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Newspaper
Moorabbin News
Location
Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
4
The Dandenong Shire Council discussed funding for local works including lighting and housing upgrades, debated a proposed 1000 pound contribution to a regional project, and considered Sunday trading limits. The meeting covered street lighting, public baths, and park improvements, with calls for co operation with Metropolitan brigades and local employments.
Carrum residents flocked to a Saturday novelty night at the Public Hall, organized by the School Committee for the Jamble Fale. Captain Eynog opened the event, with many costumes and performances well received. Prizes included a Lomb Groaned, Miss Tonviav won a prize, and local figures were noted. About £12 was raised, with the Gleias Club contributing £6 54 to the Red Cross appeal.
The Dandenong Foreshore Trust held its monthly meeting at Chelsea fire station addressing tree planting delays with a grant of £20 from the Lands Department for Murrow grass planting. Attendant employment, expenditure reports, fence costs, and footpath works were debated, with decisions to press for timely tree supplies and to pursue council action for season highlights.
A garbled OCR snippet references Sagamore and Bedford with unclear names and events. The text mentions a saloon, hospital, and various partial phrases, offering no cohesive narrative or verifiable details to summarize a specific incident or outcome.
The Armadile Theatre offers a week of varied screenings including The Nomahka and Kipling romance Dust, plus God's Greatest. A moodindoo feature and Baby Mine extend Goldwyn's work. Projections, serials Who is No.1 and The Pride of New York, and Polly of the Chova appear with other titles on upcoming nights. Fragments suggest multiple shows and an international lineup.
A garbled historical fragment presents an antiphonal voice about soldiers and aging fighters. It sketches a battleline stance, mentions tests of endurance, and contrasts youth with old age amid a noisy, dreamlike stream of phrases.
Vesday Inst Beoptea Day was celebrated at the Teaschon in Glenhuntly with Bova W A Philips and Gann Ort Gros, and Jenkin honoring Lui Caedtoy’s brother. Mayor Ce Wood apologized for Sutlispoged conduct. The highlight was the dive prize won by Ethel Groom and Lindsay Plumb for the part year as a gold medal with ahoqua valued at £2. The Australian prize for Germany was 29. The City Council’s finances and rate payments were discussed, and Jarvis’ team won the Glonkuntly Kink trophy in Clans huntly.
A fragmentary diary style piece recounts Dorothy overhearing a telephone conversation about Aunt Margaret, her grandmother, and a birthday party. The tale weaves memory, family affection, and a distant aunt’s chatter through a child’s curious perspective on voices over the wire.
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