THE Railway Commissioners’ Messrs Clapp, Miscamble and Shannon, paid their periodical visit of inspection to the stations on the Frankston–Stony Point and Mornington lines yesterday. They were met at Frankston by Crs Oates Mason, Wells, May, Mr J. E. Jones, shire secretary, Colonel Lazarus, shire engineer, Messrs Jas. Lambie and Young, (Progress Association.) In reply to a request that a certain area near the entrance to the sub–way should be reserved as a cab stand, Mr Clapp replied that provision had been made by the department in the direction indicated. He declined emphatically, to render financial assistance to the council…
Author: Cameron McCullough
A FINE programme is being prepared for the charity concert to be held in the large drill hall at Flinders Naval Depot on Thursday evening next 29th June, 1922. The sad ending to the career of one, who was so recently a member of the ship’s company at the Depot, has deeply touched all ranks and ratings and every efforts being made to make this concert the financial success the distressful bereavement of the widow warrants. The surrounding districts of Hastings Bittern, Balnarring and Crib Point, as well as the civil population of the Depot itself will undoubtedly rally to…
ON Saturday morning last Mr. Miscamble, one of the Railway Commissioners, accompanied by his secretary, Mr Hearle, visited Frankston. He was met at the railway station by Crs. Oates and Wells, Lieut.-Col. Lazarus (engineer), and Mr. J. E. Jones who conducted him to the site of the new subway, where over 100 residents had assembled. Cr. Wells introduced Mr. Miscamble to the gathering, and explained that the people had assembled to urge the department to continue the sub-way to connect with Cranbourne Road. Cr. Oates explained the importance of providing a sub-way for the convenience of residents on the east…
AT last week’s meeting of the Shire Council a communication was read from the Education Department relating to the land at Frankston, proposed to be used as a site for a High School. The Department stated that it had ascertained that the old cricket reserve was only a temporary reservation, and the whole of the area could be vested in the Education Department, if the council and the cricket club concurred. Cr. Mason said the eastern portion of the park could easily be cleared and made available as a cricket ground. Cr. May asked if the Department had expressed any…
JUST before entering Hastings there is a very nasty right angled bend in the main Melbourne road – the road at that spot being very little wider than a motor car. This bend was, according to Dr. Cole, (City Coroner) who conducted the inquest, responsible indirectly for the death of Albert Norman Charles Thompson, aged 34, and the injury to five sailors from the Naval Base. Evidence, given at the inquest by six different witnesses, was entirely in accord. Thomson owner and driver of a 1 ton Ford charabanc, met 10 navy men in Melbourne at 9am on Monday, and…