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08 Dec 1908

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Newspaper

Benalla Standard

Location

Benalla, Victoria, Australia

Date

Dec 08, 1908

Page

3

Vegae Bargain Prices Warm Weather Clothing

Warm weather brings focus to clothing purchases with bargains on breathable garments and practical summer wear. Shoppers seek affordable, durable options for daily use amid rising temperatures.

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Benalla Shire Council Holds Annual Meeting Proceedings

The Benalla Shire Council met at the Municipal Chambers with members including Cooke M Callum Old Gregerson Dallas Bennison Dunlop Dunningham Bain Tonkin Vandenberg and M Pherson. The auditor Mr Wood reported on the 1905 accounts noting delays in banking of funds and missing vouchers, urged stricter cash handling and proper cross cheque practices, and recommended a registered title ledger and petty cash records.

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Benalla Cookee M'‘Callum Old Maxwell Costello Tme M'Pherson Voudenberg Dr. Tonkin Hank Uader Tara Knox Moore Ors Dallas Vandenberg Cook M‘callum Gregerson Bennison Bain Dunlop Cunningham Tonkin Walker M.pherson Dr. Barrington Barkly -Street
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Council Proceedings Report From Benalla Shire

The council received and agreed to multiple items including forwarding cheque for 26 pounds 15 shillings 6p as share of joint works, and noted actions on fire plugs, street lighting, gravel land value disputes, road opening, and water works. It discussed nuisance complaints, railway site estimates, rubbish tip site selection, and objections to street width reduction while considering legal and engineering surveys.

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Rom Lands Separeer Tony Paulsen Same A. Crilly Allot Warrenbayne Hopkin Winton Kilfeera Wm. Lynch Lynch Woolpress Creek Dunlop Carroll Thomas Tiernan Department of Agriculture Australia Shire of Numurkah New South Wales Victoria Murray Cunningham Shire of Shepparton Old Bros Johnston Country Fire Brigades’ Board Thg Colonial Gas Association Hennessy J. J. H. Turner Essenhigh Kissenhich KR. Cumming Cumming Walker Head and Green Butter Factory Palmerston-street Syney-road Baddaginnie Police Department John Johnson Dan Smith Willie Chons Gregerson J. J. Carlisle M.L.A Norman Glenrowan Tonkin J. Smallwood W. Newcomen Wm. Newcomen Stockyard Creek Mount Ada Broken Creek Futture Maddock and Johnson H. C. Kenneally J. E. Ackerley Shadforth Street
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Ladies Garment Catalog Highlights Early 1900s Styles

Readable OCR lists fall ready outfits including white muslin costumes trimmed with Swiss insertions and full skirts, ladies lawn skirts with tucks and embroidery, and Zephyr blouses in bright hues. Prices noted in shillings reflect catalog pricing from era.

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Bargains at Our Lace Department

Lace department sale offers embroidered belts at 1 1/6 each and 2/11 to 4/6 for electro plated belts. White Puritan collars frilled tops and golf collars in all sizes. New guipure lace collars in parts, kimonas in silk and lace, pinafore styles, silk braces and scarves. Inserts up to 10 inches wide plus numerous lace designs. Handkerchiefs and hemstitched pieces priced from 9d per half dozen and 6d each.

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White Duck Ron T2 Inches Wide Yard Figures

The record notes fabric details for White Duck Ron with widths or yardage readings listed as 1/11, 2/3, and 2/0. The fragment likely reflects material measurements or specifications from a catalog or sales sheet.

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Striped Verandah Tickings For Heavy Weights Display

White fabric 72 inches wide with blue stripe priced at 2s 6d per yard. Red and bull stripe and red and blue stripe options listed at 2s 6d and 2s 9d per yard respectively. Plain sale note.

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Prices for varying widths and drops noted

A list shows items 1 foot wide with 6 feet drop priced at 2s 3d, 6 feet wide with 8 feet drop at 3s 11d, 5 feet wide with 8 feet drop at 11d, and 10 feet wide with 8 feet drop at 6s 6d.

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Public nuisances and road works discussed at shire meeting

The Benalla shire board debated rubbish heaps on Clarke and Bond streets and a foul channel near J. Stredwick's premises, with inspector reports and culvert inspections. Debates covered refunds on a contract deposit, bricking and channelling near Short's and Wallace's, bridge designs, and urgent road repairs across Tatong and Kilfeera routes.

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Clarke Bond Streets Benalla Stredwick Nunn Church Streets J. K. Pearson M‘intosh Hill S. Jeffrey Shire
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Local Shire Agenda Postponements and Road Grants Pursued

Officials discussed postponing works at Mokoun and Warrenbayne, with engineers to interview Mr. Tait and to complete Warrenbayne road before winter. Other items include grants requests for Lake Legatt road and a Lima South bridge, a Toombullup road grant, and a plan to consult Public Works on a bridge tender. The meeting also covered timber cutting for railway use, table seating changes, township proclamations, and numerous accounts and financial balances across ridings.

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J. F. Harrison Mokoun Tait Dr. Tonkin Evan James Warrenbayne Red Hills Dunlop Cunningham Dallas Holden’s Hill Benalla Violettown Lake Legatt Lima South Swinburne Tatong Werrenbayne Gregerson Toombullup Railway Department Dr. Old Walker Public Works Department Mc Pherson Carlile
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Financial ledger notes from Tatong and Wittenbayine riding balances

The yard inspector lists outstanding balances on contracts and nets for Tatong Riding and Wittenbayine Riding with dr balances to date and overdrawn figures. Totals show collected dues from horse sales Devenish Thoonmu and Corporation yards amounting to 698 2/6, while the rate-collector reports receipts since the last meeting totaling 33 4/1 across Devenish Riding Mackean Warrantsayne Central and related entries.

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Devenish J. Quinn Kh. Sloan M*callaum Johnson FP. Davis D. Bamblett W. Create D. Rainer LOZ. Makoon J. Murphy W. Hill W. Hylind A. Dowds W. Warrington J. Pearson W. Stafford J. Rebbecht Lyons and Vianagan I’. Lewis J. Saaby M‘farlane J. Merrigan J. W.ill W. Little E. Briggs J. Boweher P. Rebbeehi AL Worrall J. Lyons Tatong T. Sullivan Gardiner W. Evans T. Cooper Bowcher 1. Brown T. M‘auley J. Webster KB. Smith M. MM‘ Donald Warrentayne F. Pearson J. Ramage W. Smnth M. Lane Joint Works Violet Townshire J. Nicholson Bridgfoot GD. Howes W. G. Stafford FE. Williams N. Fisher W. A. Stewart G. Thomsos Recreation Reserve Ch. Atkin and Co Permewan, Wright and Co Gascoigne and Hiscock Independent Colonial Gas Association Postal Department F. Davis M. V. O'Neill Australian Alliance Insurance Co Jeffrey PF. T. Moore W. Burns W. B. Tiernin J. V. Wood Pelby Mckean Ventral Wittenbayine Thoonmu Corporation Mackean Fentral Inberesk
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Council approves 5600 loan for bridge with local tender push

At yesterday’s council meeting Dr. Walker moved to confirm a 5600 loan for bridge work. The motion carried unanimously with a plan to call for tenders locally and in Melbourne through Byron Moore and Co, to avoid brokerage and speed completion before winter cost rises.

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Walker Dr. Vandenberg Cr. Walker Dyron Moore and Co Beechworth Shire Tha Dallas Vandenberg Melbourne Messrs Byron Moore and Co M‘pherson Op Growersy Carlisle
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Benalla beats Violettown in cricket match at Benalla

A Violettown Cricket Club side visited Benalla on Saturday and lost by 140 runs after Violettown made exactly 100 in their innings. I Thomas top scored for Violettown with 44 while Keefe led Benalla’s bowling with 3 5/35. Benalla chased targets with Thomas 20 and Lowe 49 not out as M Namuara’s bowling troubled the visitors. Sundries and bowling figures listed. Wednesday fixture noted for Recreation Reserve College match.

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Arnalla Violettown Violettown Cricket Club Benalla I. Thomas Keefe Webster M'‘Narnarm Thomas Howship Lowe
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Tatong Bush Fire Brigade Holds 4th Meeting In Tatone Hall

The Tatong bush fire brigade met in Tatone hall on Friday evening chaired by President Wallace. Officers were elected with H J Wallace as captain and J H Sullivan D H Cowhill J Warrison Worrall as lieutenants, I Harrison as secretary, and W Worrall as treasurer. Landholder lists were submitted, and a membership fee fixed at one shilling. A fire cart was to be purchased when funds allow, with a view to a second cart if support suffices.

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Bush Fire Brigade Tatone Hall Wallace H. J. Wallace Leutenants J. H. Sullivan D. H. Cowhill J. Warrison Messrs. Webster T. M'Canley T. Larkin I. Harrison W. Worrall G. Wilson Fern Hills Hollands Sullivan's Wilson's Whale Committee Benalla Bush Fire Brigade S Fire Brigade
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Doan's Ointment Promises Relief for Skin Irritations

A Victorian era testimonial touts Doan's Ointment as a universal cure for skin irritations including boils, hives, and rashes. Mr. W. Denning reports leg swelling and itching relieved after use, with claims of immediate relief and lasting improvement. Sold at Say's pharmacy for 2 shillings 9 pence per pot, via Foster Mackellan Co. 76 Pitt Street Sydney.

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Dean Say's Foster-M'Clellan Co Pitt-street Sydney
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Local Patent Remedies Pitched For Coughs And Colds

A reader touts Dr Sheldon New Discovery for coughs and croup in a child of five, while other advertisements promote Lax-Tonic Pills for women and Chamberlain’s Tablets as a relief source. Benalla Pharmacy and local dealers feature the products.

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Ik Spannow Woodbuari Road Rookwood Ilsjw Sheldon BE. Ryan Mackenzie J. Weatherill Benalla W.J. Tonkin Thoonn Goorambat Thompson & Co. Avents Cole Haas Chamberlain Pam Benalla Phairnmey
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Magnetic Liniment Claim From Bulomwaal Advertiser

Mn W Hoxassa of Bulomwaal Victoria writes that Dr Sheldons Magnetic Liniment relieves rheumatic pains in the arm and other afflictions including rheumatism lumbago lame back cuts bruises and burns with repeated use claiming a cure in short order. Price 1/6 and 4d per bottle available at Ei Fevance Z Mackenzie J Weber and W J Tonkin Thoone and Goornmbat.

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Hoxassa Bulomwaal Vic Sheldon Fevanc E Z. Mackenzie's J. Weber W. J. Tonkin Thoone Goornmbat
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Benalla Shire Zephyr Helio Sky Pink Resida Paris Ron Sentral Short’s Wallace’s Broken River Sale Boyd Tailey’s Rowl Mokoan Rutledge Toombullip Rutledge's Oxley Shire Shire Boundary Costello's Lane Rutledge's Road Holland’s Creek Talso Burn Harrison Meyer Church Nann Wales Dr. Bennison Wangaratta Gregerson Wig Finsasce Gee Lussere S.s. Nairnshire Benalla Bridge Renalla Thon Lonnell Te Armstrong Anaysis Violettowam Thomas Richardson M'Namika Allison Myotis Samat M'Donnell M'Namuara Ad. Nichtingale Namara Hin Meyer Namara O Williams Notiout Marford A Willian Dickenson Gould St. Howsup Lawsos Seamark Hue Mnase Lfoludiy Vy. College Comforts J. J. Hooper Benalle Nunn Street S Henry Vallender Crewdson Stork Ryan Lipton Gardon & Pied Reid Calenttia Castor Enanuel Rothurame K.P. Ware Maldon Bicycle Oil & Blick Horse Dai Unm Australian Chemical and Explosives Co Standard Orion Stoves Waddell's Bonedugt New Zealand Lawn and Merentile Agency Co Tagners and Sons Lipp Koll W Andl Nittag Quencher Sid Per Nalla Robert Fos England Selbourne Chambers Baier Street Dexania Tungamah Violet Town National Trustees Queen Street Little Colling-street TAS Money TO Lend Walter Madden Direator Javas Duffy, King & King Bridge Street National Trustees Building Fficer Edward Casper Bourke and Swanston Steeds Melbourn The Fohe Pure Jersey Bull Sam Henalla Uncle Sam Royal Farm C. G. Knight Snowdroprs Lady Superior Ramoo Bendge Wendigo Bandigo Couram Ature Nathalian Shepparton Loo Sams Clam Lily Tatura Seymour Murow Pangamah Albury M. H. Moran ST. James K. Ryan Usaner Stork Bexanna Yar Diane Melbourne Varade Cramovar Scotland Hach Aberdeen Aystralla Kmperor Proudfont Kimperor Henimant Firet Petersberengl Warwick Petersborough Horncastle Burton-on-Trent Mogland Bingham Honest Tom Lovhin Rose Lent Crawley N.Z.S.B Laird of Nz.s B Ro Moodte Patterso Tatong Busie Fire Brigade Nou B & Fortress Mule Marcels Ward Bros John Burr Ccarhiasssee ST Benalil A Bracns Colla Vox R
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