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Newspaper
Sandringham News
Location
Sandringham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
3
A fragmentary column lists several Hampton area services and contacts, including printing offices and mercantile trades. It mentions J Lynch grocer, Harston Street listings, a phone reference, and Kemp boot and shoe store offering low prices and neat repairs.
The reliving Mayor Dr J Ferdinandy submitted a comprehensive report covering May 1917 to August 1918. It notes severing from Moorabbin Shire to form Sandringham Borough on February 7 1917, growth potential, two low loan issues for public works, and road railway work. It details council actions, bylaws, financials with Moorabbin, and wartime fundraising efforts including a Boomerang Carnival raising 515 12s 5d. The mayor commends staff and hints at future governance, while odd wartime reflections and local concerns close the document.
The writer describes a peaceful weather day interrupted by war nearby. Lads compete for supremacy in athletics as civilians evacuate due to long range gunfire. The landscape features woods, ridges, crops, a river, and flooded valleys that recall a bloody battle.
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