Soldiers Letters From Bacchus Marsh Sailors in Gallipoli
Letters from Colin Todd and fellow Bacchus Marsh men recount Gallipoli days in July and August 1915. Descriptions include near misses with shells, hot weather, daily rations, and an active war effort. Mentions of Colin Thomas’s likely death and various local soldiers’ notes from Egypt and Gallipoli illustrate the period’s dangers and camaraderie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Todd
Mood
Bacchus Marsh
Gallipoli
Marsh
Colin Thomas
Todd
Peninsular
Norman Flack
Ballan
Bacchus Marsh wins rifle match at Ballan in fog
Fourteen Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club members visited Ballan for a 14‑man match at 200 and 500 yards. The day was cold and showery with heavy fog near the end obscuring targets. Bacchus Marsh won by two points, 586 to 584, after a long layoff from range. L. Lion scored 68, A. E. Connor 64, while Ballan’s S. Lay led Ballan with 65. Details include club officer changes and upcoming clears, sales, and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacelins Marsh Rifle Club
Ballan
Ast
Bacchus Marsh
Vicory
Mr. L. Lion
A. E. Connor
S. Lay
Bacehus Marsh
H. LA. Simon
H. E. Connor Ue
G. Cox
HL. Marchant
CL. Crispao
W. D. Simon
E. Trorey
W. Wittick
J. Whelan
W. P. Grant
J. Berry
J. Cox
F. Russell
T. A
W. Denkley
A. Lay
H.R. Chou
G. Wakeham Os
A. Berry
MecCoppin's
Fraser
Bac
Marsh
Empire's Call Honors Local Volunteers at Bacchus Marsh
Two volunteers W Allan and Thos Phillips received medals in a Bacchus Marsh Shire hall ceremony. Local Recruiting Officer W Williams presented tokens of goodwill as residents offered thanks. Wounded lists include Pte W Vallence of Bacchus Marsh, enlisting from Cohuna, and his brother Lieut Pack Vallence at the front. Trooper Maurice Whelan of Parwan wounded at the Dardanelles. Captain Wm Alfred, a Bacchus Marsh figure, serves on the instructional staff at Seymour Training Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Allan
Thos. Phillips
Bacchus Marsh Shire
W. Williams
W. Vallence
4Th Light Horse
Bacchus Marsh
Cohuna
Pack. Vallence
Maurice Whelan
Par‘wan
Bacchus Marsh Light Horse
Dardanelles
Wm. Alfred
Seymour
Red Cross Fund Seeks Xmas Bills For Soldiers At Front
Local Red Cross announces a call for names to obtain Xmas Billies, to be bought in Melbourne for frontline comforts. A meeting for volunteers is set for Wednesday at Shire Hall. Recent drives report 35 shirts, 38 underwear items, 3 fly nets, 3 pillow slips, 1 pair cuffs, 2 cushions, 2 pairs socks, 4 scarfs, cigarettes, books, and old linen. Various donors and contributors listed. upcoming Red Cross events include a dance in Darley, Euchre party, Bacchus Marsh races, Werribee show, and further Bacchus Marsh gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Shire Hall
Red Crows
Wren’s
E. Tracey
Beatrice W. Anderson
Coimadai
W. Burt
Blobel
T. G. Pearce
B. Anderson
A. Simon
Pearce
Hodgson
E. Moss
McEwan
Marjary Butler
Ho! M
Misses N. Pearce
M. McFarlane
Lena Hawkins
Gladys Cowan
B. H. Divkie
Jean Shaw
May Dugdale
Elsie Ramsey
Red Cross
Darley
St. Bernard's Hall
Bacchus Marsh
Red Cross Fund
Werribos
Local enlistment roll for Bacchus Marsh district soldiers
A long list of names from Bacchus Marsh and surrounding districts who have enlisted or volunteered, with units and statuses noted such as wounded or killed. The roster includes numerous individuals across Balliang, Coimadai, Myrnong, Parwan, Blackwood, Greendale, and other areas, plus Australian Navy members. If omissions or corrections exist, the interested parties are asked to contact the editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balliang East
Geo. Davis
J. B. Fullerton
Coimadai
W. G. Hogg
James Johansen
William Bennett
Archie Clark
Percy Oswin
James Bourke
Michael Bernard Coghlan
David James Coghlan
Alex. Drivver
Tod. Hales
Myrmong
Gordon Graham
Richard Meehan
A. D. Hollyhoke
R. Main
Leslie Myers
Gilbert Cowan
David Craig
Archie Campbell
Parwan
Frank A. Moore
David Miller Crowe
J. Cardell
Williau Dixon
Edwand Orton
Blackwood
Jim Byrne
L Stephens
Alex. Armstrong
Anthony Cocciardi
Harry Anderson
Robert Whatmough
Robert Tull
Green Hilla
Neil Mack Cracken
T. Armstrong
Harry Carruthers
A. Downing
R. Downing
BR. Drummond
Greendale
Robert Wilson
Robt
Ridgett
Barchus Marsh
Harry Condon
Wm. Pezet
Jas
Connell
Hotham Jones
James Usher
Cuthbertson
William Vallonce
Jao
Roy Burbidge
Lawrence Roland Burbidge
George
Thos. H. Smith
Gordon T. Smith
Gerald A. Little
Robi. Carter
Hugh Bottle
James Wilson
Jack Wilson
W. Blake
Lindsay
Charles Grey
Jack Brown
Ben. Gould
Chas. Cumming
James Ernest McNulty
Chas
Oliver
Ernest
Neil McLachlan
Albert Smuud Tilly
J. Hehir
H. Mas
Gradual Feed Changes Benefit Dairy Cows in Pasture Season
The text warns that stopping the dairy cow’s day food with the arrival of pasture season harms the cow and owner. Abrupt feed changes are harmful. gradually decrease the key feed rather than stopping it. Even at peak pasture, a small ration remains profitable, as growth alone lacks strength.
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Charlie Edwards
First Expeditionary Forces
Galipuli
George Hogg
Guhariek Camp
Mediterranean
Galipoli
Alexandria
Egypt
Australia
J. J. MacPherson
Melton
Heliopalis
Heliopolis
Monte Carlo
Palace Hotel
Palace
Luna Park
Jimmie Usher
Heaven
Mary
Joseph
Jerusalem
B.C
Ted Marsh
Bacohas Marsh
Light Horse
Whelan
Morton
Shrapnel
L.A
Bert Jacka
V.C
Platt
Charlie” Waterhouse
England
Woodcote
Park Camp
Epsom
Surrey
Willian Whiteley
W.W
Wimbledon Fire Brigade
Grenadier Guards
Whiteley
Miss Hobbs
J. A. Johns
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Club
A. L. Crisp
Cox
John Whelan
Bacchus Marsh Club
Gisborne
Bacchus Marsh Rifle Llub
Onva
Eool
L. A. Fairbairn & Co
Arthur H
Schier
Mustin & Son
Mathieson & Davis
A. (. Dunn's
Couangah
J. M. Peck & Sona
G. M. Black
Tarwin Meadows
South Gippsland
McPhail Bros
McPhail Bros. & Co
Chamberlain
W. Grant Morton
Baooe Marsh
A. Comben
Gladys
Bertie
Bacchus Marsh Observation Station
Dave
Bacchus Marah
Bacchus Marsh and District
Wm. Brennan
Jas. Bushby
Isaac Brunt
Raymond Boyd
Patrick Frank Crook
Webb Crook
Chas. Crook
Wm. Clark
J. R. Calderwood
W. G. Chippindall
Richard Croton
Jas. Cosgrove
W. Cook
Henry Hudson Campbell
Walter Crouch
Norman David Davidson
Alex. Durward
Charles Edwards
Reginald Evans
W. Edgerton
Roy Edwards
Clarence Earl
Alf. Farrow
Alf. Fairbank
Arthur Gladman
R.T. Grant
Arthur Hine
Thomas Hawkins
Jack'' Hammond
W. ‘T Horder
James Kennelly
Henry Lay
Lyle
Hugh Lockwood
Peter Leitch
Alex. Murdoch
William Morton
Geo. Moore
David Roy Moore
Tyan Russell
Fred. Russell
B. J. Ryan
T. H. Skene
Norman Smith
Stanley Short
Robi. Taylor
W. Todd
Mark Usher
Jun
Packington Vallence
J. H. Vinning
Charles Waterhouse
Harry Watson
Balliang
Harold Cashmore
John Cashmore
Archie Cashmore
Wm. Dukelow
Stanley Witham
Thomas Dodemaide
Beggs
Firth
R. Edols
H. Howard
Pearce Bros
Pharcheh Bros
Sinclair
Geo. Smith
Ballarat
Morton’ S
M. Oliver
Busy Bee
Indusiries
Edison
Columbia
Main Bt
Coffes Palace
Commonwealth
Erat General Bankintate Business Prnetpal Towg A
Ats Pd Drafts Tarde Inne Ten Panis
Vaep
Savings Bank
Chia
Degestt
Wierrain
Annem
International Savings Bank
Dyer Severson
James Danyeu
Express
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