Category Archives: 100 Years Ago This Week

Mr Williams declares his cow to be disease free

March 18, 2019 no comments

TO All Whom It May Concern. I WILLIAM WILLIAMS, of “Rupertstan”, Langwarrin, desire to inform the Cattle Buyers of this district that a Cow, forming one of my well known Jersey herd, was, in December...

Mrs Fielder opens a school of graceful dancing for children

March 12, 2019 no comments

BY advertisement in another column Mrs J. H. Fielder announces that she is opening a school of graceful dancing for children, and will be pleased to interview parents of prospective pupils at “Erinvi...

Mr McKenzie welcomes his son home from the war

March 6, 2019 no comments

LAST week Mr R. W. B. McKenzie of Melbourne Road had the pleasure of welcoming home his soldier son, Lieutenant McKenzie, who as a member of the Flying Corps saw service in Egypy, Gallipoli and Franc...

Visitor to Mornington charged with drunkeness

February 25, 2019 no comments

AT the Mornington police court on Wednesday before Mr J. G. Barrett, Js’P., an elderly woman named Mary Sandles appeared to answer a charge of drunkenness.  She was fined 5s, in default 5 hours ...

Ringtail possum causes Frankston power outage

February 18, 2019 no comments

MR Brierley, manager of the Frankston Gas and Electric Supply Works, has had a long and varied experience in his profession, but it remained to Frankston to provide him with something altogether out ...

John Ward still in hospital after being thrown from vehicle

February 11, 2019 no comments

WHILE returning from the funeral of his father at Hastings, last month, Mr John Ward was thrown from his vehicle and sustained a compound fracture of the leg.  From enquiries made a few days ago...

Influenza epidemic – shire council acts – local cases quar...

February 4, 2019 no comments

A SPECIAL meeting of the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council was held on Tuesday night last, when there were present Crs. Murray (president), J. Unthank, Oates, Mason, Hoare and Hoban. The president...

Professor Stracey knocked unconscious after horse fall

January 29, 2019 no comments

DURING the progress of the Gymkhana at Frankston on Monday. Professor Stracey, who was taking part in one of the jumping events received a nasty fall. The horse he was riding made a mistake at one of...

Frankston orphans have a great day out

January 15, 2019 no comments

MISS McKenzie, the boys friend, who takes a kindly and practical interest in the waifs and strays of the Boys’ Home on the Mornington road, on Saturday last 11th int. at 3 pm., gave a treat at the re...

Heartbreak as Mr and Mrs Utber lose their four year old son

January 7, 2019 no comments

A GREAT bereavement has been experienced by Mr and Mrs Utber of Mornington road, Frankston, in the death of their little son, Leonard, Harold, aged 4 years, which sad event took place on the 4th inst...