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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1953
Page
6
St James Gun Club held its annual shoot with 46 participants using live pigeons at its own traps. Young marksmen Bert Haebich and Peter Wray excelled as Wray, just 16, reportedly hit 50 live birds without a miss, amid a brisk north east breeze and a packed field.
Day-old chicks av a Ww HORN crossbreeds Australorps bred from then producing blood tested stock. Prices subject to alteration cash before delivery. Pullets available in April Sida with starters 4 weeks old at £25 per 100 and £0.76 each. 6 weeks old at £30 per 100 and £0.66 each. Wangaratta Hatchery 21 Tone Road Wangaratta Melbourne Road.
A survey by Routing-Individuals on the pullding industry in Victoria finds transport rules push up distribution costs. Report notes road transport is pricier than rail for raw materials, increasing freight and building costs. The executive division of the Pilling Industry Comers cites adverse effects and calls for efficiency based competition over political protection.
Local items record Dookie High School teacher Mr Somerville gaining a promotion to Kanive Consolidated School and expected to start duties soon. Mooroopna hospital stall effort raises £18 18s with thanks from hospital committee president Mr A Stewart. Also noted are cancelled pictures due to proprietor issues and a meeting about a vacant Dookie charge following a transfer to Lake Bolac.
A dense OCR list of radio programs and times including titles like Wels on De Bank Weis Mare Rivingstone Marie's Travelogue Country Doctor Dad and Dave Melbourne shows Vera Lynn and wrestling. The fragment references various program names, prices and stations with incomplete lines.
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