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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1952
Page
8
Fragmented notes and garbled phrases mention a missing tree, a council meeting, and campaign support. References to governance, ward issues, and community actions appear amid unclear OCR text, with scattered names and dates not fully recoverable.
At a Monday meeting a report on the recont campaign outlined progress and proposed engaging the Boys' Club to provide swimming instructors. Leaders praised enrolments, certificates prepared by the Mayor, and noted 31 swimmers achieved 25 yards with 48 exceeding it. Water polo ideas were discussed for Labor Day weekend with two instructors volunteering to return.
At Morough Council, the mayor eulogized King George VI as a great loss to the realm and urged councilors to pledge allegiance to the new queen. The meeting observed two minutes of silence for those who died defending the country.
A chaotic report details criticism of the local fire brigade during a major incident. Volunteers rushed to scenes with little guidance, miscommunications left centres without updates, false alarms caused confusion, and front line units struggled to coordinate with a distant control centre. Residents and officials call for improved procedures to prevent repeat failures.
The shire council reports extensive fire damage on Tuesday across Lark Upper Lure areas with bridges and a power grid affected. Temporary repairs are underway while full reconstruction will be slow and costly, and applications for assistance from the Country Roads Board and emergency funds will be sought.
Borough Council received holiday complaints about Bridge Street street channel conditions. The health inspector said the channel was in a bad state due to old pipes left by the Gas Company blocking drainage and sweeping. Dr Loy said responsible parties promised to clear the pipes and work may have begun. A mild polio case was reported in December with another suspected case referred to Wangaratta Base Hospital last week pending diagnosis.
Rab Industries chair T Spitner told the Borough Council a man sought permission to use a seal on certain goods for sale at Lourtil attraction. After discussion, the man agreed to forward council some goods to allow reproduction of the seal.
The Behello Shire Council heard a request from a natural plants preservation group to exclude 15 acres in the north eastern corner of a quarry reserve in Tamnick parish as a sanctuary for native flora. They argued the area should be fenced off but council noted potential interference with quarry operations if fenced. Councillors from one winger and Mokoan Riding will inspect the site and report back.
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