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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 25, 1952
Page
10
The text notes plans to enforce key producers in dispute with a view to continuing under current conditions. The Arbitral Court's February claim is cited as unsatisfactory, with employees to decide next steps after January 11 when the series resumed. The 40 hour week pact expired two years ago, while the A W U has succeeded in reopening the case.
The Tatong Hall reopening drew the largest crowds in years on Thursday the 18th, with Santa as guest of the School Committee. District residents and local businesses donated generously, enabling gifts, supper, drinks, ice cream, and sweets for the evening.
A government report states railway finances suffer from competition with road transport and rising costs. It notes 3 percent lower mileage, aging engines, and costly brown coal use, with several lines kept in service past economic life. Revenue from the refreshment branch rose to £1,140,242 from £850,408.
After a Health Department letter giving a vague reply to a protest, the mayor urged continued public attention. The Health Inspectors Association reported the proposal to amend the Health Act and Regulations, noting councils may comment but few do. The council decided to inform the local health group of its actions and stressed opposition.
Lindsay Opie, 33, once a Goo Rambat and Thoona resident, collapsed and died waiting for a train at Yarra Wonga on Friday night December 12. He fractured his skull and died soon after. He had worked at the Explosives Factory Mulwala and served as licensee of Thoona and Goorambat hotels. Funeral held Sunday at Yarrawonga Cemetery with services at Andrew’s Presbyterian Church led by Rev. R. Carr. His widow and family Keith and Tan mourn.
Discussion outlines a by law under Section 197 to restrict tipping for the intended purpose. It states the council could control the pit through its own use or contractors and oversee deposits, with enforcement and prosecutions possible, though some speakers doubt current oversight.
Victoria faces a harvest near last year’s 42 million bushels with a possible small decline due to rain damage in Gowburma and the North Eastern areas. The Railway Department and Grain Elevators Board discussed plans for February to move surplus wheat from country elevators and Dunolly storage, using Geelong terminals to manage a large wartime scale lift.
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