MR S. S. Price, dentist, will visit Frankston this week end, July 25th.
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AT the last meeting of the Frankston Fire Brigade, it was resolved to donate £5 towards the Country Fire Brigade Ambulance Fund.
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THE following is the result of the Art Union, drawn at Cranbourne on July 15th, in aid of the Cranbourne Belgian Relief Fund :—First prize, No 773 ; second, 686; third, 877 : fourth, 798 ; fifth, 47 ; sixth, 739.
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A prominent store, at Somerville, is being repainted. It has had a large sign with “Shell spirit for motors” upon it. A waggish painter daubed out the first S. The result was a capital advertisement, which however shocked the unco guid.
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THE Frankston Red Cross Society notify in our advertising columns that they require old linen, calico, muslin, flannelette etc., in any quantity, and would be obliged if the donors would send or bring same to the depot. Mechanics’ Hall, on Tuesday, next at 8 o’clock.
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A good evenings amusement is assured to those who attend the Mechanics’ Hall on Friday evening next, the occasion being an entertainment given by the Somerville school children under the direction of their teacher (Mr Reed), in aid of the funds of the Frankston Red Cross Society.
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IN another column, Mr Oscar Bailey announces that he intends to come forward as a candidate for a seat in the Council for the North Riding of the Shire of Frankston and Hastings, and intends to address the electors in the local hall at an early date, on his opinions of Shire matters.
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THE young ladies of the Frankston Methodist Church are inviting the public to a social in the School Room on Wednesday evening next, the proceeds of which are intended to go towards defraying the debt existing on the Church organ. A good programme is being arranged and a pleasant evening’s entertainment is assured.
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OUR readers are reminded of Messrs Brody and Mason’s extensive sale at “Cricklewood,” on Wednesday next, on account of Mr G. Booth, who has leased his farm. Owing to the large number of articles to be disposed of the sale will commence at one o’clock sharp. A full list appears in our advertising column.
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THE following are the results of the football matches played on the Peninsula last Saturday .—Somerville, 13 goals 15 behinds beat Frankston, 5 goals 7 behinds; Hastings, 3 goals 14 behinds beat Tyabb, 3 goals ; Naval Base, 7 goals 7 behinds beat Langwarrin, 7 goals 6 behinds ; Mornington, 18 goals 3 behinds beat Dromana, 5 goals 8 behinds.
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BY the steamer Kyarra, which arrived from the front early in the week, three of the men who enlisted from Frankston, returned invalided. We refer to Sergeant Malcolm, Private Connall and Private Leo Gabriel, who were attacked with appendicitis, and had to be operated upon. We offer them our sincere sympathy, and trust that they will completely recover before long, and be able to rejoin their comrades in the fighting line, which, we understand they are only too anxious to do.
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NILKA will not, we hear, be a starter in the Australian Steeple chase to be run at Caulfield this month. Nilka was allotted 10st 2lbs in the event, whilst Zephuron (who has been moving very tenderly on the tracks flats) was not entered. Zephuron will be a starter in the Adelaide Grand National Steeplechase in August, a race the chestnut was sent over to Adelaide for last year, but had the misfortune to be kicked by a stable mate before the race, and in consequence did not face the starter.
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WE again call the attention to an advertisement in another column stating that Colonel Marshall, Chief of the Country Fire Brigade will deliver a lecture on the war, at the Mechanics’ Institute, Frankston, on Monday evening next. The lecture will be particularly interesting in that Colonel Marshall has travelled through many of the countries in which the War is being carried on, and so will bring to bear that personal knowledge which will enhance to a great degree the value of his lecture. The admission is free but a retiring collection will be made in aid of the funds of the Frankston Branch of the Red Cross Society and for the sick and wounded Australian soldiers. The Frankston Brass Band has kindly consented to play selections during the evening. It is hoped that the public will attend in such numbers as to provide a crowded house for the Colonel to address.
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AUSTRALIA day (30th July), will be celebrated at Mornington Junction by a grand bazaar and sale of gifts, the proceeds to be devoted to the Red Cross and Belgian Fund. The Presbyterian church has been kindly lent for the occasion and the opening ceremony will be at 3pm, by A. Downward, Esq., M.L.A. The committee have been hard at work for some time getting ready for the fray, and have got together useful and ornamental articles, which will be offered to the public at reasonable prices. As the profits are to be devoted to the help of our soldiers and the Belgians, the response, no doubt, will be a liberal one.
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THE Frankston Brass Band is suffering from the prevailing epidemic of enlistment that is prevalent right through Australia, no fewer than 10 of its members having enlisted to help their comrades in upholding the honour of Australia. We regret to have to announce the death of one of their members in the person of Gunner D. C. Raulke, of the 4th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery, 1st Aust. Imperial Expeditionary Force, who was killed in action on 7th May. The deceased was one of the most valued members of the band, being an expert trombone player, and a general favourite with all. Deep regret was felt at his untimely loss, though it was tempered by the fact that he died in the defence of his country, and sincere sympathy is expressed for his surviving relatives.
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IN Monday’s ‘Argus’ appeared a drawing of a life and death struggle between an Australian (J. J. Munday) and a Turk, on the top of a cliff, at Sari Bair. Munday tried to thrust the Turk over, but the latter clung to him and both went clattering down into the sea. There the Australian got the better of his man and held him under the water until he was drowned. Jim Munday will be well remembered by our readers, for the past five years he has visited Frankston and played football with the Bull and Bush Camp team, which annually plays a match at Frankston, and at the concert, organized by Mr Jolly, on the evening of the match, Mr Munday delighted the audience with his singing. Mr Munday also played two matches with the Frankston team, when the local team was in the Federal Competition.
From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 25 July, 1915