Submerged Blings and Election Talk Dominate St Kilda Meeting
Local St Kilda South Ward Association held in the Methodist hall with Mr Faychan presiding. Minutes show debate over secretary role, funds, street work to Ormond Road, and a canvass plan while debates on membership and subscriptons continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilda Sunil
Pryeyias Association
Tuviedy Wcoulac
Ehair Bolme
Faychan
Cliviele
Hetull
Edzar TR
Clarke
Ormond Road
Question of railway and tramway competition raises losses
The Prahran Council debated an electric tramway impact report showing railways losing £76 000 due to tramline competition. Members argued trams parallel to rails inflate land values and questioned management, with calls for royal commission or parliamentary action and referral to the legislative committee.
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Prahran
Heyward
Legislative Committee
Melichick
Naylor
Oakleigh
Lumley
Pickford
de Naylor
Embling
Jost
de Ginn
Prabrati
Prevent
Mathews
Ams
Gina
Carr
Malvern Tram Traffic Revenue Reported by Mayor
Mayor Thompson reported at Malvern Council on Monday that tramway revenue for the past four weeks fell to £13 566 9s 3d for 28 days ending October 17. White Horse road extension yielded £199 18s 10d per mile. For week ending October 4 the rest lines showed £3 499 13s 6d and the extension earned £49 13s 3d per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Malvern
Trust
Pam
White Horse Road
Dan Bells Wins Trotting Show Title at Methonene 1917
Dan Bells driven by M. Coffey won the Methonene Show trotting event, beating Inveresta and other contenders. The stallion, praised as well tempered, secured the 1 mile race in 2 25 3/5 seconds with a five length margin, owner listed as J Johnson of East St Kilda.
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Nmuranences
Dan Fateh Reeatic Champign
Evening Bells
Abbey Hells
Inveresta
AN Bells
Richmond
Dan Bells
Tina
M. Coffey
Melbourne
Health committee report on premises provisions act approval
The Brahron Council health committees reported on Monday that provisions of the Factors mod Shops Act had been approved. Named individuals include Madame Poustie and Miss Lyon among others, with addresses at 205 Graville Street and 9 Charles Street.
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Brahron Council
Monfeet
Cowie
Premis
Madame Poustie
Colonseum Ar
Miss Lyon
Griviile Atreet
Teremy Ployes
J. Mirevherton
Charles Sient
Ur Jain
Advertising patent lotion promises cures for deafness
A late Victorian advertisement touts Harley’s Mar Lotion as a universal remedy for deafness and noises in the head. It claims the product cures ordinary cases, with bottles sent by post including directions and order details from James Marley and stockists in Lambeth and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siead
Harley
James Marley
Steckdaleret
Lambeth
Lesden
Baz
Periscopes Alter City Rail Signals For Peaceful Viewing
Engineers build a twelve foot high periscope extending from a terrace to allow signalmen a clear unobstructed view over a city buildings. The experiment, aimed at avoiding signal disruption caused by fog or accidents, proved effective and saved hundreds of pounds while simplifying railway operations.
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icTal
Holly
Wiser
Waril
Slgr
Ships Built of Stone From Norway Inventor's Plan
A Norwegian engineer Nicolai Mingner unveils a stone ship concept using gravel and cement, claiming steel ribs and a ship entirely stone built without wood. The plan envisions 15,000 ton vessels to bridge Norway and England, funded by M. Brostrom and supported by Norwegian Marine authorities.
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Chiriatisma
Norway
Vikines
Wien
Riba
Monts
Nla
Vikings Harbour
Nicolai Mingner
Englani
M. Brostrom
Marine
Great Shipping Company
Zak Perts
South Wml
Central America
Willie
Goats in Wartime Obsessed With Trappings of Innocence
Fragmentary diary style account from a trenches journal criticizes romanticized images of goats amid war. The narrator notes goats look harmless but cause unexpected trouble, while soldiers reflect on hunger, rationing, and the harshness of conflict.
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Heminded
Tramp Seeks Help After Losing Arm in Railway Work
A fragment describes a railway porter losing an arm and a tramp begging for aid at a doorway. The man of the house refuses entry, telling the tramp to leave and implying the porter would have caused damage had he been present. The scene captures harsh social dynamics of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xitreeh Moor
Plesse
Freddie
Fragmentary Classroom Scene From Historical Text
A garbled passage describes a cymnanium instructor disciplining pupils with a punitive extreme movement while tying hair. The dialogue fragments reference a right side issue and a wheeler, suggesting a chaotic, classroom scene without clear context or full names.
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Snrg
Moon Puzzle Turns Dramatic Silent Scene
A surreal scene unfolds with characters exploring a moon orbit myth as a plan to explode, while Sondkin and Hinke debate a dramatic fate. A hushed moment behind a curtain frames the tension as a voice questions the plan and a mother sits nearby.
Fragmented Nostalgia Echoes From a Faded Page
The text presents a collage of garbled dialogue and stray phrases describing a quiet morning, college talk, and a stray recipe. It evokes a sense of faded memories with partial names and scattered observations, hinting at a domestic scene and a longing for meaning amid scattered, damaged lines.
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Edney
Mi Watwan
Bomer
Armond Road
Winnie
Pheike Moeesing
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Laos
Pws
Wedd
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Sitrest
Amd
Gemvend Road
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Watson
Aptsiin
Wade Statin
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Pat Ovat Wien
Wille
South Way Association
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Yale of Property
Cr Clarke
Regan
St Kilda
Chirk
Conineil Epantine Five Quay
Railways and Tramways
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J. Johnson
Alexander Street
East St. Kilda
Chronicle Office
the “Prahran Chronicle
St. Kilda
South Yarra Gazette and Malvern Standard
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Windsor
Soudon Street
the Moon Eerarsep
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