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The Mornington Racing Club inspect sites for racecourse Compiled by Cameron McCullough MESSRS Brody and Mason will hold their usual monthly market at Somerville on Wednesday next, when a good yarding is anticipated. *** THE usual monthly meeting of the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council was held yesterday. A full report will appear in our next issue. *** THE annual meeting of the Frankston Tennis Club will be held in the Mechanics’ Hall on Tuesday evening next, when a full attendance of members is requested. *** THE Mornington Progress Association working bees are still actively engaged on Wednesday afternoons erecting tree guards, seats, pathways, etc towards the pier. *** MESSRS J Murphy and R Stanley have been appointed joint honorary secretaries for the ball which takes place in the Convent Hall, Mornington, on Wednesday next. *** A PONY, to whom the owner (Mr R Grindal, of Moorooduc) was very much attached, died of old age during the week. The pony was 33 years old, and was bred by Mr Grindal. *** THE postponed dance, under the auspices of the Committee of the Girls’ Cot, to help defray the expenses of a Frankston child who has been in the infections hospital, will be held in the Frankston Hall, on Saturday, June 20th. ***
THE members of the Frankston Choral Society are very grateful to their conductor, who takes such an interest in their work. Mr F Earp has offered to test the ladies’ voices before the practice on Monday evening next. *** THE Cantata, entitled “The Building of the Cross” which was so successfully rendered, under the direction of Mr G Reed at Somerville and Tyabb, will be given at the Mechanics’ Hall, Frankston, shortly, in aid of the funds of St Paul’s Church of England.
A pony, to whom the owner (Mr R. Grindal, of Moorooduc) was very much attached, died of old age during the week. The pony was 33 years old, and was bred by Mr Grindal.
*** THE committee of the Mornington Racing Club inspected the proposed sites for the racecourse, but nothing definite has been done, as they are awaiting further particulars from Mr Blair and Mr Richardson. The committee will meet again tonight, to discuss the matter. *** THE Mornington Loyal Celebration League has made arrangements with Mr Marchant for an up to date picture
show on Monday night next (King’s Birthday), which will be a fitting termination to the day’s celebrations. Adults will be admitted on payment of 6d and school children free. *** AT the Frankston Court of Petty Sessions, held on Monday, before Messrs Clements, Crawford, and Williams. J’s P, Wm Stevens was fined 2s 6d for failing to send his child to school. A Coxall was fined a similar amount for the same offence, and Arthur Ryan was fined 2s 6d in each of nine charges in respect to two of his children failing to attend school the required number of days. *** RATEPAYERS are reminded that Wednesday next, 10th June, is the last day for receiving rates to entitle them to be placed on the ratepayers’ roll. Instructions has been issued by the Council to prosecute for the recovery of all unpaid rates after that date, so it would be well for those who have neglected to pay to do so at once, and avoid further trouble and expense. The Shire Secretary will be in attendance at Frankston on Tuesday next and at Somerville on Wednesday, for the collection of rates and any other business. *** FLINDERS SHIRE COUNCIL. The ordinary monthly meeting of the above council was held on Saturday last. *** CORRESPONDENCE: Health Department, drawing attention to risk of contamination to pies, cakes, etc., exposed on outside of glass cases or on counters in shops. It is desired, in accordance with a resolution of the Board, to draw the attention
of councils to this practice with a view to prosecuting offenders. Country Roads Board, stating intention of the Board to pay an amount by way of commission on account of supervision of maintenance works as well as construction works, but the scale of fees has not yet been decided on. E Elliott, Merricks, drawing attention to state of culvert on Hastings
to Flinders road, between Bittern and Hastings. He met with an accident on the 16th inst the wheel going through the decking, thus breaking the wheel, and asking for compensation. Referred to engineer.
A C R Stone, also complaining of state of road and damage to vehicle. Referred to engineer. J Walker, secretary Progress Association, Crib Point, re state of Stony Point road. To be attended to. J Matthieson, state of McArthur street, Dromana. The secretary stated that this had been attended to. E Wilson, Camberwell, re condition of roads leading to his property at Sorrento. West riding councillors and engineer to inspect spot and report. TENDERS: The tender of W Skelton for 200 yards of limestone metal for Sorrento Portsea road at 5s 2d per yard was accepted *** LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir, Kindly spare me space in your columns to comment on the most deplorable state of the roads in the Hastings township. As I travelled by the evening train about a week ago, and in walking down I thought it was the mud flats I was on instead of a supposed metal road, for the holes in it are more like large crab holes than anything else. As I got into one and what with the road being flooded and the hole, I got wet up to my knees, As for the old fashioned lamps, you have to strike a match to find them. For a township like Hastings, it would be nothing out of place if the Council provided acetylene lamps, as they are greatly needed. The next morning as I went for a walk to see if I had left my boot in the hole or not, I was surprised to see a large heap of metal lying nearby, and so many holes in the road. Yours etc, A TRAVELLER. From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 6 June 1914
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