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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 23, 1953
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning individuals, places, and events in a disjointed series. Names such as Cortney, Richard, Mara, and Briain appear beside unclear references to locations and actions. The passage reads like a garbled report with no coherent narrative or dated facts.
Kangaroo rate Benalla due to keen play and heavy ground conditions. Benalla’s Henalla conversion, Burke and Derrick standout, Wangaratta’s Dinsdale and Krake strong. Hockey match follows with Benalla defeating Wangaratta High School 5-4 in a rapid contest.
Benalla aims to boost% performance after a tighter loss to Myrtleford. Den alls eyes a must win to climb the ladder as Wangaratta and Albury push for top spots. Stoney will miss rest of season with an ankle injury. Warrawonga, Wangaratta Rovers expected to test each other on home ground. Rutherglen seeks four, while Wodonga remains risky despite improving form.
Turfy notes discuss Melbourne racing with figures on the Australian Hurdle and Steeple events. Mentions Caulfield and Melbourne track activity, Derby talk, and a debate on whether handicaps or weight-for-age will dominate upcoming Queen's Visit meetings. Notes on track records, trainers, and betting concerns amid injury and deaths in racing circles.
Parlaw leads the Australian Steeple at Caulfield next month as a top fancy with strong form from recent outings. Teedum recovered from a fall last week while The Feline, Jolly Sirius, and We Mark show chances, among others, in a competitive lineup including Wollert Steeple contenders and Mandel finishers.
More than 1000 farmers and family members have attended courses at Agricultural College. The minister of agriculture Mr Stone-Horne said the popular series will add dairy farming sheep husbandry wool classing tractors and farm machinery soil conservation and land use poultry horticulture and a country women’s class. Applications are open for the dairy farming and pig raising course with a weekly fee of £2 5s.
Selections mix includes Mia Mia Hurdle and Parla TeedU Epic in a crowded field. Beau Cavalier Mac Dennis Weight and Bold Adventure are noted contenders with Sun Wins in the mix as horses like Golden Pippin and Warrington seek clear routes.
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