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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
12
The article outlines concerns over communist influence within trade unions and the Labor movement. It cites allegations of agitation, sabotage plans, and ideological clashes affecting arbitration, union leadership, and national policy, with references to documented scandals and governmental responses.
The Convent RC in Benalia staged Monsignor Henson's Nativity Play on February 1 and Sunday 16 drawing large crowds. Students Denyse Mitenell and Germaine Tua Mors Bourke led performances with lively songs and careful costumes, while the audience applauded with reverent appreciation. A closing word of congratulations to Monsignor Rohan followed the event, praising the Holoran season and the community effort.
Melbourne Chief Telegrams Office officials say the Christmas period will be the busiest of the year. Mr N W Strange urges the public to lodge telegrams early to spread the load and keep postal services flowing smoothly across Victoria.
The unreadable OCR fragment provides no clear names places or events. No verifiable people organizations dates or actions are present to summarize.
Readable fragment records a youth event with participants listed by name in girls and race under ten categories. Names include Bernice Mulreen Fowler Harold Croxford Garry Browne Jennifer Roach Barbera Thompson and Leslie Peacock, with ages indicated as 10 years and over.
In the country, a heat wave with temperatures near 90 degrees and strong northerly winds worsened fires and endangered crops. The unusual weather prompted warnings as some workers persisted on tractors despite prior experience labeling such days as dangerous.
Readable text shows several high school teams competing on Saturday. Methodists beat St Joseph with a 95 to 11 scoreline, while Glendale trounced Holding Centre 107 to 76 and Holy Trinity Gold beat Holy Trinity Blue 104 to 65. St Andrews fell 86 to 70 to Holy Trinity Blue.
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