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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1923
Page
6
A Yarrawonga meeting resolved to unite Yarrawonga Kathmatite Dookie and surrounding towns to press for a Yarrawonga to Oaklands railway. Delegates will meet the Railways Standing Committee in June and seek evidence to support a Yarrawonga–Oaklands line linking with the Goulburn Valley.
Delegates from Oakland Savernake Ringwood Molwala Yarrawonga and Doo Ki met to discuss evidence for the Sirees Standing Committee in June. Mr JR Rewuic is appointed to classify evidence and a paid organiser will be appointed after a fighting line gains enthusiastic support. A collection of 43 was taken in the room.
Ransford charged by Constable Flynn with breaking into James Fry's Tatong shop on April 7 and stealing goods valued at £5. A second charge alleges entry to Moorngag State School to commit a felony. Witness Dorothy Dowie, the Moorngag teacher, testified he entered by a window and claimed to be there for a cool skinky. Evidence from Constable Allen and Flynn tied Ransford to the Tatong store theft and the Moorngag break in, with items including boots, trousers, a razor strap, and tobacco recovered. He was committed for trial at Seymour Court of General Sessions on May 2.
Fine weather and a large crowd boosted hopes for Stewarton sports with near even competition and exciting finishes. T Carey won the Maiden Plate at Goomalibee and Lance Sim captured the Sheffield from W Feldtmann by a yard. Sim and Carey split the 440 Yards, Maher took second, while Maher won the High Jump. Officials and stewards directed events successfully, with gate receipts and social events adding to the day’s total.
The event featured multiple age groups with winners named for boys and girls. Competitions included weight guessing by Miss Mabel Feldtmann and various races won by Corboy, Grogan, Conway, Wilkins, and Dunlop among others.
The 1922 23 season in the Goulburn Valley faced drought with dry subsoil. Farmers who applied heavy superphosphate to fallow and stubble yielded far more than those with lighter or no manuring. Harris Bros of Back Creek demonstrated 22 bushels per acre on 270 acres, versus poorer yields nearby. Pedigree seed and careful cultivation aided results. stock feed benefited from fertilised stubbles, proving fertiliser boosts deep rooting and moisture use.
Henry Spicer, 13, faced Supreme Court in Albury for allegedly poisoning Ronald Karnatz with strychnine at school. Jury found him not guilty of intent to endanger life but guilty of administering poison to annoy, sentencing him to 12 months with suspension on good behavior and a 50 pound surety.
The Benalla Standard agencies are enumerated with several outlets in Benalla and surrounding towns. Names include C. W. Smith, Railway Bookstall, W. Smith, shopkeepers on Bridge and Carrie's Streets, and others in Benalla Nunpeatreet Goorambat and Devenish.
Dentists will be available in Benalla on Monday May 14 and in Wangaratta on Tuesday May 15 for on site consultations at Perrynan’s Boarding House.
A vintage advertisement touts a thermitic mastication system for artificial teeth promising painless extractions and rapid healing. It cites Mrs Thomas methods, distance testimonials from Australia and America, and claims teeth strength, improved health, and single-visit fitting with prices around £500 to £1000.
MRE Menzies, a fully qualified surgeon dentist, takes over the practice recently from W Meadows at Nunn Street Benalla. Marshall surgeon dentist in Yarrawonga visits Tungamah and St James monthly, consulting at the Tungamah hotel and Royal hotel St James. Also piano teacher offering theory and practical exams with Betisks practice comment on Monday 9 February at Egmont Street Benalla West.
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