Category Archives: 100 Years Ago This Week

Rail statistics point to Frankston being capital of the peninsula

November 9, 2020

MR Frank Stonite, The Heights, writes: “There is said to be considerable rivalry existing between Mornington and Frankston as to which should be regarded as the Peninsula’s capital. An article – Fact...

Drive to keep ‘idiotic galoots’ out of Frankston

November 2, 2020

THE objectionable conduct of those idiotic galoots who visit Frankston in the summer time, is to be stamped out, according to Mr Clapp, the new Chief Railways Commissioner. He has made a special note...

Four figure land deal in Frankston

October 26, 2020

LAST week, Cr. W. J. Oates, J.P purchased the vacant corner allotment and the property with brick house adjoining in Bay and Wells Streets, Frankston. The price paid ran into four figures. It is grat...

Council called before Minister to settle deadlock

October 19, 2020

THE councillors of the shire of Frankston and Hastings have received a communication from the Minister of Public Works requesting them to attend before him, at his office in Melbourne, on Tuesday nex...

Protest at Land Sale – Question of Subdivision

October 13, 2020

LAST Saturday afternoon, the land situate between the Prince of Wales Hotel and Mr Sage’s shop, Frankston, was offered for sale, on the site. The owner, Mr. Short, considers the situation admirably a...

Frankston Golf Links – ‘The Standard’ gets a tour

October 5, 2020

ABOUT seven years ago a number of Melbourne’s leading citizens selected a spot 2½ miles from Frankston as a site for golf links. As was predicted in these columns at the time, the prominence thus giv...

A disorderly couple strike trouble at Frankston

September 28, 2020

AT the Frankston Police Court, on Monday last, before Mr Knight, P. M and local justices, Messrs Williams, Grant, and McLean, John Daley, age 35 years, and Harriet Bailey were charged with having bee...

The Nobel case – ‘The Standard’ offers little sympathy

September 21, 2020

THE case of the Nobles, dealt with in the Frankston Police Court on Monday last, will probably excite a good deal of interest throughout the State, leaving an impression on the public mind that the a...

Railway Commissioners visit to Frankston

September 14, 2020

ON Wednesday last the Railways Commissioners arrived at Frankston by special train on their annual tour of inspection. They were met at the station by Cr F. H. Wells, and Mr H. Vicars, President of t...

Mr Hoban’s Departure – Shire Council’s Tribute

September 7, 2020

AT the special meeting of the shire of Frankston and Hastings last Wednesday week, Cr. Hoban, president, presided for the last time. Cr. Oates spoke in high praise of the capable manner in which Cr. ...