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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1919
Page
3
Various public notices from Banalla include Crown land auctions at the Courthouse Banalia with sales to Alexander Miller and others, vaccination summonses, and road and school matters. Fireman Roberts escaped injury after a near fall from a moving goods train. Local council debates a rate rise and electrification plans for the North Eastern line to Seymour. Community notices list court dates, charity appeals, and business ads.
London's Review notes civil war erupting in Berlin with Spartacus Extremists clashing with the Government. Women join street fighting as Central Berlin falls to Spartacus forces. Wilhelmstrasse battles rage with armed workers in the streets and machine guns firing in quarters. Several Spartacus supporters are reported killed.
Reports from Copenhagen claim several hundred killed in Serlin on Tuesday. The Berlin government holds to a pledge to prevent more violence. Field Marshall Hindenburg has arrived. Spartacusites face disarmament, and Eichhorn, Berlin police chief, is to submit. Ledebaur and three others named parliamentary envoys travel to meet Ebert supporters.
A Berlin telegram reports Herra Ebert Sehieda mann and Landsberg resigning from the Majority Socialist triumvirate after the Spartacuaite coup. Causes cited include dismissal of Police President Eichhorn and Berlin's severed relations with Russia, with uprisings and telegraph office storm attempts noted in Stockholm.
Reuter reports Spartacusites seize control of rail hub in Berlin area enabling reinforcements from arriving. Message from Paris notes Davseldorf Muelheim and Oberbanssn seized by Spartacusites who proclaimed proletarian sovereignty modeled on Russia.
Government measures aim to boost meat supply with guaranteed advances and fixed rates for sheep and lamb, targeting 42 day stockholding and controlled exports. Authorities plan store allocations, import duties, and farmer applications to align production with March expectations amid market pressures.
A European cable reports Trotsky and colleague Lepin arrested in Copenhagen to secure freer band operations as Bolshevists attack Lemberg. The Times correspondent notes Bolshevists bombarding Lemberg, cutting electric light while raiding parties deploy aeroplanes across the city.
Reuters reports a Central Committee of leading Russians has been formed to protect Moscow’s interests at the upcoming Peace Conference. Ex-Premier Prince Lvov serves as president, backed by ambassadors in London Paris Rome Madrid and Washington.
A series of fast moving fires swept 100 acres in rough timber west of Warrenbury, damaging fences and timber on Gordonford and Crown Sandy properties. Fire brigades, hindered by water scarcity, contained blazes by Tuesday, with losses reported on multiple blocks and a phosphorus rabbit poison blamed for the outbreak. Neighbors aided fire crews and local groups provided supplies, as fires also threatened paddocks and homesteads at Youarang and Barramioa South.
The report states Colonel Theodore Roosevelt died at his Washington residence at four o clock after a period of illness. The cause cited is a blood clot in an artery believed to have occurred during a medical episode attended by a valet. No other person was present at his side when he ceased to breathe.
A meeting of supporters and players of the Thoone District Brass Band was held in the V M A Hall on Saturday evening to arrange forthcoming parcha of toutramoeuts. Large attendance and many players contributed names and instruments as a new refreshing program was proposed for all ages. A civic fete over the fair is planned with strong committees and a comprehensive, novel program to engage both old and young.
Cricket pennant play arranged among Banalla CC members with a 2.9 start time tomorrow for a test match style event. Players assigned to teams include Howohlp Seamark Carter Findlay M'Kanale and many others. draw for the month to follow January 18 and January 25. Club reform discussed with listed office-bearers and committee plans. membership fees noted and a meeet tomorrow for club players including younger members.
Beechworth defeated Wangiratts by four points on Wednesday in the Piggin annual Easter trip postponed due to the war. The rick competition resumes tomorrow at 3 o clock with Baker challenging Hiscvok and Brigga facing Onoke as three or four rinks of penalty bowlers journey to Melbourne next Exeter.
Letters from the front praise Sergeant R. Bauchop of the 14th Battalion killed September 18. His actions during the September 14 assault near the Hindenburg line inspired troops, with comrades recounting his courage that led to capturing a trench under heavy fire. Burial at Ascension Wood follows.
A motor drive ending near Bandston road resulted in injuries to several occupants. Father Mahony escaped unharmed while Father Sullivan and Dr. Mayor sustained injuries. the car suffered damage to the hood windscreen and wheel. Local residents assisted in freeing and transporting the injured, with aid procured from nearby towns.
A damaged letter describes a dangerous stretch of footpath near Epitoon in Benalla. It notes frequent pedestrian hazards and questions council action. The writer suggests collaboration to improve conditions and mentions a property buyer and local notices.
The roll lists Corporal George M Combe and others cited for gallantry and wounds. It notes medals and acts of courage, promotions, and homecomings of soldiers including Lt, and mentions families and friends in Strath. The item records deaths, recoveries, and hospitalizations, with community celebrations and public welcomes in Benalla and Violet Town.
A report describes five JBS killed while barGEing a Dold German when a German shell hit, killing two and wounding three. One wounded on September 27 and writing a letter on Sid Uotohar, with a later November 12 letter noting improvement and the likelihood of further surgery. Two pieces of shrapnel removed from above bly husrb.
A fragmented wartime diary describes night duty as soldiers move in darkness for a critical night march. It depicts calm darkness and tense preparation, the unseen patrols, the silent column, and the wary thoughts of soldiers facing dawn and an unknown outcome.
A contentious St Patrick's sports meeting at St Josephs began Monday evening with multiple attendees led by M H Findley and Rev Father O Reilly. Officers elected included Windley as president, Hanley as treasurer, and Henley as secretary. committees for printing, ground work, and materials were formed amid discussion of Victorian Athletic League affiliation and a concert arrangement.
An OCR readable snapshot shows a long list of names, roles, locations and amounts tied to the Mechanics' Institute. It includes references to state savings, wages, and various departments or buildings and mentions several places and dates. The fragmentary text hints at ties to a broader annual account or payroll ledger with names such as Van, Wy, and others, plus addresses or districts like San O'Edonbd and Clack.
The fragment describes unusual weather conditions with shifting temperatures and a windy period. It notes a warming trend, dampened by a euthary wind, and references shido readings from a thermomotor at Mas Mut Mas Min Ws on Man Tonwa, with an unclear Ren ad 4 Bi observed.
A garbled local notice extols F L Sang a Chinese herbal practitioner with hospital ties and public testimonials. It claims cures for internal ailments and blood issues, praising Sangs methods and listing multiple locations and dates, including Benalla and Wangaratta, with personal endorsements.
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