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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 15, 1919
Page
4
A detailed review of John Amadio's concert highlights his virtuoso violin and piano performances. The event drew strong local support with enthusiastic applause and praises for Amadio’s expressive style, technical mastery, and varied program featuring Mozart, Chopin, and local pieces.
A large crowd attended the Benalla Golf Club open on Saturday. President W J Valder praised members, noted peace after the war, and previewed a season of promising golf. Afternoon putting and pony racing events featured 20 plus participants, with Mrs W Reilly hosting tea. The meeting listed a slate of handicap divisions and races, signaling a successful debut season.
A garbled 19th century cricket match notes many players and teams with unclear spellings. It lists Salley, Petar, Atkinson, Bartholomew and others, mentioning scores, overs, and a follow-on plan. The piece includes selections for a future fixture against Bonatle and notes school exercises and stationery items.
A Bonsiju branch meeting in Benalla at the Municipal Chambers faced the absence of President Elliott. Mr A C Steward chaired as discussions covered appointment of an organiser, correspondence from Melbourne, potential donations, a proposed tally for a trade allowance in wool, and staff changes in the finance committee.
A United Service outlines Britain’s postwar goals including naval supremacy, disarming Germany, access to markets, closer ties with America, and new mandates in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine. It envisions a Zionist state under Britain, protectorates, and economic gains across Asia and Africa, with plans for shipping and compensation.
A playful verse about domestic skills and frugal homemaking. The speaker praises Jacob for cooking and sewing well, noting his economy and neat parlour, while contrasting her husband’s less culinary prowess with the father’s skilled pies and cake making. The poem ends with pride in Jacob’s cooking.
A long irregular Australian item covers race profits near £50, course improvements at EUROA, and community notices. It notes a Melbourne event organizing a memorial avorsary, a retiree from business, a fallen soldier near Avenel, and a six cottage project for the poor at Shepparton. Also discusses coral reef theories, Darwinism debates, and local obituaries and accidents including a Yarrawonga motor car fire aftermath.
A reflective piece notes widespread worry over face wrinkles among women aging thirty to forty and urges daily self awareness. It argues brows, lips, and perpetual expressions accelerate lines, and that preserving repose can delay or prevent time’s prints without altering life.
The fourth annual Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union conference met at St Andrew’s Church Binchwonty on Wednesday. Mrs Stewart was elected president, with a list of officers including Mrs Gillan and Miss McConnell. An address on Korean mission work was given, and next conference set for Lake Rowan. A tale of monastic life and moral reflections followed, ending with a police notice: a fawn-colored coal was found by Miss Thel Wells in Albury.
A distressed reader endorses Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for backache and kidney weakness. The testimonial claims kidney pills restored strength and improved health, urging others to obtain the product from local chemists and stores.
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