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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 22, 1953
Page
4
The Lawn Tennis Club president and officers were elected at a meeting. A working bee is scheduled for Saturday at 9 30 AM to complete tasks since the last committee meeting. Sixty to seventy new membership applications were received with more awaiting processing.
Fragmented report notes dates and ages, mentioning Mary Vaughan event, under 40 and under 15 divisions, names such as Jennifer, Henalla, and Norrea, plus references to officials and opening invitations. Parsing is limited by garbled text but indicates a school or club tournament with youth players and awarding placements.
Market notes from New Zealand agents report sales of sheep and cattle with fluctuating prices. Wool and lamb values remain strong, while store cattle show mixed demand. entries include Merino and crossbred sheep, various bullocks and cows priced per hundredweight, and yarding expectations for upcoming weeks. Local firms and auctions listed with quoted bids and buyers.
A Victorian market report lists fat sheep prices from 3d to 5d per unit and spring lambs firmer, with entries for cross bred ewes, store sheep, and fat cattle including bullocks and cows. Prices are given for multiple vendors such as J Griffiths, Suw, Sherwin, Beaton, Lewin, and Robertson, with movements in wethers and store lambs and references to Victorian standards co op.
Wodalla, runner-up to My Hero in the Caulfield Cup, is selected to win the Moonee Valley Gold Cup on Saturday. The race is described as very open with a strong field, Hydrogen cited as winner of the Cox Plate lead, and several Victorian debuts noted including Prince Morvi.
Commis is listed to ride Cox Plate contender Kerk Pie in the Valley meeting, with authorities confirming the assignment for the event.
Phillip Chars aged 74 died after a lengthy illness in South Wales. The funeral was held at a local cemetery with burial at the family plot. Survivors include his daughter NilMeasy and several relatives. A memorial service and burial followed at Midday.
The Benalla A and P Society awarded the Norma Gardner Perpetual Trophy, a bronze horse statuette modeled by Australian sculptor Wallace Anderwor. The prize honors district girl riders under 15, honoring Mrs Gardner’s support for children's events. Jennifer Burns of Benalla won last week in a large class ahead of Kareen Falcon and Jennifer Dobson.
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