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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1954
Page
3
An OCR fragment records a college game between Dookie College and UES with player names, scores, and innings or periods. The text lists numerous players and partial statistics including scorers like Rees and Vallence, and mentions various teams and divisions, but many details are garbled.
Magdasiiale Diggers and St Josepha led Monday fixtures with top batsmen Cadman Commins and Nicholson. Diggers posted 7/274 and bowed Goomaliber by 151 runs while Cos beat Dookie College by 101 runs in the openers. Best performances include Cadman 230 and Commins 67, with strong bowling by Brady Vale Squires and Batellite.
Country XI scheduled for a Benalla Oval match in the Victorian Shield on Saturday. All players are expected to be on site by 10 am with a 11 am commencement, luncheon and tea to follow, and umpires B J Crim and A R Buttler named for the game.
In a saturated scorecard battle Winton won the first innings by 14 runs. Key performances include Ratweye Ware renbayne and detailed bowling figures for both sides with Winton at 9/143 in their first innings and Warr enbayne 98 in their second.
The Benalla market diary records fluctuating weights and prices for lambs sheep cattle and dairy stock. Prices fall for some categories while others hold steady with buyers from neighboring towns in attendance.
Fragmentary auction item list for a stud Jersey cattle sale. Names include Marnninut LOR peer, Mr Re MeFurlane ry Messrs. G. Robinsos qu Co Denali, Rot Bit and Son Benalla, Mornie Vintige Mohawk, Vintage’s Mae duke, Northwood Madeira, Morimont Mum Wh, and Haney Starbright. Prices range from 40n to 68 guineas with several lots noted.
In Benalla the St John Ambulance unit displayed readiness for a large crowd as siren uniforms and familiar crews assisted. Chairman P Clancy praised the volunteers for organizing a tuny day with 12 election vans handled and thanked those who provided rebirth vehicles as ambulances.
Auction set for 2 pm tomorrow on the property of Mid Hacon at the comer of and Witte sty. Werle West. Furniture and tools to be sold. Pull particulars in the advertiary volume. Auctioneers Jahn G Short and Co.
Harold W. Wilson Ltd hosted a light car event at IB L Hall introducing the Standard Eight. About 300 attendees met Messrs Mow Jong and Cook of Standard Cars Pty Ltd while a Redex Trial film screened, highlighting Standards among new models and road usage.
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