Public meeting at St Kilda stalls Fourth Ward move
A Chronicle report criticizes a St Kilda public meeting on the Fourth Ward plan as a fiasco. It condemns the lack of representative support, mocks speaker Mr Chestera, and argues for reliable public men to back the cause amid Mayor’s Greater Melbourne remarks. Hawthorn and St Kilda population figures are cited to question supporters.
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Chestera
St. Kilda
Cheaters
Wishart
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Hawthorn
Melbourne
Prahran Shines With Strong Rate Returns In 1900
Local councils report Prahran collected 26 906 pounds 43 shillings in rates for the year ending September 30 1900. Excluding tramway arrears of 158 pounds 18s 5d, the total nearly clears the levy, underscoring Prahran as a thriving business center and Victoria’s second city. St Kilda records likewise solid finances with only 781 pounds 6s 3d outstanding from 18 194 pounds 18s 3d collected.
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Prahran
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St. Kilda
Prahran Council deals with roads and finances. break‑in at Windsor
Dr A M Williams urges action on Osborne street footpath and roads. surveyor Calder to report. Miss M intyre’s Windsor Chapel Street premises broken into for feathers ribbons and silks valued at £50, with front‑door entry via skeleton keys. Armadale State School infant rooms work authorised. tenders to be called within three weeks. Prahran finance chair Luxton reports year end balance of £2722 with most rates collected. small arrears noted. Court actions include Milly Gerardin committed to Salvation Army for twelve months and Robert Stewart fined for insulting words. Upcoming events include a poster ball at New Town Hall, and a dairy goods case with milk can return dispute.
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Prahran Council Opens Brief Meeting Amid Cheers
Round the Town reports a forty minute council session in Prahran with Mayor absent and Simmons presiding. Commissioners Turner and others praised rate collectors Bottomly and Dean for collecting most of the year’s rates, while wages expectations rise. The city officers, led by John Dick, praised for guarding funds, are steered by long‑tenured experience keeping municipal work moving smoothly.
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Health advice on scalp care and hair growth remedies
A health advertisement urges using jet water and Castile Soap to cleanse the scalp, followed by Lyngmore's Jaborandi daily as a dressing. It claims to arrest hair loss, promote growth, and improve scalp cleanliness, with pricing and supplier details in Bourke Street.
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