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Intoxicated and indulging in obscene language young men were causing trouble. Some were arrested by police and later appeared in the Cheltenham Court.
To acknowledge the contribution of men who enlisted in the World War, Council gave approval for the erection of a memorial on the corner of Point Nepean Road and Beach Road Mordialloc. A drinking fountain was proposed but other residents suggested a memorial hall as being a worthier object. It was the former that was built.
In 1906 the Railway Commissioners were concerned about the confusion caused by several stations on separate lines sharing the name Brighton. Alternative names were suggested, each having its supporters. Ultimately South Brighton became Moorabbin.

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