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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1940
Page
4
A dense listing page from an old Victoria area issue features numerous items across venues and times. It highlights veterinary services, arts, news briefs, broadcasts, and community notices with scattered names and places, including local businesses and performers. The page reads like a calendar of events and notices for a wide range of activities.
The article notes critique of a university crop report by Doookie College, detailing a disputed wheat yield projection and its impact on local farming. Officials cited uncertain weather, labeling the forecast as premature and inconsistent with observed conditions around Langerenng.
A fragmented item mentions R Hocknell in Alla West Boot Nepring with unclear names Maat Roltiver and Mutten and references 2008 second hand items.
A long council report reviews the past wave of activity by the Shire Council, detailing progressive work in multiple local areas. It notes court and public works progress, mentions a new foundation, waterworks, and planned renovations, and references meetings with residents and committees to discuss rates, projects, and future funding.
A garbled 19th century style report details a multi event boxing and tennis day. It names players such as J Mee Rhy Borne and Misses J Mathew N Green and Hartley. The text lists numerous doubles pairings and results with scores like 8 7 and 4 4, but many portions are unreadable. The overall piece appears to catalog many matches and participants across singles and doubles events.
A disorderly OCR fragment from an Albury racing committee meeting discusses an annual report, improvements, and delays. It notes limited attendance, disappointing turnout at the cup event, and a decision not to rebuild after the season. The report hints at minor gains and forthcoming spring racing options.
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