BY advertisement in another column, it will be seen that a Grammar School is to be established in Frankston. The…
Browsing: 100 Years Ago This Week
ON Sunday afternoon, May 4th a painful accident occurred at Tankerton to Miss A. Carmody, who is a visitor to…
A MEETING of the Frankston Progress Association was held on the 2nd May when the following gentlemen were present: Messrs…
THE local bakers announce in another column on and after the 5th inst., the price of bread will be increased. …
The Peninsula Motor Garage Pty. Ltd. has added a Siddeley Densey motor car to its already fine flock of motor…
AT the last meeting of the committee of the Ragged Boys’ Home it was reported that 40 boys were in…
A PARTY from Frankston House had an unpleasant experience whilst out motoring one day last week. In endeavoring to pass…
THE sum outstanding in the Shire of Frankston and Hastings for arrears of rates totals something like £800. At last…
MR Henry Scarborough, who died at the residence of his son, Cranbourne Road, Frankston, on Tuesday last, had attained the…
TO All Whom It May Concern. I WILLIAM WILLIAMS, of “Rupertstan”, Langwarrin, desire to inform the Cattle Buyers of this…
BY advertisement in another column Mrs J. H. Fielder announces that she is opening a school of graceful dancing for…
LAST week Mr R. W. B. McKenzie of Melbourne Road had the pleasure of welcoming home his soldier son, Lieutenant…
AT the Mornington police court on Wednesday before Mr J. G. Barrett, Js’P., an elderly woman named Mary Sandles appeared…
MR Brierley, manager of the Frankston Gas and Electric Supply Works, has had a long and varied experience in his…
WHILE returning from the funeral of his father at Hastings, last month, Mr John Ward was thrown from his vehicle…
A SPECIAL meeting of the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council was held on Tuesday night last, when there were present…
DURING the progress of the Gymkhana at Frankston on Monday. Professor Stracey, who was taking part in one of the…
MISS McKenzie, the boys friend, who takes a kindly and practical interest in the waifs and strays of the Boys’…
A GREAT bereavement has been experienced by Mr and Mrs Utber of Mornington road, Frankston, in the death of their…
THE proprietorship of the “Standard” has been transferred to Mr Wm. Crawford Young, son of the retiring owner. Mr Young,…
THE second welcome home to returned soldiers inaugurated by the Welcome Home committee took place, on Friday evening last in…
THE following letter was received by Mrs Meldrum, of Somerville, from her son Edward, on active service in Damascus: I…
A GREAT surprise awaited Private Bob Walker on his arrival, in Mr Norman McDonald’s well decorated car, at the corner…
THE quiet which had been brooding over Frankston, since the outburst on Friday, when it was rumoured that the Allies’…
THE atrocities committed by the Germans in France and Belgium should induce all eligible Australians to enlist, for they show…
ACCORDING to present calculations the naval base at Westernport will be supplied with water by the new year. While the…
RECENT happenings in the working of the Wattle Club make one wonder if a drastic change in the management would…
THE Frankston Progress Association, at its last monthly meeting decided to organise funds for a memorial in Frankston to the…
MR and Mrs J. Scott and family deplore the sad loss of their dearly beloved little son and brother, the…
A PROPOSAL is on foot to inaugurate a weekly picture show at Frankston. The details are being worked out by…