South Bourke And Mornington Journal" January 16, 1882

Extracts From "South Bourke And Mornington Journal" January 16, 1882

Local Intelligence: Mr. Keys, M.B.A., on Wednesday, introduced to the Postmaster General a deputation of residents of Doncaster with a request that the mails to that place should be increased to two each day, and carried along the Lilydale line to the Box Hill Station and thence to Doncaster by vehicle. The deputation was accompanied by several gentlemen, who desired that the present mail service between Kew and Doncaster should not be disturbed. Mr. Smedley, President of the Bulleen Shire Council, explained that they were within two miles of a railway they were entitled to two mails by the trains. They would be perfectly satisfied with an alternate service. Mr. Barry remarked that as the mail contracts did not terminate until June next, he thought the request of the deputation was rather premature. He promised, however, that when the contract expired he would have tenders called for an alternate service, with a view to affording increased postal facilities to the residents of Doncaster.

Births Registered for the week ending June 14, 1884 in Box Hill and Doncaster: 1 birth each - no deaths!"

"Charles Elliott, licensee of The Morning Star Hotel, Doncaster in December, 1887."

"February 15. 1888. The Chief Secretory has now distributed the Free Libraries Vote for building funds and the following have, been made in the metropolitan and surrounding districtsÖ..  DONCASTER £25.0.0."

"Block of Land at Doncaster sold in June, 1888: 17 1/2 acres for £4,485: nearly £251 per acre."

"DONCASTER: A MUNICIPAL DIFFICULTY. It was proposed a short time ago by the members for the Doncaster Riding of the Shire of Bulleen to construct a line of tramway on the road commonly known as Smedleyss Hill. The proposal was received with great disfavour by the ratepayers on the ground of its being an experimental and very costly work, and one which, even if it was found practicable, would be available for only a small proportion of the traffic. The members, however, persisted in the course they had taken, and this created some strong feeling over the matter, the result being that an indignation meeting of the ratepayers was held last week at Doncaster, at which a resolution was carried to the effect ëthat the members of the Doncaster Riding were deserving of the strongest censure and that they be called upon to resign their seats in the Council.'  Following that, a numerous deputation waited upon the Council this week to urge their views on the matter, but the President refused them an audience, intimating that the Council were determined to pursue the course already decided upon.  The deputationists were highly indignant, and it is their intention, if the Council does not stay its hand, to appeal to the Governor-in-Council to prevent the proposed tramway being constructed."

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