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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
4
An unclear OCR fragment mentions St James and district items with names such as Visid Tungamam and James Monday. It references a May date and local events or notices, but readable details are minimal and no coherent outcome is provided.
The article describes a 1916 motor car event or fundraiser with details of local donations, soldier support, and a variety of community activities. It notes the St James and St Pum Haring Chul groups, fundraising totals, a Wordsworth collection, and a public ball for procurement funds. It also covers school programs, patriotic songs, and a moving picture show at St James, plus a table tennis event and a meeting of St James Barry Chak with plans to aid the local Patriote Rani U.
Rain falls at Devonteh as Carmara prepares for ploughing. Mr Griffiths, printers of Parmers Arms Hotel, Devonteh, takes over from Mr In leaving the district. Mr Lidgerwood of Davonish volunteers for service and reports to Green Manning Co. Farm details and local moving picture plans are noted. Winding through parish matters, pura funds are discussed, with parish council actions and condolence messages to Hooper Bros. of Boxwood and Mrs.
Skinner and family of Tan gamah discuss re appointment of Mr. Perkingbo for another year. Farmers in Victoria begin organizing to protect producer interests, forming the Farmers Union of Victoria to oppose price fixing and bolster industrial, commercial, and political efforts.
Fragmented reminiscence of Corporal Mclure and Yank, the American comrade known as Yank, with vivid battlefield details. The narrator recalls their service in Egypt and later trench duty, Yank’s fatal head wound, and Mclure’s reflection on his friend’s bravery and cheerfulness despite danger.
An Albury police report details alleged sheep stealing occurring near Albury during Myndas a cane of interest to a distiller was heard. Garthor was charged with Panny al a shop while two men fled to sale yards, and several witnesses described the events leading to a court appearance at Milling.
Nominations for the Renalls Cup magt Ing by tele place tomorrow week with 90 total combinations, 76 horses listed. Cup entries include Ping Hartich, Spanish Pjur, Golden Crown, Merryform, Lady Tams, Red Princ, Maldon Piato and many more, with Nangor noted as an entrant for the Benalla Cup.
The Violettown Shire Council met Monday with members including Mitchell Wilson Shane Roach Forshaw Gordon Buckland Henderson and Black. They approved a water trough at the trucking yard inside the railway boundary and discussed bridge weighbridge, road deviations, and tender plans for Saw-pit Gully road and Boho road repairs, plus a stinkwort control measure and station staffing inquiries.
Corporal J Barklaimh details a long, perilous voyage from Alexandria to Mudros, aboard a transport with a large contingent of Beitai Army personnel. He recalls early orders, sea battles with subs and shells, violent gales, a mine sighting and destruction by a destroyer, freezing conditions, and a dramatic arrival at a Grecian harbor.
S V Nevanas and Co Pty Ltd has completed arrangements with Massey for a business funding and supply agreement. The deal involves both parties finalizing terms on a joint procurement project and outline of supply commitments. It marks a step in ongoing collaboration between regional firms in the industry.
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