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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1948
Page
3
District cricket match coverage blends player names such as Swanson Prampost Mase and Warrenbayne with scattered scores and innings details. The text reads like a shuffled club report listing batsmen bowlers and upcoming matches without cohesive narrative.
Fragmented OCR text outlines initial stages of purification and delays in a city council process. Mentions mayoral actions, councilors, language about language barriers, and references to a secretary and engineers. Unclear dates and outcomes.
The Benalla Shire Advancement League discusses Casey's Weir area improvements. A plan to slow traffic and tidy tourist access is reviewed with council members weighing costs and potential site beautification. The group aims for an early decision while awaiting broader support.
A garbled report outlines employment in the Goulburn and Murray Valleys for seasonal fruit harvest. It notes over 4000 youths and men and women expected to pick and process fruit from January to March, with sites across Cannery and Growers locations.
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