A FATAL motor accident occurred at Mornington on Wednesday afternoon, (says the “Age”.) As Mr Albert Dawson, of Two Bay’s…
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LAST Wednesday a band of “tin kettlers” went down to give the new bride and bridegroom, Mr and Mrs Hanton,…
“IN some undefined way a good many people here seem to think an Australian is an uncivilised sort of being,…
MR C. J. Leadbetter notifies in another column that he intends opening a fish shop in Frankston on Saturday next…
OWING to his professional duties necessitating his constant absence from the district, especially on the dates of meetings of the…
A VERY pleasant evening was spent on June 30th, at the residence of Mr and Mrs Dean “The Grove,” Frankston,…
ON Monday last three schoolboys (James and Cyril Hodgkinson and William Walker) when crossing the railway line, near the local…
A DEPUTATION from the residents of Frankston waited on Mr Adamson, Minister of Public Works on Thursday morning. The deputation…
THE friends of Miss W Scarborough will be pleased to know that she is improving after her second operation which…
WE regret to have to record that the accident which occurred to Mr J. Holley, of Mornington Junction on Tuesday…
WE note that Mr and Mrs Masterton, have donated another £100 to the Red Cross Funds. *** MR Percy Fuller,…
MR and Mrs W. C. Pentland have been advised by cable that their son, Lieutenant W. C. Pentland, of Port…
ECHOES from the Front. WHERE ARE THE BOYS WE KNOW ! Private Dick Donohue, in a recent letter, writes :–…
LETTERS from the Front. The following letter has been received by Miss W. Scarborough from Pte Dent:– Just a line…
A DEPUTATION from Tyabb waited on Mr H. S. W. Lawson, Minister for Education on Tuesday for the purpose of…
MR R. T. Picking and family, after spending the summer months in Frankston, have removed to their residence at Glen…
IT is a regrettable fact that thirteen dinner knives, which had been lent for the occasion, mysteriously disappeared while the…
SOME excitement was caused in Queen Street, Maidenhead (UK), on Monday afternoon, when a bullock belonging to Mr Webster butcher,…
BY the death of the late Cr. Geo. Griffeth, of “Two Bays Nurseries”, Somerville and district has sustained a loss…
MR Archibald has secured from a breeder six fine Rhode Island roosters. They have been much admired and can be…
LICENCES are to be issued shortly by the Federal Government for the exportation to Great Britain of practically the whole…
Our Letter Box. Sir,–It is amusing to note in your journal that the shire councillors of the Frankston and Hastings…
WE regret to have to record the death of Mr H B. Hanton, of “Ashburnham” Frankston. He has been in…
PRIVATE Rogers was unfortunate enough to be suffering from mumps on his arrival in France. *** THE Hon Secretary of…
FURTHER action has been taken under the war precautions regulations to limit expenditure on places of amusement. A new regulation,…
OUR Letter Box. Sir,–Dearie me! What a hornets nest one disturbs if any attempt is made to point out defects…
UP to the 20th of this month Miss Theodora Carter, A.T.C.L., of 6 Pine Grove, Malvern, offers 12 months’ free…
THE many friends of Mrs George Shepherd, of Somerville, will be pleased to learn that she is again at home…
IT will be seen by an advertisement in another column that definite arrangements have now been made to hold meetings…
LOST Stolen or Strayed.–Spotted cow, branded HG, on rump, near calving. –H. GAMBLE, Frankston. *** AMONGST the last of casualties…