100 YEARS AGO

West Gippsland Gazette – Tuesday, June 15, 1920.

SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL HALL

At a public meeting held in the Warragul Shire Hall on Monday last the question of the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall for Warragul district was again discussed.

The Shire President (Cr. Macfarlane) presided, and in his opening remarks said they were all anxious to see a suitable memorial erected in Warragul, as the centre of a large district, in honour of those who had given their lives for Australia and the Empire.

He would ask Mr Prime, the secretary of the Memorial Hall Committee, to explain what progress had been made so far.

Mr Prime said they as a committee were anxious to know what they were to do in connection with this matter. So far the project had not gone ahead as they had hoped. They wanted to know if the money was forthcoming.

Their boys had gone to the front and given everything for the people of this country, and he was greatly disappointed at the result of the people's response so far. Half the town had been canvassed and the result was most unsatisfactory. They had, in fact, collected only about £30, and that, of course, was useless.

Local opinion poll

Warragul has fallen into line with other important centres in forming an Anti-Liquor League in the interests of the community.

A representative committee met last Wednesday evening in the Church of Christ to discuss a vigorous campaign before the local option vote is taken in November.

The President Rev. W. J. Williams presided. It was decided to form three committees – education, finance, canvas – also to hold an after church rally in the public hall, when Mr Greenwood, MHR, would speak.

Committees are being formed at Buln Buln, Rokeby, Darnum, Ellinbank, Lardner and

Seaview. The cooperation is asked of all sympathisers in this movement.

A PROTEST

At the meeting of the Warragul Agricultural Society committee, the secretary said he had been asked by Mr O. Brown to request the committee to allow him to attend the next meeting. He wished to give evidence regarding the protest of Mr H. G. Fartch against his (O. Brown’s) cow receiving the first prize for dry Ayrshire cow. Mr Fartch declaring this cow was in milk.

In answer to the President, the secretary said the matter had been fully discussed at the last meeting and a resolution passed cancelled O. Brown’s first prize, as it had been proved to the satisfaction of the committee that the cow was in milk.