
Rev
T. W. Davis
Mark Kyle
J.P
Mr. Ashley
Wills
Fertile Flats of Bac chus Marsh boost dairy potential
The Bacchus Marsh district document details rich alluvial flats ideal for crops and fruit, with water from Pyke Creek and Werribee River. It notes high land values, market-gardening activity, and extensive irrigation improvements. Waverley estate, 40 acres, supports lucerne, dairy pasture, and improved seed-bed prep. It cites trials on grading, sowing, and rolled seed beds boosting yields, plus strong dairy outputs from Ramsey’s herd and co-op sales, reinforcing the area’s agricultural profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerderberg
Hursbbridge
Pyke
Croek
Werribee
Waverley
G. F Ramsey
Bacchus Marsh
Torwin
Iuewino
Canvay Hosing
J Wills
Lerderdorg Park
Ramsey
Pyke's Creek
Ramsay
Lucerne
Soldiers' Letters From Troop Include Several to Be Published
Letters from Trooper Colin Todd and others such as Trooper Chis Edwards Corporal J Mcpherson and Driver George Hogg have been received and will be published in due course, according to the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Todd
Chis, Edwards
Corporal J. Mcpherson
George Hogg
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed for All Ages
The ad praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe and soothing for the throat. It claims effectiveness against coughs of all kinds and suitability for infants to the elderly, including croup and whooping cough, with mothers urged to use it for even the youngest child.
BACCHUS MARSH COURT HEARS HOTEL PREMISES CASES
In Bacchus Marsh on Thursday September 9 before Justices Read Murphy eM W Lyle and others, Ernest and Edward Akers faced charges for being on the Royal hotel premises on August 1. Evidence centered on constable sightings and hotel entry, with defendants claiming they dined there and visited a milk factory backyard. The bench gave the benefit of the doubt, licenses were to be dismissed, and a licensee charge was withdrawn. A court adjournment was set for next date and health samples were noted under the Pure Foods Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Marsh Court
Messrs
Read Murphy
W- Lyle
W. Vanston
J. Watson
J.P
Nola
Ernest Akers
Edward Akers
Royal Hotel
My. L. Dugdale
P.M
Constable Barrett
Shire Hall Yard
J. Barry
F. R. Manning
Maiq
Ma. Manning
Stort
Gertiss
Hue
Amethen
Ciastalle
Mr. Manning
Mrs. Manning
Sapte Nukin
Charles Liewelyn Rees
Ouf Public Health Ov
Batchu
Marsh
Didomus
Diysilalo
Also Mentioned on This Page
RED Cross Fund
Bacchus Marsh and District
Toolern Vale Red Cross
GOLF
Royal Pictures
Jumble Fair
Miss Hobbs
Bacchus Marsh Debating Society
Baptist Church
Australa
Essure
Fw.l
Rumsey
Gippsland
Bacchus Marsh Co-operative
J. G. Tyssen
Necrim South
Morton
W. Grant Morton
Melbourne
Smith
Geo. Smith
Sui Importer
Ballarat
Galico
Pearce Bros
Feu
Avetraua
Oe Reitowem
EU Lin Sours
Erin Plows
Savings Bank Department
Ancher
Sentres
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