This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Moorabbin News
Location
Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
4
Warburton police court filled Saturday as Colas, accused with two others, faced charges involving stolen military kit, kerosene, sugar and wheat from Mentone and Warburton depots. Witnesses described ownership, searches recovered two kerosene cases, sugar, wheat, tobacco, and a jacket. Colas denied guilt. bail granted for further committals and a later district court hearing.
The Aspendale Progress Association held a Saturday night meeting at Raescourds Hall. Members discussed school expulsions, a juvenile concert, and efforts to improve the town’s north end. nominations and committee roles were debated amid calls to support Senator Millon’s scheme and appoint a new working executive.
A long hereafter style summary recounts drainage easement talks from Thouctl street to the Moorabbin railway yards, with Mr W. Wook’s property and Holywood council concerns about cost, planks and pipes. Local officials promise early costed plans and a council debate on boundary notices and weed removal.
Fragmented OCR text shows a chaotic jumble with names like Naduravia and Heluue, references to a “Movinin al pubile alate,” and hints of a meeting to restewn from fibhinktions of w Tammy nog at Dileirsato. It reads as a derailed local bulletin with no clear event.
A garbled OCR text fragment lists disjointed phrases about authority and public requests. It references progress members and political phrases, with mis-spellings and scattered names. The piece reads like a stray political commentary or a damaged public notice rather than a coherent article.
A garbled review of film showings and stage acts at multiple venues. Names such as Olya Petrova Mary Flekford Polly Olive Thomas and Charlie Chaplin appear amid a chaotic program listing with refers to theaters Dettes Sonrobllight Promsen and Chollenham hall. The text reads as a muddled schedule for Monday Saturday and tonight showings with various performers and films.
Owing to Langwarvin range issues a joint event was staged at Port Melbourne on Saturday night with The Novelty and Feat, tied to a club meeting. Members were asked to attend in full colors, ribbons supplied at the hall. A pennant match at Mentone range tonight saw Cheltenham and Mentone clubs compete, with Mentone prevailing by eight points as the scorer noted.
A Saturday event at the Public Hall featured a combined Med Crow and State Schools’ jumble fay with an open toe ceremony at 2:30 pm. Captain Hanlee presided alongside local officials including Dr Goleuso and Dr Goovee MGA. The gathering highlighted self-reliance teachings and community activities, with a beauty contest among local entrants.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.