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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1939
Page
2
An old notice from 17 carrier street advertises tender submissions for repairs to hospital, schools, and roads. It names officials and locations including Lake Tomas and Knany Vale, with dates and envelope instructions for bids marked for “tender.”
Local items report on community happenings, court proceedings and public notices. Mentions include petty sessions and a notice of lighting on a bicycle. The text is garbled but references local officials, a prominent case, and ongoing municipal matters.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a list of voters, candidates, and place names with dates and figures mixed in. The text names individuals such as Mina Mord and Minma A Xing, mentions polling and town references, and includes scattered numeric data that point to an election context without coherent structure.
Fragmentary report covers cricket events with mentions of Arason Sinniga and JAIN Dotter Krvamcemest of Kamen. It references management, an earlier termination proposal, and talks of a mouth of Bay. Indicates possible negative formulation for a peenen’s Bing and hints at late season plays and tentative $10 actions.
A tuning piano and player service will visit Menalle and district at regular intervals. Orders for tuning should be sent to Allan & Co Pty Ltd in Melbourne.
A garbled OCR piece mentions individuals such as Mr and Mrs J M McLallend and their daughter Joan of Byrne Miron, and references a hospital inmate, a bank, a trip, and various names and places. Details are inconsistent and some names are unreadable, yielding a sketchy social notes page.
A dance was held at the Docks drawing attendees from Benalla with many traveling to the event for the social gathering.
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