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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1947
Page
4
An advertisement highlights slenderising plain moss crepe dresses priced at £8 16s and 8 coupons. It notes larger fits are available, praising fuller figures for style harmony, and features a bodice with beading and sequin, a V-neckline, belted back, and gored skirt in burgundy, samba tan, black, brown and royal.
At the annual meeting of Violet Town and District Progress Association president Tom Hayes presented a comprehensive year report. The membership stood at 67 with several collectors yet unfound. The association reported a credit balance of £14 8s 8d comprised of fees donations and proceeds from events. They discussed welfare projects a Memorial Hall, public works grants, traffic regulation urges, and plans for a Memorial Avenue and shopping centre improvements. The note urged member support to advance town progress and prosperity.
The alert man should be on the spot in fires too. Chief rural officer Mr A Tw urges every household to have a knap muck pump or chemical extinguisher and a first aid kit ready for injuries. Farmers carry knap pumps on their carts during harvest, making it easier to extinguish fires early.
An Australian health survey links poor food choices to ill health and notes many children need better nutrition. It argues for balanced school meals, canteens, and nutrition education for parents and teachers, citing examples from Britain, America, and early Australia.
Health Week exhibition featured a keen street poster contest in under 14 and under 12 divisions with winners Janice Geach Elaine Abley Uhr Hare Veen France Townsend and others. A life saving demonstration by 30 Benalla Emal school children taught by Mr H E Walkiate showcased release rescue and resuscitation techniques to an audience of about 40 pupils from Benalla Best School. The scheme, sponsored by the Benalla National Pureas Committee, invites other schools to join bi weekly winter lessons.
The Benalla Red Cross branch acknowledges continued support for the British Teller Appeal. Donations and assistance are gratefully received from the Hailways Institute Ladies' Committees and the Baddaginnie Red Cross Circle, with ongoing processing for the appeal at 6A/16.
W J Welllambon of Portland argues that the Commonwealth Bank Consolidated Act gives vast power over trading banks, controlling interest rates and lending, potentially stifling private enterprise. He cites Victoria branch data to claim opposition to a state bank is needed to preserve democracy.
The article lists preparatory to Grade IV and Grade VII piano pupils and their marks, with names such as Sheila McGill Norma Howard Barbara Latch Greta Sturken Mary Hensry Ian Bimpeon Isobel Nankervin Barry Appleyard Valerie Volk David McConachy Betty Appleyard Winsome McConachy and John McConachy. It highlights credit passes and honours across multiple grades in a historic piano assessment.
A fragmented notice references Swanpool Hospital Ball and Tolmie Hospital events with donations and costs listed. The Beesna Branch of the Women’s Liberal Party appears in the same snippet, alongside Mr J Dotty and monetary figures such as 6d and 10 18, indicating a historical fundraising context.
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