09 May 1914
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Newspaper
Moorabbin News
Location
Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 09, 1914
Page
1
The page lists Church of England and Congregational notices with service times for several locations and ministers. It also includes a tide table noting high and low tides for the coming week with approximate times and a mid interval.
Fragmented report describes township property sales by W. Katelan on May hath May, including brick villas near Cheltenham station and a seven roomed villa owned by A. F. Joyce. Victorian Rowing Association attendees and notable figures such as Keating and Sir Arthur Stanley attend an excursion in Mentone amid cold rain.
Cheltenham items report the Women’s Club business moot at Mechani Institute with Mrs Roberts presiding, and a reaction to Mrs Warburton case. Social events include the G Co Victorian Ranger Social Club annual meeting with balance sheets, White Ribbon group supper and a gold medal contest, a large ALN A social dance, and a wedding at the Church of Christ for Mr F Butler and Miss Maggie Amen with reception and speeches. The section also notes a memorial service for district volunteers, charity work, and the death of Mr B Postl with funeral details and tributes from colleagues.
In Mentone, on the weekend of April 27, a well guarded home near Mre Max Borchardt was burgled with valuables missing after a door was broken. A separate theft occurred between April 27 and 30 at a security clerk’s residence in Hast Malvern, valued at £7. Police Constable Crockett is handling both cases. A large framed picture containing a yellow dress, a gash box and thread were found nearby. The Integra Hobinson memorial fund has received generous subscriptions enabling work to proceed. The Mentone Literary Guild met on April 25, plans a May 13 gathering with a sockening and program. A. Clia was elected president and J. Balding secretary.
Local government listings name Rey H. Jones Mesara Hackett Groves Lawn Ferguson Sillitas and Day on the school committee. Progress Association meets monthly on Monday nights. A Wednesday gathering discussed pirating society items and educational articles in the Literary Times. Neill obituary announced after a private hospital stay in Cheltenham. A Presbyterian Church notice invites attendance for an upcoming service and euchre event at the Institute and Cray Bowling Club fundraiser.
An unnamed narrator recounts a chaotic experience on the Beaufabre tramway and Beach road, mixing fevered hallucination with a recalled ride to Gippsland. The piece blends a voyage gone wrong with reflections on watchers, wrapped in a hazy, fractured account.
Moorabbin Shire Council claimed Beaumarie Tramway Company Limited failed to secure passenger safety and general public protection along the tramway route. Mr Dickson’s cabinet report found the council’s complaint not justified and the cabinet has not yet released a final evaluation.
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