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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
4
District items report Arbor Day observances at a local school with praise for residents and parents who contributed to the effort. A community bulletin covers Burgan and Glenrowan notes on meetings, social events, and local progress, plus school exams and library updates amid broad references to regional concerns and upcoming activities.
A New South Wales farmer devises a trench method to kill green timber by burying roots and applying heat, claimed to be quicker than barking. Other notes discuss pea farming in South Australia, peppermint cures, and a wooden device for better feed handling in tobacco sheds, with various farm practices and patent mentions.
The council of the Benalla Agricultural and Pastoral Society held at the Municipal Chambers on Saturday to discuss granting a social holiday for a second day show. Members debated assistant education reports, travel costs, and the feasibility of selecting which show to attend, with questions over expenses and a traveling company.
In Nowonsburlash County at Benalla, Walker Nelson sued Mary Nelson and husband Charles Nebos over water flow from two allotments. Judge Moule ruled water rights changed by excavations, upheld damages to plaintiff, and dismissed appeal with costs, ordering removal of a bank.
A garbled 19th or early 20th century advertisement purports endorsements for Doan's Backache Kidney Pills and related tonics. It cites testimonials from a Blacksmith and other users, claiming kidney relief, backache cure, and improved health after taking the pills, with price and distributor details.
This fragmentary diary-like narrative describes a voyage from Australia toward England aboard a French ship. It covers weather, passenger observations, signaling to another vessel, onboard personalities including a French steward and a wary atmosphere as the ship nears Colombo. It notes time, dates, and curious details of life at sea.
A weather forecast for August from a NSW meteorologist predicts variable conditions. Early month shows wind and rain with changing patterns. mid month expected variable weather and showers. late August favors rain with possible extended wet spells. The note includes dubious local references and old advertisements for cough remedies and tonics.
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