Compiled by Cameron McCullough At the Frankston Progress Association meeting on Monday night, Commander Creswell referred to the question of…
Browsing: 100 Years Ago This Week
Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT the Mornington Court of Petty Session on Friday last, George Walter Griffith, aged 22 years,…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE foundation stone of Frankston’s £18,000 High school was laid this afternoon in the presence of…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE neat little home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Williams, of Langwarrin, was completely destroyed…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE first semi-final in the Mornington Peninsula Football Association was played on Saturday last between Mornington…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE raising of the admission fee from 1/- to 1/6 for Peninsula Football Association semi-finals and…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough At last Friday’s meeting of the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council further discussion took place relative…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE agricultural and pastoral outlook in the Mornington district is most favourable, and one of the…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE Advisory Council of the Frankston High school consists of five government nominees, one representative of…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THREE men were detained, and goods and a motor car seized by police in a raid…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough NOT many years ago Beach Road was covered with ti-tree, with only a track for vehicles…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT the Shire Council meeting Inst Friday opportunity was given “The Standard” representative, by the Shire…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough MRS. Peebles has received word that her eldest daughter, Gladys, who left Australia on May 15,…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough At the Frankston Court on Tuesday last before Mr. Smith, P.M., and Messers. C. Grant, C.…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough FRUIT Inspector Wadeson charged Leslie Batters with having, at Dandenong on 16th March, failed to comply…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE official opening of the new Shire Hall was performed by Mr. C. Calder, chairman of…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough ON the 21st inst the Stony Point railway station was broken into during the night. An…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough On Monday night last at 9 o’clock, Mr. Clapp and his fellow Commissioners accompanied by a…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough INTEREST in the likelihood of electrification being extended to Mornington was aroused by a letter which…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough MR. J. A. P. Ham, Shire secretary, at last Friday’s Council meeting submitted his report and…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT a recent meeting of Mornington Racing Club plans for substantial improvements to the course were…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough AT a recent meeting of Mornington Racing Club plans for substantial improvements to the course were…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough A FULL house is expected for a school concert, but it is seldom that the people…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough TOM Merrick was a market gardener. Of that he made no secret. He was also a…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough OVERPORT road residents wrote asking the Council to have road construted as private street. A communication…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough The sensations which suddenly swoop down on the engines who sees that he must hit a…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE people of Mornington and district have been somewhat perturbed lately by the action of the…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough WHEN it was learned at the High School Council meeting on Wednesday night last that the…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough A CASE of interest to peninsula fruitgrowers was heard before Messrs Watt (chairman), Clarke and Knox,…
Compiled by Cameron McCullough A WOMAN named Mrs. Duggan, aged 90 years, was burned to death at Frankston on Tuesday…