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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1922
Page
3
Event notice for Thursday February 16 with opening time at 2 30 P M and a dance to follow. Mentions MM Coghill and household address. Names appear as fragments from an OCR clipping with limited context.
Saturday events list from Ta Tong Sports on March 1 1922 in Leed Laborers Handicap Opening Chop and various races with prizes, plus dancing tickets, special train, and notices from the racing club secretary. Includes nominations closing February 28 1922 and protests within 15 minutes, with entry fees and conditions. also a Benalla hotel messenger boy vacancy.
The Standard reports on Benalla facing apathy with calls for action. Citizens cite the swimming baths funding, river changes from washes, and the need for electric lighting as signs of a revived communal will. They recall past protests and warn that without unity the town may miss progress and enduring improvements.
Minfortune at Benolin Gardens Saturday afternoon as Acapelis To Waters injures left finger while stopping a ball. Injuries also strike Worria Sampson after a fall, Corlatti a youth injures right eye, and infant deaths follow due to intestinal troubles. Reports of stacks burned in Kilfers and a controversial marriage on a Murray River boat add to the day’s brief notices.
At Beechworth area council meetings talks focused on Mr M Clang inspector requesting two months leave while Bright council notes crop issues and St Johns Wort on Crown lands. A beery incident left Duke Smith severely stung by bees after bees attacked him during a nest hive removal. Reports cover local wages, wheat stacks, and fire threats at Cookie station plus a Mooroopon railway death of John Jordan Slog. Police investigate vandalism at the station and a court case in Tatura where William Wigley received hard labor for bond breaches. Community events include a Swannpool tennis fundraiser and a factory project update at a meeting of shareholders.
Programme lists prize money totaling £60 for events including chopping, sawing, and running. Laborers' handicap and open log chop entries close March 28 with secretary, while other events close the day of the sports. Tennis results from Church Association reports feature Methodist players and doubles matches, with several scores cited among St. Andrews and Trinity contingents.
Sunday was the hottest day of the season with readings near 103 in Melbourne and up to 113 in Mildura. Officials note extreme heat, the second time this season temperatures have reached such highs. The piece blends a weather update with an advertisement for a footwear sale by L. Stewart Saddlery and Foot Shop in Bridge Street, promoting white shoes and stock clearance.
A Rutherglen meeting of grape growers debated pricing for the next vintage. Soldier growers won a conference outcome with grapes priced at 9 to 18 shillings, rising 10 percent for some lots. Tatong notes recount local council actions on lake bathing facilities and nearby fires in dray gates and hotel rank.
Miss Abby Isoverte was appointed matron at Wangaratta Hospital after four years of active service. A death occurred at Whoroaly on Tuesday at age 88. In Wangaratta court, Edward Kenny faced assault charges, linked to a debt of £4 with £93 onka. A Greek, I Garmichael, was fined for illegal duck possession near Glenrowan, with the gun seized. A Studebaker motor car owned by T Balley of the Albury Hotel was destroyed by fire near Dederang after a backfire caused the patrol to ignite. occupants escaped uninjured.
Melbourne reports Unity and controversy as Mr Hughes faces critics. Williams defends the Country Party while local council considers a Dunn Troon College closure and Devenish sale yards updates. Fire inquiries, heat wave impacts, and a wedding reception in Winton round out a day of civic, social, and regional developments.
Communication from Elam Onmee Grove Goaranbat details watering plans for about 14 acres of orange trees with a £1 payment to the S. R and W. 3 Commission. Reports flooding on Allotment 28 Section C garish Yabba Yabba due to the Southert channel overflow requiring channel cleaning. Other items note a divorce granted to Charles T PL Ogilvie from Elsie May Ogilvie on grounds of desertion.
Farmers seek cost effective power for driving gear and pumping water. The Imperial Super Diesel runs on cheap crude oil and promises low daily cost, dependable performance, and minimal breakdowns. Available in sizes with prices from eight dollars down and terms on balance.
At a luncheon Mr. Crawford Vaughan argues Australia has better cotton growing potential than the United States with no frost to hinder harvest. He claims Britain and India dominate world production and outlines a project to settle 10,000 prion settlers, each contributing while cotton growers earn profits in the first year, based on small plots and quick yields.
Central Benalla Central Music School listing outlines piano and theory classes in Sinaia and Puntla with details on fees and terms for August 8 1992. The document mentions teachers of piano and theory and references a feature titled Mar feat Sniotte Steoot, Benalia, Vaca for Ingilh.
The Chairman voiced sympathy for Mr. and Mrs. Vinar due to the death of Mr Viter's father and praised the singers and helpers who made the event a success. The National Anthem closed the program before supper, with daselig and music by E Green and Freilag.
A well attended meeting at Devenish Sale Yards led to plans for an official opening. Mr M Cleary chaired, Mr Fred Hooper served as secretary, and a united committee formed with shire council leaders and auction firm heads. The opening sale day was fixed for Monday March 6.
Members met at Devenish to review the year’s report and balance sheet, showing a £100 profit and £40 in hand. They discussed expanding the grounds, with Wood Bros to add two acres, and elected Day as president, Day as secretary, F Popper as treasurer, and J Parrington as committee member. A sports day was set for March with pong and open honors added. The Shellale handicap in bodiv was continued. The meeting adjourned with thanks to the chair.
An aeroplane crash near Mile Dura Sydney resulted in the pilot Sydney owner Believed to be B Neifetom Al and a companion Caigbell M Litbrook injured. Neifetom Al died, Litbrook succumbed to injuries the following day. Also notices for church events and council meetings listed for Tatong Mooragag Hall and Benalla Shire events.
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