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Newspaper
Moorabbin News
Location
Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1915
Page
4
Fragmentary civic notice references a building fund, a court or legal action, and an event at a skating venue. Names and places are obscured by garbled OCR, but the piece appears to discuss funding, an attorney, and plans for a spring event intended to raise awareness.
Municipal rates must be paid by the tenth to avoid listing on the tax rolls. Moorabbin collector Mr McSwain will visit selected areas as advertised. The council plans electric light expansion while recent tenders favored a local company for a waterworks project. A Monday moratorium and a land sale with a seven room residence are noted, with motorcars and cabs to shuttle buyers to the site between 1:90 and 3 p.m.
Enthusiasts from Cheltenham and Ormond met on Thursday with Cheltenham winning 616 to 4.2. Goal scorers for Cheltenham were J Ping three, W Walker, D Gardiner, and BR Millay. The report also covers an anniversary concert, church services, and various society notices including Red Cross, A N A, and local community events with names of organizers and attendees.
Mentone resident We Roy, son of J. R. Dann, hosted a departure party at the Tandon Cafe for the Northern Territory term. Numerous Nihenda attended as he left to serve on the Pine Creek line near Kathrine River, with plans noted for the return and duties in the Commonwealth Huma Alixir department.
Young engineer Weilth helps organize a skating carnival raising funds for a building repair. The event features costumes for ladies and gents, prizes for skill and originality, and is hosted by the Recreation Reserve committee under Meri Venpnay. Also listed are church anniversary services, parish meetings, relief committee notes, a fire incident, a football match, and local social gatherings with prizes and arrangements.
Report of a Saturday gathering by the Bowling and Srogset Club at the Mechouley Institute with prize winners including Mrs Bubling and Montane. Notes on social events, travel, and recurring meetings led by Adjutant Hilbert Fasttins with plans for future activities.
The readable fragments reference J Miller acting as carg vuline and librarian, an institute, advertising columns, and a mechanis department. Names like Elses, Els services, Mrs 4, Hi, Gullis appear amid unclear sentences about attendance, screenings, and postings. The broken text lacks coherent events or dates.
The Rev F Centry and colleagues discussed soldiers wounded in action and the pride of those who served. They recalled Private J. Wuriun and Sorgen Wildy, noting the sacrifice of volunteers and the need for families to cope with losses while avoiding scandal and slander.
In Heltenham Police Court James O Connor was fined for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. An order was made against Clayton for June 28 with costs. Mrs Simons faced assault charges from May 18 with witness statements and defense, while Miss Symons testified about a disturbance at her premises. Fireworks and nighttime behavior were noted by witnesses including Duckley and Hurtelion.
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