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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1940
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text shows a garbled list of names, places, and phrases. It references a comforts fund and a performance, plus numerous personal names such as Marion, Joe, and Murray, but lacks coherent events or dates to summarize into a complete news item.
Fragmentary OCR text references a memorial encore invitation related to Vigtomian Railway and Texdens with mentions of work foreman tenders for bod fafa hewrrape and a tender bos. It includes a street name Brencer ireet and a location near aebourne with a date around the 14th Avast No Vander.
A garbled local notice summarizes a brief police or court matter with unclear details. It mentions an air forge related incident and fortunaclytmeve wording, plus references to a fort and a fortunaclytmeve style event. Names and places are unreadable.
A centenarian resident of Fort community achieves 104 years, remembered by family and neighbors. The obituary notes long life, family ties, and local recognition, with mentions of descendants and several extended relatives.
The fragmentary OCR describes a St James event titled the Big Open Classic. It mentions likely competitors and an open meet format with references to participants and outcomes but text is garbled and names are unreadable. No clear results or dates are discernible.
Elder residents of Benalla celebrate a long marriage in a community gathering. The event honors couples reaching fifty years of marriage, reflecting local pride and traditions in the town.
The article details a Benalla football game with inconsistent OCR text. It mentions local players and a tense moment at the end, noting unfinished play and unclear scoring. Names and precise events are obscured, but the piece centers on a hard fought local season game and its uncertain outcome.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Violet Tory, Taong Thodna League, and blurred names and events. The readable bits reference a town, a league, and individuals with unclear actions or outcomes.
The article records Mr Evered of Methowren and others in regional posts and retirements. It mentions Mine van Stettardal and Mrcardal hue, with transfers and expected changes at the Temata hospital. Names like Jim Power Sr and Prasin appear amid staff movements and new appointments.
The report lists several entries and selections including First Division and Festa, with references to Doren Australian Hurdle and Mornington Welter. Names such as Verne, Wieuart, and Kinkswarden appear among horse selections and racing events at Flemington.
Fragmented OCR reveals an Ambu lance appeal and names such as Benallar and Gagay with scattered figures, dates, and places. The text threads suggest committee notes, donations, and interview references, but the readable portions are garbled and partially legible.
Obituary records note the deaths of Cep Avempatty and Mew Baretaye with funeral arrangements and burial in the local cemetery. Details mention surviving family, a service at the family home, and interment at the cemetery in Ralurey with pallbearers listed.
Benalla residents a camp event appears on a calendar with unclear timing and odd wording. Local organizers or a group named Showarvinde are referenced with an event tied to an election. Details are fragmented and uncertain.
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