ON Monday, the 16th inst., his Excellency Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, Governor-General, accompanied by the following gentlemen, paid a visit…
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A SAD fatality took place on Sunday last, the victim being Mr Angus Sharkey, who was visiting at “Beachleigh,” the…
THE Frankston Gas Works (its registered name is longer, more imposing, and includes some reference to electric light) failed to…
FRANKSTON was en fete today, when the people of the district were given the opportunity to meet General Sir William…
THE death of Lynella Jane Nichol – the six-year-old daughter of Mrs. L. Nichol, of Royal Parade, Royal Park –…
YESTERDAY witnessed the revival of the Frankston Show, and the public showed its appreciation by turning out in its hundreds.…
MANY of the leading business people of Melbourne attended the funeral on Tuesday of Mr. Philip Roff Nunn, who was…
To the Editor Sir, As a passenger who travelled by the 5.10pm train to Pearcedale via Baxter on Saturday, I…
JOHN Ditchburn, managing director Frankston and District Gas and Electric Company, acknowledging receipt of Council’s letter of 6th October in…
DURING the thunderstorm which took place on Wednesday the lightning was very vivid. One of the gum shade trees in…
PERHAPS no community in the State has suffered greater inconvenience, and annoyance through inadequate lighting than the town of Frankston.…
MESSRS Peebles and Strong, the local horse breakers, received from the hands of a client last week, a horse with…
ON Tuesday evening Mrs Parker, wife of Mr E. J. Parker, president of the Frankston Football Club, tendered a complimentary…
THE original intention of the authorities was to include the line to Frankston among the first railways to be electrified.…
A DEPUTATION, introduced by the Hon. A. Downward, waited on the Minister of Education on Wednesday last. The school committee…
ON Friday night 17th inst Councillor, W. J. Oates J.P. met with a serious riding accident, in which he sustained…
LAST Saturday night there was a “bumper house” to give welcome to the Langwarrin soldier “boys” who recently returned from…
AT the Council meeting last week particulars in connection with the Frankston Gas and Electric Supply Coy were laid on…
THE grand final of the Peninsula Association was played on Saturday at Somerville, Frankston winning the premierships after a strenuous…
IT is with deep regret that we announce the death of an old and respected pioneer, in the person of…
Cr Oates said he noticed in the “Standard” that his action to prevent the Football Association charging 1s instead of…
THE aeroplane used to advertise the Peace Loan arrived in Frankston on Monday afternoon shortly after 3 o’clock. It was…
AT Thursday’s Council meeting a letter was read from the managing director of the Frankston and District Gas and Electric…
JUST over the white cliffs of Dover, on the landward side, is a picture of an aeroplane cut in the…
ANOTHER Welcome Home, to five returned soldiers, took place at Mt. Eliza on Monday evening last the guests being –…
SOMERVILLE extends congratulations to yet another returned soldier – Sgt A. Meldrum, who arrived by the Oxfordshire this week. Sgt…
MR S. Lawrey took suddenly ill last Saturday. He was hurried to the Melbourne Hospital where an operation was performed…
AS a result of a fire which swept through his property on February 15th, Wiliam Pike, orchardist, of Tyabb, claimed…
FOR weeks the universal cry in this district has been “How long O Lord how long” are we to suffer…
THE stage was arranged at Seaford last Saturday night for a wordy warfare between Councillors Oates and Hoare. The subject…