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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
4
A dense, garbled report outlines a community football event featuring numerous players, teams, and officials. Names of venues, dates, and participants appear repeatedly amid disrupted OCR, indicating a large district match with multiple rosters and contributions.
A soggy event drew a crowd amid poor conditions and disrupted activities. Attendees listened as Reverend F Thotias spoke, while various Latin fathers and other guests recited passages. The program included songs and readings, with volunteers assisting as votes and attendance colored the scene.
Fractured text describes timber trade tensions and rail connections in a distant region. Mentions belt of districts, timber quality, and potential railway links influencing supply. notes limits on timber sale volumes and possible market constraints. Contains garbled names and places.
A muddy transcript details an inquiry into alleged bribery involving Mason and other Holiday Club members. Delegates debated whether money offerors tried to influence Mason and whether statements by Blackburne or others implicated participants. The discussion moved to witness accounts and potential exoneration or blame.
Mr Livhenow moved that the Half Holiday club proceed and reported that Mr Mason accused Mr Bellis of offering £5 related to the Gyraniaium. The motion failed, but Mr Belle denied it and Ms Mason said Mr HM Blickburne did not accept the money or approve him. Mr Walsh seconded the motion, which was carried.
A long, fragmented travelogue recounts a voyage from Australia to England aboard a French vessel. The observer describes chaotic scenes in ports, native life, and crowded shipboard conditions, mixing impressions of passengers, steamers, and colonial settings with vivid but rough detail.
Benalla yards saw a large cattle yarding with strong bullock prices and improved sheep values while sheep and pigs were in shorter supply. Buyers from local butchers and farms attended. weather and road conditions limited arrivals and kept some prices firmer on prime stock.
Devenish stock sale held Monday at the yard with four lots yarded. Buyers plentiful though prices uneven due to wind and slippery twels. Cattle led by pringers and sto callers. horses scarce. overall sale judged successful with clear signals for good prices and steady demand. Local figures note prices around £6716 for the day, reflecting typical market activity.
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