Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Benalla Standard in Benalla, Victoria

We have pages in Victoria

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Benalla Standard

Location

Benalla, Victoria, Australia

Date

Aug 22, 1924

Page

2

Benalla Stock Market Report Yields Steady Yards

Victorian Producers Co-Op notes large turnout at Benalla Corporation yards on Tuesday 19th inst with strong demand for sheep store cattle and fat cattle. Prices held firm with prime wethers and lambs showing solid returns and pigs and dairy cattle rising from last market rates.

H Watts Turnbull & Co Raport Quarket Benalla Corporation B.L Co-Op. Co. Ltd Benalla T. Carey Goomalibee W. H. Sherwill

Death by Own Action In Convent at Yarrawonga

At the City Morgue the coroner Mr D Berriman led an inquest into the death of Bridger Lane a lay sister at the Convent of Mercy Yarrawonga. Lane aged years had been ill and had recent treatment at St Benedicts Malvern then moved to North Melbourne Convent where she retired about 8 pm on August 2. Early next morning she was found dead from strangulation by a cord from behind the door. The coroner returned a verdict of death by own action after testimonies from convent sisters.

D. Berriman Bridger Lane Convent of Mercy Yarrawonga Gabriel Mitchell North Melbourne St. Benedict's Hopital Malvern Melbourne Heath Lansing

Community buildings urged for rural centres in state

After a farmers class ended, 85 women from across Victoria attended a ten day course at Dookie Agricultural College led by Miss Leadbeater. Lecturers from the Department of Agriculture and education officials spoke on cookery, dressmaking, first aid and social life. Principal Shrataghari stressed tackling rural drift by improving country life and building community halls with facilities like a hall, library, reading room, and tennis court to foster sociable, low cost activity.

Dookie Agricultural College Westten Council of Agricultural Education Wits Maffra Swan Hill Department of Agriculture Griffith M‘alister Rankin St. John Ambulance Association Shrataghari Mirorhan

Police Tactics Stir Military and Naval Officers

Melbourne officers faulted police for impersonating a Naval Officer and a Royal Force Captain to gain entry to a Dancing Hall at Admiralty House. A raid followed, with charges, prompting calls to amend the defence act or obtain guarantees to prevent a repeat. Officers urged official representation to the Defence Minister.

Benella Admiralty House Melbourne Defence

Trade mark dispute over Shinoleum floor polish case

Edgar Louis Jacobs of Puget Manuroctucts Company Ltd sues Robert Gilbert for falsely applying the registered mark Shinoleum to a floor polishing preparation. Evidence shows a Shinoleum label was used on Diamond polish tins substituted when empty. Gilbert admitted the mislabeling. trial set at Quarter Sessions with bail £20.

Central Summons Court Edgar Louis Jacobs Puget Manuroctucts Company Ltd Robert Gilbert Shi Roledin James Gallagher Sydney Night Patrol Sbykes North Sydney Moore Messrs. Robson and Cowlishaw Uist C Jennings S.M Gilbert Curtis Messrs. Weaver and Allworth

Letters on Shire Council Criticism and Local Matters

A reader voices concern over the Shire Council’s effectiveness and road conditions, urging new candidates and public action. Letters discuss ratepayer burdens, council finances, and calls for public meetings to curb expenditures and improve roads. A shopkeeper letter argues for practical support of local trades and decor efforts.

Nic Moattep Henalli

Will Visit Benalla Again on Friday September Prom

A fragmented notice describes visits to Benalla on a Friday in September. It mentions a prom and a venue named Geamyer's Austral Tlonse with convulsed attendance and monthly appointments.

Benalla Geamyer Austral Tlonse Melbourne

High School Notes Tennis Season Advances in Warm Weather

The High School notes that tennis is resuming with players utilizing favorable weather. An extended ladder lists most players with notable matches recent and upcoming. A recent football win over the Wanderers secures minor premiership while plans include matches against the Methodists and Shepparton and travel for basketball and hockey to Shenpar ton.

M. Nish Uhe Builder Agann Wanderers Giow Bald Methodists Shepparton Mare Shenparton Beechworth Benalla

Hume Hovell Centenary Commemoration Plans

Mr B J Leach district inspector of schools issued four communiqués urging local interest in the Hume Hovell Centenary celebrations. He outlines the exploration party path from Angleside station via Whitfeld road Hansonville Benalla and Swanpool with proposals for cairns at Angleside Moyhu and Huansonville and notes the party will depart Albury on November 17 heading to Beechworth Wangaratta Moyhu Hansonville and Benalla before Swanpool. The Education Department urges residents to erect memorial cairns along Mamie and Howell's journey.

B. J. Leach Schouls Hume-Hovell Coittenaty Leach Whitfeld Road Anglesiite Hansonville Benalla Swanpool Angleside Moyhu Huansonville Albury Beechworth Wangaratta Education Department Mamie Howell

Donor Plans Cup Gift for ASUTSiH Next Season

Richard Louch announced a pledge to donate a valuable cup for ASUTSiH in the coming season. Warcawonga Shire Council elected Inst Gr. Bott Was as president with a 105 pound allowance. At Messey Teague & Co stock sale laborers fetched various prices for stock. Be nilla Rifle Club noted top scores with Gascoigne on 19 of 43, Dandy and Hiscock close behind.

Colonial Banke of Australasia Isuroa Benalla Shire Richard Louch Asutsih Gr. Bott Warcawonga Messey ‘Teague & Co Merinas Benilla Rife Club Gascoigne Dandy Hiscock

Also Mentioned on This Page

Eifrons TIN Great Clearing Sale N. & L. Baron Harvard Stigts Efrons N. & L Efron GEO P.O Chandlet Moodie WEG. CO A. W. Spinks Central Garage A. A. Gray Sunn Street Standard Office Bourke St Marconi Raddola Ambrose Doxey Lonalia and Distriet Iwistriet Marcon Go London Anishantated Wireless Mistralia Limited Bridge Street MR. Grainger North East Wang Murphy Street Eac Tast Te Police Department NEW Shire Council Elvan Betula Todd Ani Nerkays Nena Shire Chettenham Imuuters Hue Haney Sepalla Alex. A. Abotomey Kyowa Victoria B. Abotomey Jasuts T. W. Iwano Australia England Scotland Hume-Hovell THE SHO the Shoeman Snownie Steste Wurturmburg Chidren's Cooper Cooper Engineering Coy, Ltd BSE Spencer St D. Trewin G. Brown Smythe Street Church Street Cary Masseur Wil Paties Binney Street EUROA Tor Sciatica T. M. Cumming Devenish Aglne Por Deveyish T.emnos Nixon Pusere A. Smith Thos Cleave Austral Lridge Street Sausag Hou Gueran Mall ON Nunn ST Fowler OWLER Ohmai G. A. Morris & Clo A. Morris Morris & Anderson C. Werner & Co Litte Collins Street Menalla Shire Hall Blénmertassett Emi Iit Henry Ford Great Triple Alliance Lown Eacat Bert. Arnott Ford Nash A. W. Spinks Hum Street Kay Wallis Ruston & Hornsby Buller F. G. Russell Nunn Street Henry Hiscock Agle Art Dari State of Votes
Search Courier

Search the Benalla Standard Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Benalla Standard?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication