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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
3
Social events and club news across CALTOWIE and Balaklava with cricket pitch work, Batten trophy results, railway produce reports, a concert at the Institute, Seaside Picnic planning, hockey social, anniversary church services and community notices. Includes civic and electoral roll notes and upcoming events for February 1913.
MT TEMPLETON Oct. 14. This note records a mason remarks on a windy spell with a north wind Sunday bringing dust and a later south wind, followed by dust return and a hoped for two inches of rain to ease the heat and improve the sky.
A public temperance meeting at Balaklava on Friday Oct 11 drew a large crowd. Speakers included Mr T H Smeaton MP and Mr Crawford Vaughan MP with Mr R H Low on platform. Smeaton urged that the question could be settled by the people via the ballot box and warned against liquor shops.
Residents gathered to discuss granting people the right to decide on licensed bars. The evening featured several readings and recitations by attendees. Mr. Smeaton was thanked for his address and Mr. Vaughan for his residence.
The Balaklava Institute reviewed its year with a report by President Marchant noting £232 total revenue, £61 balance, and £887 180 expenditure from recent additions. Subscriptions stood at 18 1 16, books issued 2 058, officers elected include H Virgo as President and W Upton as Secretary. The meeting approved the balance sheet, recommended interior renovations, and noted plans for new chair platforms and a renovated hall.
A reflective essay recalls youth in distant days and contrasts it with modern comforts. It cites steam and electricity as once rare, notes medical beliefs of the era, and extols Warner’s liver and kidney cure touted as a universal remedy.
In a detailed note from Ingham a special study recommends fibrous plaster for ceilings, highlighting non conductance of heat and sound, durability, and resistance to wear. It warns buyers to choose authentic products from reputable modelling shops and avoid imitations at Victoria Place offices.
A. J. Cresswell of Birteguern reports ten years of severe colic attacks and credits Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for relief. He says the medicine saved him from ongoing distress and is sold everywhere.
Balaklava hosts a spring meeting of the Balakiga Racing Club with fine weather and a large attendance near 40, featuring a new grandstand and upgraded facilities. Officials including President Wy Upton and H. Tidswell oversaw improvements such as a second hoist, defined furlongs, press stalls, and updated judge and starter arrangements. Seven races provided a solid afternoon, with Battlebridge beating Braet and King Malion in the Avon Hurdles, Alma Trial, and other events.
Across Australia a Week of display and sale highlights domestic products including mowers millinery clothing and shoes for men women and children. The Chamber of Commerce awards prize for a local motto urging support for local enterprises and water-pricing concerns are noted as a civic call to action.
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