Fragmentary note on Benalla route and distance
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Benalla and a measured distance of about one mile five tenths. No clear event, date, or participants are identifiable.
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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1953
Page
10
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Benalla and a measured distance of about one mile five tenths. No clear event, date, or participants are identifiable.
The column reports engagements in Mansfield with Patricia Byrne announcing her engagement to Nell, son of Mr and Mrs Gardiner. It notes personnel changes at local banks and agencies, a new Woods Point bank agency serving multiple settlements, and active progress association efforts cleaning town plantations. It covers church choral events by Geelong Grammar boys, a memorial fund for late president Mr Neely, a Hawthorn signing affecting Mansfield’s football, anglers’ club field results, a street stall for the blind raising funds, and various local sports results and upcoming events.
East Mothers Club reports twenty three members attended the December meeting with MP Sturt speaking as acting headmaster until February when Mr J Rigally takes over. The club plans school banners and flags for the Royal visit and raised funds for decorations and library books. Final arrangements are set for the break-up party on December 16 with treats for each child and food provided by the club.
A garbled OCR passage recounts a harsh prison camp experience with references to escape and endured abuse. It mentions a long, vivid journey through a grim facility, with blurred names and places, and hints at battles with authority and attempts at evasion.
Fragmentary OCR shows names and references to loans and firms such as Goldsbrough Mort and Co Ltd and Herbert Ledger. It reads as a jumble with missing context, likely a legal or financial notice, but no coherent events or dates are discernible.
irregular OCR notes describe New Zealand flocks at a 1953 sale with 12 000 ewes and rams yarded and buyers from nearby districts including Korumburra and Yea attending. It records various prices, lots of Merino and Corriedale ewes, and quotes from brokers, reflecting market activity and weather conditions affecting bids.
Fire at the sheds and offices of Mr Les Plus on Mekkellar Street caused extensive damage estimated over £200. Brigade arrived within a quarter hour and contained the blaze, saving some belongings while destroying 200 new wheat bags and office equipment. Origin of the fire remains undetermined.
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