23 Jul 1953
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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 23, 1953
Page
1
A 1953 54 commission note outlines approved works for housing area water service extensions funded via government loans. Projects include service pipe rehabilitation and expansion with estimated costs totaling about £42 000, and advances expected for works already under construction.
A letter from H Weston and R Weston of 21 Bridge Street Benalla questions a water charge of £35 12s for excess water. The Walter Cane Waterworks Trust met to discuss the claim noting the meter was checked and satisfactory. Commissioners moved to hold the matter in abeyance for further investigation into potential billing error or unusual consumption.
Two Mansfield men Keith James Revell aged 34 and Bruce Daniel Watts aged 4 were charged with stealing from Burkland’s garage on May 15. Revell admitted stealing a car engine reboring machine valued 68 pounds and was fined 10 pounds in default 30 days. Watts was fined 5 pounds or 14 days for stealing an electric motor valued 12 pounds. Detective B Crimmins prosecuted and stated both defendants admitted the offences.
The board faces grave funding shortfalls crippling road maintenance in Victoria. Declared road length rose from 9786 miles in 1930 to 14 457 miles last year, while the 10 year plan demanded £15 million annually. Available funds fell far short, forcing postponements of essential reconstructions and leaving pavement in disrepair under heavy traffic.
At a Mansfield Swimming Pool Appeal Committee meeting the existing members proposed the Shire President call four public meetings to appoint four new committee members. They sought 49000 for pool improvements from the reserve, plus 4600 pledged by the State Government to help erect the proposed Olympic...
Fragmentary text references Benalla Hospital and Health Department actions. Many garbled names and terms appear, with no coherent event or dates discernible.Unable to extract a clear item, but preserves identifiable entities like Benalla Hospital and health authorities.
A river rising rapidly caused local floods sweeping away bridges and crops. Rescue teams report many homes flooded and roads cut. Authorities warn of continuing high water and urge evacuations along the riverbank towns.
Police recovered a stolen car outside town after it was used in two robberies at Northcote and a shopbreaking incident. Tires damaged, youths located by Detective B Crimnins and officers of the force near the town boundary.
A crash on the Hon ssnekie Creek bridge near Violet Town injured Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy from Melbourne as their car struck a trailer that toppled over a boulder. Both survived with severe burns. vehicle and trailer heavily damaged. An auction of general merchandise and machinery by New Zealand Mercantile is planned for July 29.
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