THE news of Mrs George Gomm’s death, which took place at her residence last Sunday, was received with deep regret…
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PTE. R. Deane, of Frankston, was officially reported admitted to Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, England, on 25 May 1918, suffering…
A SEVERE and painful accident occurred at Crib Point Naval Base last week, by which Mr R. Brown, of Bittern,…
DURING the night of Tuesday, the 18th, the Frankston railway station goods shed was broken into. On Wednesday morning the…
A FOOTBALL match between the Frankston and Mornington juniors was played on Saturday last in the Frankston park when, after…
A MEETING of the Frankston residents was held on 17th September, 1917, to decide upon a site on which to…
MESSRS F. H. Goodwin and L. Watt both of Hastings have enlisted and will enter camp shortly. The best wishes…
IN the 401st casualty list published on Monday appears the name of a Peninsula soldier who has made the supreme…
CAPTAIN Bruce was elected for the vacant seat at the by-election held last Saturday. The following is the result of…
C. E. GOMM, ranger at Somerville, stated in the Shire Council Meeting that be had impounded Mr Martin’s cow and…
WORD has been received by Mr and Mrs Goodwin, of Frankston, from the Defence authorities, that their son, Private Goodwin,…
CAPTAIN S. M. Bruce, M.C., Croix de Guerre, the selected Nationalist candidate for the Flinders seat, opened his campaign in…
WE deeply regret to announce the death while on active service of Private C. R. Wilson, who was killed in…
LEAVING Dandenong on Friday afternoon for Wonthaggi, Lieutenant M. H. Bolton, recruiting officer for Flinders, with Sergeants E. J. Coyle…
IN the 387th casualty list published on Saturday, appear the names of F. Garlick, Mornington, wounded, and T. W. Birch,…
ONE day last week Mr T. Reeves, Frankston, received word from the Defence Departement to the effect that his son,…
WE call special attention to an advertisement in another column of a public meeting, to consider the best means of…
TWO miles out of Mornington, the body of an unknown man was found on Tuesday afternoon by Constable Kerr. Nearby…
SOMETHING should be done at once by “our city fathers” with reference to the state of some of the drains…
THIS evening a welcome home will be accorded Corporal F. McDonald D.C.M. and Gunner H. Upton, (who have been invalided…
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn A DISTRESSING fatality occurred in Melbourne on Thursday last when a lad named Arthur Albert Verney…
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn A STORM of great violence, for which no precedent can be found in the history of…
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn IN consequence of numerous complaints regarding youths armed with pea rifles, shooting indiscriminately at windows, railway…
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn A CHILD of five years has been missing from Frankston since Saturday afternoon. The foster mother,…
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn JOHN Stewart, of Carrum Vale Farm, Seaford, was shot on Sunday, through the foot, by a…
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn AN OFFICIAL WARNING. With the dry weather and high winds serious losses through fire have occurred…
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn DURING the early hours of Wednesday morning (Boxing Day) 4 boys, who were amongst the lads…
THE referendum to decide for or against conscription was held throughout the Commonwealth on the 20th December, and the latest…
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn TO THE VICTORIAN MOTHERS OF SOLDIERS. You who have already done so much for Australia by…
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn SERGEANT Tracy and A. W. Glencross, Esq will address a public meeting at Somerville on Monday…