AT a meeting convened by the Progress Association 18 months ago it was stated that sly-grog selling had become quite…
Browsing: 100 Years Ago This Week
YESTERDAY afternoon another meeting of Frankston residents was held in the Methodist Sunday school to receive reports in connection with…
THERE was a busy scene at the Frankston railway station last Wednesday morning when Frankston and district residents entrained for…
THE absence of the Minister of Lands from the city last week made it impossible for the Hon. Alfred Downward…
THE race meeting held by the Mornington Racing Club on Tuesday, in glorious weather, was decidedly successful, and the Hastings…
WHILE driving a motor car over a level crossing at Moorooduc on February 8, Mrs. Ellen Firth, of Somerville, became…
ON January 4th last the Council of the Shire of Frankston and Hastings passed a resolution to the effect that…
AT today’s Council meeting of the Shire of Frankston and Hastings, the Secretary of the Musicians’ Association, Melbourne, wrote asking…
A SPECIAL meeting of the Frankston Soldiers’ Memorial Committee was held at the Shire Hall on Tuesday night for the…
ONE day last week, Cr. W. Armstrong, president of the Shire of Frankston and Hastings, noticed a man removing firewood,…
SUPPORTERS of the High School movement received an unpleasant shock at the Council meeting last Friday when Cr. Oates announced…
FRANKSTON, in common with other towns throughout Australia, refused to get excited on Saturday last over the Federal elections. The…
AT the Frankston Police Court on Monday, before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Williams, Grant and Armstrong, J.sP., five young…
SOMETHING of a sensation was caused at a cricket match, played between Langwarrin and Frankston teams on Saturday afternoon, on…
ON Sunday last a party of eight motored from Williamstown to spend the afternoon at Frankston. Whilst here the party…
THE second meeting of the Frankston Beach Carnival Committee was held last Tuesday night at 8 o’clock in the Shire…
THE Armistice ceremony was very solemnly conducted at the Frankston school on Friday. Nice wreaths were sent by Betty James,…
AT last week’s council meeting State Rivers and Water Supply Commission wrote re providing a water supply scheme for the…
IN a reply to Mr. Prendergast, leader, of the Opposition, Mr. MacPherson, State Treasurer, stated that he had been approached…
WHEN Mr. A. Taylor, of the Pier Hotel, took up his residence in Frankston about 12 months ago, he stated…
MESSRS. A. L. Stevens and H. Eastwood, of Pratt’s Stores, had an exciting experience on Friday afternoon last. They decided…
AT 3.15 on Sunday afternoon Archbishop Mannix arrived by car at Hastings. His arrival was the signal for a cheer…
AT yesterday’s Council meeting the Shire Secretary (Mr. John E. Jones) read the following telegram from the Minister of Lands…
A VERY successful meeting of the newly-formed Frankston District Cycling Club was held last night when it was decided to…
FRANKSTON’S attitude in connection with the High School movement is somewhat puzzling to outsiders, and last Wednesday’s developments will not…
MR. Essex A. D. Bond, of the new Frankston firm of auctioneer’s, Bond & Baxter, having arrived at the conclusion…
FAVOURED by bright, sunny, weather, a large crowd of football lovers attended at the Somerville oval last Saturday to witness…
AT about 3.30 on Thursday afternoon two military De Haviland aeroplanes whilst returning to their base as Point Cook, were…
EXCITEMENT ran high at Frankston yesterday when Cr. Oates, the retiring councillor for the Frankston Riding, was opposed by Mr.…
MR W. Crawford Young, who is a candidate for the seat in the Frankston Riding of the Shire Council, in…