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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1919
Page
4
A special representative notes that Dr Marshall Burgeon, a dentist from Yarrawonga, will visit Tungamail and St James on Monday. The schedule lists local hotel stops including Bayh Hotel, with additional names spelled in the fragmented notice.
Fragmentary text mentions Wwoons BROS AGINTS and Devi, with garbled names and scattered phrases. No coherent event or facts to summarize into a discernible news item.
Local notice invites tenders for a concert event at St Helenpeie on a Saturday in January. The Mary Ainvott Company is engaged to provide an entertainment program with orchestra, dancers, and vocalists. Names of performers and supporting staff are listed, with dates and venues noted for the event.
A large crowd gathered in Devenish for a homecoming and memorial service honoring Bert Wethowe and Private Taylor. The event featured local music and speeches, with Lt. Bean Holll noting Taylor’s service in Australia and Gallipoli. After the ceremony, a funeral was held at Devenish cemetery for Mr. Willie, a longtime Davowlehy resident.
Local note describes making a home cough remedy to save money. It mentions Henze or Heun's Kaewurm, dilution with water and sweetening, and references urinary ailments with cost estimates. It cites sources like Tessie Bavts and Slacenger's and Don lope and a Standard office.
District brief with scattered notes on deaths accidents and local events across Mp Stewarton Glenrowan and Wangaratta. Includes a death at Stewarton and multiple fisher and river scenes, plus community notices, courtly references, and hospital funding figures.
A car driven by Yama Wonga Mies M Garthy escaped a rollover after a head on collision with two companions, DOREY and pale, on the Yarrawonga Malwals bridge. The incident triggered council staff changes and temp managers at the Yarrawonga Shire power plant as tensions flared over responsibility and duty.
The St James racing meet schedules a late entries day for both the Trot and Novelty Pony events. Officials warn of a busy program with weights set by the handicapper Mygre, J. Renoor and A.J. Geay Wells. A special train is planned to return spectators after the races.
A reader argues for smaller sub committees and transparent council work to improve efficiency. The writer criticizes past planning, questions time and costs, and suggests balancing wages and recreation while addressing city debt, urging the council to act with honesty and deliver better service.
Wool goods catalogue issued by Agatealian Mercantile Land and Finance Co Ltd listing 5000 dates and wool qualities from Victoria and New South Wales. Prices cited up to 259 and lots sold well across districts including Ayetwl and Hav Avenel with varied figures and descriptors in a fragile ledger-like notice.
An odd ad style piece touts a cure named the Magia Wrap and Wonder-Wool stone Patti. It markets pain relief claims for various conditions with mentions of chemicals, products, and a sales pitch across multiple suppliers and locations. The text imitates a dun-noise promotional fragment from a past era.
A wartime letter defends French women amid German bombardment scenes, praising their calmness and resilience as bombs fall. The writer recalls families sheltering in cellars and carrying children and belongings through danger, contrasting fear with steadfast courage. The piece questions the sting of a critic who claimed women fled and laments the emotional toll on all witnesses.
A report notes tenders entered to acquire land for vine growing in the Ruthen Glen district. Prices referenced include about £8 per tin for grapes and £9 for a late tender, with expected yields around 200 tons per crop.
A patchwork of items notes New Zealand troops winning $389 war honor, a badge loaned by the Defence department for mothers and wives of the fallen, stock and livestock concerns, a Melbourne price record for accrued assets, and various wartime shortages and outbreaks.
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