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In this page you will find some of the cuttings and bits and pieces I have
been collecting for some time now!
These cuttings are from various newspapers in Australia. The Argus.
Wednesday, September 2 1936. DOG'S LONG JOURNEY
ALONE Kyneton,
Tuesday.----------When returning home after having
travelled stock to New South Wales. Mr. J Rogers a Kyneton
drover, lost a 14 year old sheepdog which wandered from his camp
on August 11. Efforts to find the dog
failed, and Mr. Rogers returned home without it. Yesterday morning he found
the dog lying on his front door step. It had travelled the 250 miles in three
weeks. It was in good condition, and had evidently obtained plenty of food on
its long journey. THE AGE TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 1, 1936. KYNETON. When
returning home from a droving trip to New South Wales, Mr. J Rogers, a
Kyneton drover, lost a fourteen-year-old sheep dog when it wandered from
his camp one night. Efforts to locate the dog failed. and the drover was forced
to return home without it. On his rising on Monday
morning however, he found the dog on his front door step. It had travelled the
250 miles in three weeks. It was in good condition, and had evidently secured
plenty of food on its long trek. Cutting
from the Kyneton Guardian early June 2000. Mailed
to me by Auntie Valerie. The
Article was called Chatting Back…. The
history of the Prince of Wales Regiment in Kyneton can become confusing as it
often overlaps the history of the Mounted Rifles and the Rifle Infantry Corps,
according to information gathered for the Kyneton Historical Society by Pat
Sanders from a collection of talks recorded in the society’s archives. Pat
said that certainly it appears that some of the men served in both groups. Mounted
troops were considered socially superior to infantry troops as the men supplied
their own horses, saddles and bridles and Cavalry troops were traditionally
considered the most dashing and desirable regiments for recruits while the
infantry were of course, foot soldiers. The
Kyneton District Mounted Rifles began with a preliminary meeting of interested
men at the Kyneton Mechanics Institute on September 7th 1860. Present
at this meeting chaired by Dr McKenzie were Mr Apperly, Mr Boulton, Edward Ross,
Mr Baldry, Joseph Rogers, Thomas Hargreave, Mr Jefferson, G.W. Johnson, F.
Lavender, James Thomson and Andrew Thompson (later referred to as Thomson. It
was explained to the meeting that the government would supply uniforms and arms
to volunteer corps but the volunteers had to supply their own horses, saddles
and bridles. A complaint was made at the meeting that insufficient advertising
had occurred and accordingly a public meeting was called on September 11th
1859. At
the September 11th, meeting volunteers were told that 50 men were
required to form a troop and by September 28th, volunteers were being
invited to meet Colonel Pitt who would arrive at the Kyneton Railway station on
October 1st 1859 for the swearing in ceremony, Colonel Pitt was
the Commanding Officer of the Victorian Volunteers. After
the swearing in the troop had to select a title and the name chosen was the
Kyneton District Troop of Mounted Rifles. The
question of uniforms was addressed by the government with this directive
published in the newspaper on October the 5th 1859. “1.
Uniforms of Melton cloth of stone grey mixture. 2.
Caps of the same material with leather peaks in front and behind resembling
those worn by the police. 3.
Black sticks round the neck with white shirt collars shown above the collar of
tunic. 4.
Belts similar to those now in use . Officers’ uniforms to be as regards to the
colour of material, the same of the privates with addition of gold lace
embroidery and shoulder knot of gold and the shako to be similar to those worn
by the English volunteers and to be with feather plumes and gilt scales. Sward
knot, black silk or leather, acorn pattern. The
following full dress is provided for the wear of officers when not under arms:-
Blue cloth tunic and trousers; coat embroidered with black mohair braid; gold
lace, one and a half inches wide, down the out side of the clothing, the Board
recommends that the whole costs of the uniform should be borne by the
government; that the uniforms should be provided once in two years and that they
should not be worn except on parade days or on special occasions. (From
A Collection of Talks for the Archives of the Kyneton Historical Society, The
Kyneton Mounted Rifles and The Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment. Compiled
by Pat Sander.) ******************************************************************* From
the pages of : The Kyneton Guardian,1900..... *********************************************************** The following information was
taken from the book History of Kyneton Vol 1. The information is only here
because of the reference made to the Rogers family. With thanks to Jennifer if not for her kindness and
help I may not of gone on !! History
of Kyneton Vol 1.
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