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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1948
Page
5
Trainee enginemen wanted at Benalla aged 16 to 25 ex servicemen under 27 may apply. Start as Engine Cleaner, progress to Locomotive Fireman Engine Driver and Electric Train Driver with pay up to 32 shillings daily. Benefits include holidays sick leave long service leave superannuation after two years shift and weekend penalties. Apply personally to the Depot Foreman Locomotive Benalla.
A record 249 entries are listed for the Benalla hospital carnival next Friday and Saturday with top runners named, including Frank Banner and Eric Cummings. The event promises world record attempts, vibrant entertainment, and strong local support as carnival organizers rush to finalize handicaps and accommodation.
Emlyn Alice Lighton Devenish will wed Henry John Beggs, elder son of the late J Beggs, in Holy Trinity Church Benalla on Tuesday February 10 at 11 am. A reception follows at the Cosy Cafe Bridge Street Benalla. Emily Maureen Murphy will marry John Edward Bidie, second son of Mr and Mrs J Greet of Bridge Street.
An extended report details Minister for Water McDonald visiting the Nillahcootie catchment area with local shire reps to inspect potential waterworks. Landholders urge drought relief via stock water and up to 20 acres of fodder irrigation, with engineers to be engaged within a year and cabinet consideration possible if tests prove favorable.
A SEVE THUNDERSTORM at 87 James-A moved through the district Tuesday evening with vivid darkening and heavy rain. Reports say twenty nine pelmis of pain were registered lonely, while other parts logged over an inch of rainfall. Wedding bells close the item noting travel services by Menalln Tours Bureau offering routes to Melbourne on days trains do not run.
Large numbers of carts begin arriving at the formalla to haul wheat to the seaboard. Farm stores are now permitted to sustain continuous carting of the full ration to meet transportation demand.
Benalla Caldas and girl guides invite interest in the Guide Movement to join a combined meeting of the teams on Thursday February 13 at the Guide Hall in Tumup. A wood attendance is noted.
The text records a meeting with Mr R Ryan as president and Mr EL Rar Trotman as secretary. The branch is described as large, but details are incomplete and unclear.
Jack Hilbrick a 16 year old rider from Nennlia won both the half mile and mile handicap events at the Renalis Creole Clot on Gaturiay. He is set to contest the Victorian Junior Championship in Melbourne on the Tet of the month with Kevin Hurley still showing excellent form.
Fragmented OCR text depicts a long, garbled description of a “VARIETY TEA AT STEWARTON” with numerous corrupted words, names, and random phrases. The readable bits mention a meeting, participants or staff, and scattered references to people such as J Miller and others, but no coherent narrative or concrete facts emerge. The piece reads like an incomplete program or notice with substantial garbling and no verifiable events or outcomes.
A garbledM OCR fragments describe a hospital carnival catering task. Mentions food prep, booths, and involvement by staff member names and dates, with unclear events and actions. Readers see fragmented lines about meals, vendors, and possible duties during the hospital event.
The Public Service discussion focused on wartime material shortages and shipping woes. Mr McDonald noted Victoria faced difficulties in obtaining materials while promising within twelve months to start inquiries if geological investigations showed favorable results.
A brief sports wrap notes Taminick beat Thoonma by two points in a tense eer courte oon on Saturday with many players and teams mentioned in fragmentary fashion. The report lists numerous names and places, but the decisive moment centers on the tight two point margin and the local interest in the game. The article includes uncertain references to Visit Vt Minan Le Sucier and several players such as Penn Waele and Halley Muses, among others, suggesting a broader event or tournament context.
A garbled account lists teams and individuals from Goorambat East and Mt Bruno in a Saturday football gathering. Names like Werton Gomi and Fr. Lindholm appear among many unreadable fragments, with scattered references to attendees and officials. The verslag mentions dates, places, and people but remains largely indecipherable.
A fragmented record from the Goomalibee and District Association outlines a dispute with Currawa Gold. The readable fragments mention individuals such as White, Trewin, Walker, and Wallace, with references to a trial or legal action and defeated parties, but details and context are unclear due to OCR damage.
Readable names and venues are sparse. The fragment mentions Warnock, Hayes, Min, and others with scattered names and numbers, but no coherent event, date, or location to summarize into a clear item.
The following team was reelected for upcoming Saturday games: White will play at Yarrawonge Grubb, Robinson, Sheppard, Wilson Palmer, Meadows, Sullivan, Foster, Bourka, Tomasetti, Giendinning, in.
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