ON Sunday last a party of eight motored from Williamstown to spend the afternoon at Frankston. Whilst here the party had dinner in picnic style, and partook of tinned fish or meats, with the result that the whole party suffered severely from ptomaine poisoning. One young lady was particularly ill, but under medical treatment they recovered and were permitted to return home during the cool of the evening. *** A HEAVY horse, attached to a heavy dray, that backs over a cutting sixty feet deep, and on reaching the bottom calmly walks away with some of the broken harness still…
Author: Cameron McCullough
Emergency services are currently responding to an industrial accident at Frankston Hospital. It is understood a drilling crane being utilised in the current Frankston Hospital redevelopment has toppled onto the building. Information provided to The News indicates the damaged part of the building is the 2W mental health ward. Part of the hospital has been evacuated. Statement from Peninsula Health At approximately 10am this morning, a piling rig fell on the Frankston Hospital redevelopment site, onto the nearby Mental Health Building. All patients, staff and site workers are safe and accounted for. There are no reported injuries. Police and emergency…
THE second meeting of the Frankston Beach Carnival Committee was held last Tuesday night at 8 o’clock in the Shire Hall. A large number attended and the sub-committee reports were very favorable. The Carnival will comprise aquatic and beach sports, bathers’ parade, yachting regatta, stalls, refreshments, side shows, bands, procession of decorated cars, a tennis tournament and donkeys on the beach. The masque ball will be a fitting end to these Boxing Day festivities, and will culminate in a confetti battle. The dance is to be held on the tennis courts, which are to be especially prepared for the occasion.…
THE Armistice ceremony was very solemnly conducted at the Frankston school on Friday. Nice wreaths were sent by Betty James, Thelma Bean, Norah Grose and Vida Johns. These emblems helped to create the right atmosphere. The children assembled round the flag, and after the saluting ceremony short addresses were given by Mr. Watkins and Lieut-Colonel Lazarus. The “Stand Fast” was sounded and on the stroke of eleven, with bowed heads, and directed thoughts, a wonderful silence was kept for two minutes, broken at last by the clear notes of the “Last Post.” Then all quietly, and in subdued mood, marched…
AT last week’s council meeting State Rivers and Water Supply Commission wrote re providing a water supply scheme for the town of Hastings, stating that owing to distance of town from Naval Base water main, and the scattered nature of the area proposed to be served, there would be difficulty in providing the desired supply. In view of limited revenue derivable the commission feels the proposed deputation should be postponed. Cr. Jones said Somerville was more scattered than Hastings, and the statements in the letter was not in accordance with facts. The Engineer said that no Government body treated the…