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Newspaper
Sandringham News
Location
Sandringham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
4
A plan to plant trees along Hampton Avenue announces the first tree will be placed at Bridge Street and Bunchro. Norfolk pines will be used. due to a shortage of tree guards, only fifty trees will be planted. Relatives of soldiers may plant their own trees and a list of honored soldiers is provided.
In a Police Court docket, several individuals including Prungia, De TG Lewy and Gordon J. Davis were each fined 208 for failing to vaccinate their children. Motor Cuca and Qsport Cribbin faced 108 fines for failing to provide proper identification. Other entries note salchion pleas and various local offenses with mixed outcomes and time considerations.
The court heard Constable Raven testify about a bicycle with front plate 4170 linked to a Geelong owner. The defendant admitted a fall on Saturday August 10 and that he had bent the plate but claimed he had chalked it before riding on Sunday. The bench found the charge proved and imposed a fine of ten shillings.
An event staged by Miss Tiva Young raised over £21 for the local Red Cross fund.
A fragmentary list presents names including Audrews and W Kewori Boner among several others such as Banks GY Blencowey T evan Coghlan ha Sonal Major Paves A Deauis J Dey and Griffiths Gy Manuka. The garbled OCR reads like a memorial roll with scattered surnames and initials.
A damaged OCR reads as a list from an authorized news agent advertising weekly illustrated magazines and American periodicals. It promotes stationery items including Welling Tablets and various envelopes, with prices like 3/8, 20 extr ies, and a 24 payee for 1d. It also mentions toys and fancy goods.
Letter from A. Tepenakoy of Sundvingham on September 2 1918 urges Protestants to resist perceived Catholic influence in the Empire. He cites alleged disloyal priests, hospital neglect rumors, and a Catholic charity demand, warning of Gibbsian threats and urging vigilance and action to preserve Protestant Britain.
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