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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1939
Page
4
A compact Benalla match report outlines round results across cricket and football. It notes damp conditions affecting play, individual performances, and key games including Diggers versus Railways and Benalla teams facing Geelong or nearby towns, with scores and notable batsmen or bowlers mentioned.
The readable lines sketch a cricket report with mentions of players such as Saunders, Saunders and Anderson, teams BC and Benalla, and overs and scores. The text trails through innings highlights, wickets, and bowlers, but crucial details and dates are obscured by garbled OCR, leaving a partial but recognizable scorecard narrative.
A jumbled report lists participants and names such as Andree and Andrews amid a local parade cast. It mentions weights, times, and various figures, with references to Norman Weance and other residents. The piece reads like a fragmented social column with scattered event details and personal names.
Fragmented OCR summarizes a local wheat growers event noting a cloning date for claims and official notices. It mentions minister Tor Aaricutture and Hasan Sanamend with references to claims, forms, and viewing dates. Names and details are garbled but indicate an administrative notice about eligibility and submission deadlines.
A fragment hints at a community event with local names and places. It mentions Beast Te and a May date for a gathering, with references to a veterinary issue and a local meeting in theValeainasion region. The text is garbled but centers on a planned public event with several named entities.
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