Cameron Mccullough

IT is stated that the Railway Department has revised its plans in connection with the long promised subway which was designed to connect Wells Street with Cranbourne Road. At a meeting of the Frankston Progress Association, held on Tuesday night, Mr Wells stated that the present design was merely to…

FRANKSTON and district residents have risen in revolt against the action of the irresponsible person who guided by his own narrow outlook has placed in jeopardy the gaining of a High school for Frankston. Mr Joseph McComb apparently on his own initiative and in opposition to the will of 14 out of 15…

MR. Essex A. D. Bond, of the new Frankston firm of auctioneer’s, Bond & Baxter, having arrived at the conclusion that Frankston wants a new picture theatre, has also come to the further momentous decision that he is the man to supply that want. These two important points being fully considered, Mr.…

AT yesterday’s Council meeting the Shire Secretary (Mr. John E. Jones) read the following telegram from the Minister of Lands in connection with the High School movement:– “Minister of Lands will visit Frankston tomorrow (Wednesday), arriving cricket reserve 11 o’clock, and desires meet one represen…

MESSRS. A. L. Stevens and H. Eastwood, of Pratt’s Stores, had an exciting experience on Friday afternoon last. They decided to clean out the grain shed; soon after moving a few bags of wheat they disturbed a rat, who was having afternoon tea in its hole. There was a rush to arms; “Steve” drawing fir…

WHEN Mr. A. Taylor, of the Pier Hotel, took up his residence in Frankston about 12 months ago, he stated that he could not live in a town that did not posses a bowling green. As the Frankston people did not make a further move to procure a green after their rebuff in connection with

IT started with a simple phone call. A person wanting to book their “guests” into Pt Leo Estate’s fine dining restaurant, Laura. Nothing that would alert the venue’s general manager, Roger Lancia, that anything was out of the ordinary. Until it was mentioned that before these “guests” could visit, a team would need to attend

THE marriage of Mr. Roy Calder (a returned soldier) to Miss Mary Wickes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wickes, of the Langwarrin store and post office, was celebrated on Wednesday afternoon, June 13, at the Methodist Church, Langwarrin, the Rev. A. E. Wellard officiating at the ceremony. Mr. Walter Patten was the best man, and

IT seems incredible, but never-the-less, it is true, that in this great continent of Australia with its scanty population and its wide reaches of good pastoral and agricultural land and a climate unsurpassed in the world for its mild range of temperatures, that the products of the soil should practically be out of the reach

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