Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE mineral possibilities of Frankston are not fully realised, and in that direction it is interesting to learn that during last week some attractive specimens of copper ore were discovered on Mr. Norman W. Clement’s property, Hastings road, about two to three feet from the surface of the ground.Mr. Clements states that while it may not be rich enough to work, it is only natural to assume it should be better lower from the surface. Frankston Police CourtBefore Messrs. Grant (chairman), Armstrong, Brown, and Cr. Gray, J.’s P.).CHARGE OF VAGRANCYAt the above Court yesterday morning, a…
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Bayside Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are investigating a sexual assault in Mordialloc earlier this year. Police have been told a 41-year-old woman attended a licenced venue on Main Street about 11pm on Saturday, 29 June. While she was inside the venue, an unknown man approached the woman and sexually assaulted her. Detectives believe the woman confronted the unknown man, before he fled the scene. Investigators have released an image and CCTV of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries. He is described as being approximately 40-45 years old, with tanned skin,…
CFA MEMBERS have spoken at the Langwarrin Disability Expo to highlight the risks that people living with disabilities face during fire emergencies.More than 60 percent of people who died in house fires between 2003 and 2017 had a disability, the CFA estimates. At the Langwarrin Disability Expo on 26 October, firefighters visited to inform attendees about the risks of fires and how to avoid them.Langwarrin CFA community safety coordinator Jason Walker said “the main topic of conversation was home fire safety, particularly smoke alarms and home fire escape.” “People with a disability need to consider if they can hear and…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough DURING the Great War of 1914-18 many soldiers – typical Britishers in every sense of the term – found themselves on the “mat” facing the O.C. and his tribe.Incidentally, it may be mentioned that on Thursday night last, at the Frankston Palais, some of the local councillors were forced to face the music on another kind of mat before a righteously indignant body of representative ratepayers.Further, and while the conflagration in the European area was making history, Court Martials were of frequent occurrence. Sometimes it transpired that an astute N.C.O., in defence, cited King’s regulations, non-existent.“Good…
A PERSON who died in a Frankston North car crash earlier this month has still not been identified. The driver died in a crash on McClelland Drive. The car drove into trees and caught fire just after 2am on 3 November. The sole occupant died at the scene.Four days after the fatal crash, police issued a public plea for information to help identify the driver. In a statement, Victoria Police said they believe the deceased person may have been a child. “Extensive enquiries by police have yet to identify the driver who is believed may have been a male child…