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Newspaper

Benalla Ensign

Location

Benalla, Victoria, Australia

Date

Dec 10, 1953

Page

5

Benalla Small Bore Club fires first handicap shoot

The Benalla Small Bore Club opened its first handicap shoot at 25 yards on Tuesday night with 35 competitors. Eighteen are handicapped yet. several completed five shoots and will receive handicaps next week as a general meeting on Wednesday sets due dates and officer elections.

Benalla D. Smith Kenyon Ai G Levy Guy Hall Chester Mrs. Smith

Dookie News A Busy AGM and School Club Actions

The Major Co-op Society of Dookie held its annual meeting at Memorial Hall with shareholders pleased over the levy progress. Director Baxter resigned. A J Gall becomes director. The Dookie School Mothers Club finalized Christmas tree plans and reported spending about 18 on equipment. Fishermen reported good catches and large fish tales from Monday into Tuesday.

Society of Dookie Memorial Hall Dean Callander Cook Ivan Moylan Milburn Baxter A. J. Gall Dookie School Mothers’ Club Doyle N. Wright F. Archer

Benalla V R I Warns of Centre Closure at Meeting

At a general meeting of local V R I members last Thursday councilors warned that without marked improvement the Benalla Centre would close. W E Elliott and L J Williamson presided. New committee members were elected and Benalla’s Railways Cricket Club honored with the D S J Shield won by the North Eastern District team.

V.R.I Central Committee Benalla W. E. Elliott L. J. Williamson Moulday L. Bennett Railways Cricket Club Messrs B. Liddle E. Cresp D. Walker T. Miller J. McIntyre Wangaratta Wodonga

Fire incidents and local health progress noted

Mr James Moylan suffered burns to his arms and chest while fueling a carburettor and was taken to hospital where he shows good progress. A lorry carrying 100 bales of pressed hay caught fire near Nalinga and was destroyed along with its contents. A Cashel cemetery working bee cleaned up debris with help from Mr Jock Stewart’s fire unit.

James Moylan Nalinga Dookle College Cashel Cemetery Jock Stewart

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