15 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
Moorabbin News
Location
Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1916
Page
1
Fragmented itemized notice listing donations and a land sale near Mordialloc Mentone to raise funds for a Presbyterian church and asylum, including auction details for building plots and cottages. Mentions buyers, agents, and local figures with limited readable names.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Hawwelies and Mie owsky Wally associations in 1801 labor action. Names and places are unclear. Facts are incomplete due to damaged text.
Local column reports on Red Cross shelter items sent to headquarters including 149 pila of soot, 70 shirts, 1 tent, 1 holmet and 18 washers. Dy Sond and Mya Madden receive transfers, with service and social updates. Bowling club championship results list PiVor and Ge Walton as winners, while a charity show at Cheltenham Hall draws attention.
Local notices describe ongoing stalls and a bridal like display near the Mentone pier attracting visitors to view goods for sale and removal. Advertisers push carriage shuttles, with Mr R Polts offering personal services and appointments via Lagwl station, phone Cheltens 143.
Mei Grogan, a prominent Presbyterian worker in Glenhonty, hosted a community holiday event with a child’s excalation request. The Mooravian Choir Society, led by conductor Mie Th Mrawlh, performed at the district gathering, earning praise for discipline and musical skill.
A surge of visitors over the past weeks has doubled the town’s dialing and subscription rates. Subdivisions attract buyers and temporary residents, while permanent residents grow. phone service remains strained and the department seeks to expand exchanges to improve reliability.
In Cheltenham police court on Wednesday January 12 the case of wandering cattle against multiple defendants was heard under wandering cattle regulations. Several individuals faced fines or penalties including a charge of unlawful discharge of a firearm at Moorabbin, with guilty pleas and sentences recorded.
A garbled account in Moorabbin dated 10/1/16 describes a busier type man questioning villagers about stray animals near the Shire. The tale mentions a Deputy Ranger and a claim that new Ranger Anderson has caused nearly twenty animals to go missing in a week.
Fragmentary report notes a rifle shoot at Langwarrla Saturday at 600 yards with limited readable details. It mentions a vandalized place on ANA day and a warning by Captain Wolly about disruptions to town plans. A committee meeting is set for Thursday at 9 p.m. led by Peter Bon’s committee members.
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