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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
4
A wartime style bulletin from St James and Tangamath towns detailing school reopening plans, community gatherings, football fixtures and results, council meeting notices, and local society updates. It notes visits by health officials, school welcomes, railway station honors, and multiple upcoming matches and civic activities, including Red Cross and community fund details.
Lake Rowan residents report dry weather and recent frosts stunting pasture growth causing a feed shortage. Mc H Symons returns home from Melbourne where he has been ill and is improving in health. locals hope conditions improve as rainfall remains scarce.
After ten years in Benalla Edward Sims and family plan to move to Melbourne on the 13th. A committee organized a farewell with a civic tribute, gifts, and a dance at Dell Hall, praising Mrs Sims for her leadership and the family’s contribution to community work. The event included songs, speeches, and a final Auld Lang Syne.
Watts Turnbull and Co report a light yarding at Benalla with dull competition and easier prices. Cattle bullocks light to medium sold from £10 10s to £16 0s, store cattle weak while hoggets and wethers showed limited demand. Baconers and store pigs moved better though overall buyers were scarce, prompting a note seeking fat pigs for upcoming yarding and promising extra buyers if turnout improves.
The Victorian producers cooperative reports a fortnighly yarding at Juckey Jest yard in Benalla with strong pork, bacon, and sheep demand. High priced bacon and porkers sold to J. Button & Co. Melbourne. Sheep yarding praised as best in some time with prices on par with market. Stores showed lower prices due to dry spell, with various cattle and store stock values listed.
The Presbyterian Church at St James held a memorial service for the late W M Cague led by Rev J Spittal. Attendees recalled his placid, charitable nature and constant peacemaking, noting his steadfast devotion to the church and his community. His death is marked as a gateway to immortality through faith.
A disabled man Clement Newell fell into a fire at Leitchville near Cohuna and died. A Bormtck dairy farmer was fined for using a milk can with a hole sealed by soap. Another Dandenong dairy farmer paid a 5 pound fine for transporting milk in a rusty vehicle. The Minister for Agriculture announced a bill to reform slaughter industry practices. A lion sighting near Yeoval NSW sparked local concern as Jambe rumors spread. A community party plans to rally support to assist the local council.
District news from Beelchworth itemizes private and public contributions totaling £143 17s 9d, with fundraising and hospital support. It notes expenditures of £2368 10s 8d including extraordinary outlay and staff costs, plus reductions and adjustments. A board of management election is mentioned alongside a list of military aid items sent from State School Lima 2061, including cigarettes, food, and jam, with thanks to contributors.
A violent brawl in BMxiv Street, Rutherglen, left two men injured as onlookers attempted to intervene. The incident follows long standing tensions in the town and cautions residents to avoid further trouble as authorities vow to uphold law and order.
Swinton North State school sent a cash donation and numerous goods to the Quullisld hospital including 55 pounds, 14 loaves, 40 pounds turnips, 19 pounds anger, 1½ pounds coffee, 4 dogs, 7 pounds digestive meal, 1½ pounds jelly crystals, 2 pounds honey, 4 packs cigarettes, 8 yards ductor. About 25 men employed at Wangaratta under the Commonwealth gift of 749 pounds. Milawa football players Moyha on Saturday. Mr. Gon Murphy suffered a broken collar bone. A mild epidemic torluents continues to affect the district with 23 cases to the isolation ward on Tuesday. Mr. D. Ritchens of Oxley Flat has had a stroke. life conditions easing. Mr. 4. H. Smith retires from the Oxley Shire Council after a numerously signed requisition.
Lient. Howard Nelson Mc, and Mrs. Joseph Nelson of Lima South receive word from the Defence Department that their son, Lient. Howard Nelson, has died. He left Australia in 1915 and served in the Pacific and France with Aviation, sustaining severe injuries at Lone Pine and later in France. He would have turned 24 in October and his family had planned Christmas and silver anniversary celebrations for his return.
The Osulfield Military Hospital reports the death of Mr. William Johnston Paeumonis milaenzy, a second son of Inte Mre Mity Johnston of Goorambat, once of the district. The survivor is a widow and two children. News of the deceased prompts deep regret among Johnston’s friends in the district.
William Saunders native of Wormeley Oxford and resident of Goorambat for decades died at 79 after two years of declining health. He left four sons Albert T Brodk R Saunders and two daughters Mrs Wallace and Mrs Johns. The service was led by Rev L Williams with burial conducted by Mr Abbott in the cemetery.
Mr T A Shankland Me Thomas A Shackland of Whichold wins a racing event on Saturday amid other results. Names appearing include Athan Tim Pippin and Mary Sece-Fusixo Fouxras Pexs. Standard office reports limited readable details from the meet and its participants.
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