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Newspaper
Prahran Chronicle
Location
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
5
An official proceeding records the Prahran Council's decision to purchase Vienha chairs. Attendees include council members and the mayor. The discussion covers supply terms, authorizations, and potential objections during a recent meeting.
A chaotic, partial match summary describes a South Suburban Football Association game with scattered names and events. Players like Currie and Ramblers are noted for forward play and scoring chances, while defenders and midfielders are praised for scene-setting passing and tackles amid a rough, muddled contest at Kawever Park.
A fragmented OCR item shows garbled text with partial names and a local joke note. It mentions Clark and a price or charge but content is unclear and not fully legible.
The Prahran Council debated funding a bacteriological laboratory at the Alfred Hospital to detect cerebro spinal meningitis cases. Dr Abenbam emphasized community risk, urging council support for £30 this year to establish and maintain the lab, aiding rapid testing and public health.
Local council and tramways discuss running special trams to improve service on High Street. Mayor and officials promise quicker travel in busy hours with limited cars, aiming to ease congestion and meet demand.
Mr H C Macdonald of the Prahran Australian Natives Association branch donated two small Australian flags carried in the Gallipoli campaign to Captain Harold Craig and Quartermaster Sergeant A F Wainwright. After service, the flags were returned to Australia and presented back to Mr Macdonald at a branch meeting, with George Fitzsimmons officiating. The event honors Craig and Wainwright and marks ongoing local remembrance of the Anzac story.
In a sugared evening at the Grandview Grove Cricket Club the host club members honored long serving secretary Mr Shalless for five years in post. Chairman Mr Frei Lilly and others praised his work while gifts and singing the National Anthem closed the event.
The Loyal Canterbury Lodge Xo 32 U A C D held its half yearly meeting at Dispensary Hall Cecil Place Pra tap with Brother G Payge presiding. A circular from Grand Secretary about the Festival at the Exhibition was received and an appeal from the Children's Hospital discussed. Nominations for the next term included Arch Druid S Payne and other officers. a visit to Salisbury Lodge for a benefit smoke was approved.
Charles Moore of the Charles M. Read Stores Chapel Prahran donates ninety pounds to the Prahran Hospital and Red Cross Fund in commemoration of his attaining majority. The mayor gratefully acknowledges the gift and its charitable purpose.
Today Saturday June 3 Messrs G D Langridge and Son hold a sale at Avenel Rou and Norford Grave featuring 1 picturesque allotments. Land is convenient 10 rai with surrounding views regarded as very attractive.
An official at a Durham voihery tours a pit-head with a miner and jokes about lowering a cage. A teacher asks the class for an essay on The Result of Laziness, but one bright yet lazy student submits a blank sheet of paper.
Reading shows a fragmentary line about Cowen and related parties with no clear event, date, or outcome. Names like Cowen appear, but other terms are garbled, making it impossible to establish a definite item or action.
Prahran council members including Abraham and C Woodfull inspected the council quarries at Fostersey. The report notes work proceeding in a surgical manner and highlights valuable guidance from expert bands resuming after a temporary disruption.
The Malvern Tramway Trust reports May revenue figures with year over year changes. Car miles reached 221,532 versus 187,774 last year, an increase of 33,758. Messengers carried 1,926,002, up from 4,570,440 in the prior year, with a rise of 329,572. Receipts total 12,265 pounds 16 and 73 pence, compared with 10,110 pounds 12 shillings 8.895 pence last year, an increase of 2,127 pounds 4 shillings 1.4 pence.
The St Kilda Lodge held a fast meeting at the Club Hotel High street St Kilda with acting W P Bro Preston G P presiding The secretary Bro Mano reported Grand Lodge business The St Kilda Lodge closed to reopen Tuesday Jude 6th as Ventivanan St Kilda Lodge at the Prahran Post Office Hotel Chapel street opening to be performed by the Grand President and Grand Lodge members All burfitoes welcome at the ceremony.
At the Prahran branch A N A the half yearly meeting was held with President L Hurchall presiding. Elected for the ensuing term were President Mr E Burahal, Vice President H G Mac hens, Secretary G Fezaymmann, Treasurer R K Ewart, Assistant Secretary F H Reunion ee, Reunsee Committee Buckingham Burtoi Bradley Coursy Cameron, Auditors Mases Bing More, Metropolitan Committee Live Blyth Wilmot, Dispensary delegates Bur chal Fusimmans McDonnell Hall Management Committee Blyth Lye Wilmot.
Khaki Bibles for Soldiers staged by the British and Foreign Bible Society auxiliary at Prahran Town Hall on Thursday evening celebrated the society’s anniversary. The event announced that 16,000 Khaki bound copies of the Scriptures have been distributed in Victorian military camps and that representatives continue work among troops amid strong soldier demand.
The Rev. io opens the Rechabité Hall for a charity sale to aid wounded soldiers. Admission prices are modest and proceeds go to the cause. Mrs Aloe oversees the necresarial duties and the Big Store acts as the venue for the event.
The Prahree Ladies Benevolent Society lists funds and aid given in May for widows and orphans in Prahran South Yarra and Toorak. It notes 10 cases aided, supports for 3 widows and 20 others, with receipts and expenditures totalled at 81 pounds for the fortnight. It invites donations at Holy Treasure and Toorak Road locations and promotes remedies for head colds.
Speaking at a Prahran City Council meeting, Gina stated that the Prahran Technical School made a strong impression on him. He recalled how the institution had long been advocated and noted the benefits he could testify to, highlighting its value to citizens.
At a Prahran council meeting on Monday evening Dr Gint moved that any Prahran citizen be exempted from hawking marketable commodities fees under Regulation No. The motion was negated after St Morris seconded it and the vote was recorded as defeated.
Morris objects to the Electric Light Co. on High Street Windsor claiming public access was restricted during road works. He notes this is the first time the company has used the roads in such a manner and urges the surveyor to address the matter.
Mr B A Carter DO of 23 Chaos Street near Empress Theatre continues as a leading optician in sight testing and spectacle making. He has secured Australian military hospital spectacles and is a Chapel Street native with a London-born father.
Gout on Laure before My E Notley Moore and others, JP Charlen M Read and Co sue G E Woods farmer of Werribee for goods bought in the husband name. Woods' wife testified she left him and the purchases were necessary. She alleged coercion and that no money would be in the house until she conformed. The Beach ordered payment of the claimed amount plus costs.
Join the colors with the Australian Expeditionary Force seeking every able bodied man to enlist. Physical fitness is required and duty calls for capable volunteers ready to serve.
Recruits are sought at Town Hall Drill Hall and Recruiting Depot for medical examination. Suitable applicants receive free railway tickets for final medical and enlistment in the metropolis. Pay rates include per day embarkation and separation allowances for married men with dependents, with conditions limiting amounts to fill pay gaps. Pension details incomplete but mention of pension provisions.
A garbled wedding notice narrates vows and gifts, naming the bride and groom with scattered details. The fragment references a tauber and a keeper, a procession, and an implied celebration with family members and attendants amid unclear dates.
A garbled OCR style passage mentions a witness and various scattered terms. It references humans, vehicles, a crash, and distant places like Peking. The text is highly distorted with unclear names and events, offering only fragmented hints of a dated incident or recount.
Community event at Trinity Martel Hall in Hibaetaye on Saturday May 27 features stalls. Volunteers organize games, cake sale, crafts, and a young performers segment to raise funds for community programs.
Fragmentary OCR shows a muddled old nurse patent remedy note for children. It mentions soothing syrups, teething, sleep aid, and directions that are unreadable and garbled.
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