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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
3
Melbourne report of a near disaster on St Kilda road where a 60 horsepower motor car swerved past a crossing Prince's Bridge. A young child, calmly eating ice cream, had just moved to safety, preventing what could have been a grim accident. No injuries occurred.
At a Monday Shire council session in Shepparton, copies of a pamphlet titled A Review of the Rent Administration 1903 to 1906 were tabled. Dr Hay objected, arguing the Premier had no right to advertise himself via public funds, but the motion to reject the pamphlet failed as debates noted cabinet authorisation and personal expense defrayment by cabinet members.
An old time advertisement notes a cough remedy called Laxo Tonic Pills offered through Shompoon and Co Agents. It mentions Benalla Pharmacy and local sellers in rural New South Wales, with sales rhetoric warning about liver issues and morning fret. The fragmentary ad lists price and availability in a regional context.
A detailed old fashion catalog entry lists items and prices for ladies wear including muslin costumes with Swiss inserts, white lawn skirts with tucks and embroidery, Cambrie blouses with yokes, silk muslin blouses, and Zephyr blouses in multiple colors and designs. Prices range from 2/11 to 10/9 with notes on trimming and latest styles.
The Benalla Bowling Club opened night play after installing two Lux lamps on Tuesday. A large crowd attended as two rinks performed splendidly and a third proved usable. President H Clarke praised the move as a community sport enhancement. Installation cost over £30 with plans to add two more lamps to light the whole green.
A Benalla reader rebukes Premier Bent over Tolmie Dodd’s Crossing rail plan. The letter recalls Victoria’s frontier past, Kelly gang suppression, and land cleared for cultivation to show why a single line won’t suffice. It urges full district railway development to unlock rich timbered land and prevent compulsory resumption.
Authorities pursue the Rushworth mine shaft deaths seeking identity of two bodies found in the shaft. Police search for Hans Bloom and Grace Collins last seen October 6 in Rushworth and possibly returning to Bendigo as inquiries continue. Water bailout expected before progress.
Sale advertises lace and embroidered belting items priced from 2/11 to 4/6 each. Includes white puritan collars, golf collars, new guipure lace collars in black and white, kimonas in silk and lace, silk braces, scarves, insertions in maslin and cambric, and harnstitched handkerchiefs with scalloped edges.
A catalog-like list shows duck breed names and pricing: WiAilch Wyte White with Blue Stripe priced at 2s, Gil yard. White with Red and Bull Stripe at 2s 6d yard. White with Red and Blue Stripe at 2s 9d yard.
A compact study outlines the role of big silos in storing ensilage and assessing their value. It discusses capacity options and potential savings from improved feed efficiency.
Article extols the silo as essential for year round milk supply, citing Hon. Willis Little's installation of a modern plant by Holloway and Co. It details maize silage benefits, balanced rations, and the ability to harvest the entire crop, with practical feeding guidelines for cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and poultry.
Dunlop Rubber Co plans a 1122 mile dispatch relay from Adelaide to Sydney enlisting Commonwealth military backing and riders along the route. The coast to coast effort would cross the 90 mile SA desert, run day and night with supported links, prizes and medallions, aiming for next Easter weather permitting. Route would pass Coorong Mt Gambier Casterton Hamilton Ballarat Melbourne Seymour Benalla Albury Germanton Gundagai Yass and Goulburn.
Watts Turnbull and Co report a medium yarding at Benalla Corporation yards on Tuesday with local and outside buyers. Cows dominated, one prime bullock sold for £5 5s, store cattle range £2 10s to £5 17s 6d, yearlings 22s to 26s 6d, fats sold slack with prices reasonable versus other markets. Next market is Tuesday 15th with a new market starting January 12th due to Christmas holidays.
Sporting Intelligence reports Trinity defeats St Josephs 48 to 33 in a return tennis match on St Josephs courts with tea served. Details list mixed doubles results with Dunning Clark pairing dominant against Cherry Waller, Ryan O Halloran and more. A separate St Andrews versus Methodist clash ends St Andrews 68?9 games to 44 with crowded results across multiple pairings.
King Bros and Little report fortnightly cattle sheep and pigs sale at Corporation yards Benalla last Tuesday. Light yarding due to harvests and weaker demand. fat cattle and store cattle prices declined from late markets. Prime bacon sold well but other hogs softer. list of vendors includes Chas Bamford D Heaney Goulding Little and several others. Next sale set for late December with expectations of improved demand.
A boy in Benalla describes a mysterious scene by a large fenced area near the bowling green. He recalls men barefoot and players joking about driving, a wild shout, and someone being shot in the leg as they watched from behind the fence.
M Q M Namaara reports a quiet Tuesday stock sale with no tax yarding across cattle sheep and pigs. Prices eased versus last sale as buyers were scarce due to harvest. lighter yarding and ready sellers kept markets active for porkers and baconers. The next sale is December 11 with entries requested.
The programme for the Rutherglen races to be run on Boxing Day will appear in advertising columns. Prize money totals £100 with the principal Cup at £50 for a race of 1 mile 60 yards. Entries close December 11 to secretary Mr T Drenen.
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company Limited conducted their seventh sale of the season on Tuesday afternoon. A heavy descent of wool was offered with many well known clips from Victoria's Western districts. Attendance by buyers was vigorous and competition was spirited, making it the briskest sale of the season. Prices remained firm at the season's best, with buyers favored by the market. A very full clearance was achieved.
On Tuesday evening Mr James Cameron moved to reduce one vote of the estimates by £1 and attacked the Ministry. A conference between the Country party minority and the Liberal party agreed on a united plan to move a motion of want of confidence. Mr Murray will lead the motion.
A long time sufferer from liver issues reports cure after starting Thamberlain's Tablets three years ago. He now keeps a bottle at home and has recommended them to many friends. Distributed by Benallis Pharmacy and other dealers.
The listing promotes remedies from any chemist in store including saniver ant remedy for influenza nenelig and ool Agade and pleasant medicine for children and adults.
Goldsbrough Morb and Co reports their sixth catalogue sold 78 bales with private sales bringing total disposed to 4200 bales. The sale featured Western District Tasmanian and Riverina wools with a Koolomunt clip setting an Australian record for super combing. Market for good wools was steady with slight irregularities in lower grades and stronger demand for top making parcels.
Vague OCR like text alleges dangers from a potions list including Ohm berlain Storamel ad Liver Palitote and a visit to a pharmacy. The garbled passage hints at health harms, digestion, and a “Whole neighborhood” afflicted by mysterious products and conspiratorial remedies.
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