Category Archives: 100 Years Ago This Week

Horse breaker found not guilty of negligence

May 25, 2015
THE Emu Plains and Bittern Race Club will hold their postponed race meeting on Tuesday next (weather permitting). *** S. S. PRICE, dentist, of Melbourne, will be at Garrood’s Prince of Wales Hotel th...

Train service to remain the same

May 18, 2015
The secretary of the Frankston Football Club acknowledges with thanks a donation of £1 1s from Mr Booth. *** Mr S. S. Price, dentist, of Melbourne, wishes it known that he will attend at Garroods’ Ho...

Peninsula football association open

May 11, 2015
The friends of Cr T. Ritchie will be pleased to learn that he is able to be about again after his recent illness.    *** THE Secretary of The Frankston Football Club begs to acknowledge 10s 6d from M...

Balmoral house open to the public

May 4, 2015
IN our report of the Langwarrin concert we omitted to state that Mr Reid contributed two songs in well balanced style. *** A PALTRY robbery was perpetrated some time on Saturday night last, at the Ba...

New motor garage for Frankston

April 28, 2015
MR and Mrs Trenchard have decided to continue their residence in Frankston for the winter months. *** MESSRS Alex Scott and Co will hold their usual monthly sale at Tanti, on Monday next, when a good...

Heavy rainfall produces good crops

April 15, 2015
TENDERS are called in this issue for additions and alterations to the Frankston Mechanics’ Institute. *** THE treasurer of the collecting committee of the Frankston Belgian Relief Fund acknowledges w...

Residents startled by Frankston fire

March 30, 2015
A TRUCK of fat lambs from Sir John Madden’s Yamala Estate, on the Mornington road, sold in the Melbourne market recently realised the handsome prise of 26s 7d per head. *** THE 283 cases of fruit for...

Improvements for Rosebud reserve

March 2, 2015
Compiled by Melissa Walsh OWING to pressure on our space reports of the Flinders, Frankston and Hastings Councils, and other matters, are held over till our next issue. *** MRS Charles Bowes, senior ...

Well-known residents leave for camp

February 16, 2015
MR J. P. Pratt has quite recovered his recent motor accident, and has now returned to Shepparton. *** MESSRS A. Eddie, H. Jackson and O. Palmer have returned to Melbourne after spending a most enjoya...

Hastings railway works in full swing

February 10, 2015
Compiled by Melissa Walsh THE appointment of Mr C.W. Grant, of Mornington Junction as a J.P. has been gazetted. *** Mr J. Hall, storekeeper at Seymour, visited Frankston last weekend and purchased a ...