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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1952
Page
1
May the blessings of Christmas bring joy to our hearts and friendship to our association. The Benalla Ensign staff send greetings and hope bonds are strengthened in the coming year.
Local district auctioneers announce a special sheep sale at Benalla on Friday January 9 1953. They invite early entries and note mostly Merino and crossbred ewes and rams with varied ages and prices.
A described boxing bout features Manaseer versus Peerday in a theatre setting with a noted fight interval around 0.45 pan. The report references K Rankin and the event context.
Local Scouts from Benalla Violet Town and nearby under Scoutmaster Butter join 19 Benalla and two Violet Town units for the Pan Pacific Jamboree in Sydney starting December 28. A large group including Barry Noonan Daryl Horsmireh Jean Walker and others will travel with Meare ee Meitvill ard Bellew noted as part of the Benalla contingent with Wesley Belgrave and Wrah ran Troop. The jamboree runs until January 6.
The Ensign In Color debuts a progressive policy and color pages, promising readers a first effort in Victoria’s paper landscape. The initiative, tied to a 15 percent color offering, marks a notable shift for the publication.
The Australian Estates Co Ltd of Melbourne reports a successful sale at Benalla on December 10. About 9000 sheep were yarded with 960 unsold, attracting buyers from Western Districts and Melbourne suburbs. Prices ranged with young ewes around 135s, wethers to 58s, and border Merino crosses fetching 40s to 90s. Another sale is planned for January 16, 1953 with further entries awaited.
A garbled weather note reports weekly high and daily temperatures with several typos. It mentions Tuesday and Wednesday with numbers like 8-60 and references to maximums, but the data is unreadable. The summary preserves the core confusion without adding details.
An Australian district undertakes a large effort against St John’s wort with Dept of Inspectorate support. Mr Schrieber leads beetle release work from 1944 through the week, targeting Bright District and Benalla, aiming to establish a lasting colony to curb the weed.
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