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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1922
Page
3
A bitter council session over finances and governance dominates the page, Alderman Collins denouncing misused funds while mayoral leadership shifts as Oates is elected to lead for the coming year. Other items note treaty ratification fallout, postage rate changes, church offices, and local civic updates.
A Parkville widow describes a brief entrapment when an upper window mask fell during closure. She was freed after hours by a constable who noticed her awkward position, then released without injury. The report also notes various local and international economic and disaster updates.
The past few days were close with light rain on Sunday. Official readings show highs and lows around 66 to 78 degrees and rainfall for December totaling 2.60 inches while year to date totals approach 34.08 inches.
Education department outlines travelling allowances for country children when local schools close. Payments start at age six and end as they reach twelve or fourteen, depending on age, distance, and sparsity. Rules require head teachers to certify attendance and parents to arrange transport, with director sanctions and special state rail tickets issued at issue.
Arthur Hilburn 73 an old age pensioner was sentenced to one month in jail for an objectionable act with a little girl. Kilbur pleaded it a simple villa crime but the magistrate regretted he could not send him to gaol for a longer period. Breach of shipping regulations Captain Jarvis on the steamer Kent fined £8 with £33 costs for obstructing portholes and not covering food and refuse.
The Lord Mayor welcomed the South African athletic team at the Town Hall and voiced hope they would justify Victoria sending a stir to South Africa. The Attorney General Arthur Robinson declined to back prisoner releases for those convicted of gold stealing and illegal buying at Wood's Point. National Bank shareholders approved a merger with Bank of Queensland. Alfred Merril remanded for medical observation on molesting a young girl in a dark street. Bertie Devenish, 22, committed for trial on indecent assault of two girls, following a drinking session with the girl’s father.
Melbourne markets report closing prices for today showing wheat at 4/11 to 5/2, oats at milling 3/, feed 2/10, barley English at 4/0, Cape at 3/, maize 4/8, potatoes £5 10/, onions £4 12/6, chaff £4 15/.
The death of Mrs Fanihy Curran wife of Mr Arthur Curran guard on the Victorian Railways occurred yesterday at her Benalla residence Cunningham street. She underwent an internal operation a year ago and the illness recurred leading to a hospital stay ten weeks ago in Venalla. Mr Curran is seriously ill with pleurisy and the couple leave four children aged 2 to 17. A Holy Trinity choir member and church worker she came to Benalla nine years ago. Her remains will be interred at Berialla cemetery with the funeral cortege departing from her residence at Cunningham Street at 2 30 pm.
Detectives in Melbourne report no progress in solving the Alma Tirtschke murder ten days after her body was found in Lisle Collins Street alley. A Sydney man was detained Sunday on suspicion, found with a wire sieve looped at both ends, but released after Melbournians identified him as a respected Malvern resident.
Melbourne report notes extra reward money for information leading to the arrest and conviction in a murder case with detectives optimistic for a break. It recalls Rita Jones, a girl outraged and strangled in Broadford in 1899, with Willint Jones hanged there for the crime despite later confessions by an Indigenous man on his deathbed in Wangaralla hospital.
Representatives at the Melbourne chamber discussed possible Commonwealth and New Zealand purchase of 850000 cash of butter for open market. Chairman Mr Rankin led the committee which proposed a preliminary meeting with the Minister of Customs to define executive functions and review amended 1919 proposals. The group considered State and Federal committee structures and the need for federal legislation to empower a regulatory committee handling market actions.
District news from Albury reports money from a government trust is being made available to start works on Albury water supply and sewerage, with similar funds for Corowa Moama and other districts to support proposed Bertigan water works and related projects.
A filed schedule at Wangaratta shows liabilities of ESB 9/6 and assets £20 15/ with a deficiency £95 14/8 linked to Solin Crawford M’Donald and associates amid an accident near Etareiewilly. A motor car in Gippsland crashed off a road bank, injuring passengers and the driver, with wheel damage and vehicle lifted onto the road.
Benalla Racing Club held a Saturday meeting at the club room with president M H Findley and committee members. Resignations from assistant secretary B Sanderson and committee member W Bourke were accepted. a vacancy was filled by electing Mr Cleary. Secretary Arch Munro sought a salary rise. after debate the board decided to keep pay unchanged and adjust admission tax to 10 shillings 9 pence annually.
January 1 features Garden Fore game, January weekend offers Venus Club event. January 18 hosts Wartgitatia history exhibit with Tioga and Dyyoiiisn participation. Local venue listings note openings and public gatherings for readers.
A major blaze at Yerong Creek near Henty destroyed nine businesses and caused damage over £10,000. Fire swept from Julio Crennan’s office to adjacent homes, forcing evacuations. Other fires burned large tracts from Toole’s Creek to Kyamba, with extensive loss of grape vines and properties across Warren, Gundagai, Ganmain, and surrounding stations. Fire origin unknown. crews battled fronts along river districts and rural settlements.
The Koron lake championship ends with Blokia not winning for the Facond year in succession. Was Haw leads the field for at least six vacancies. Racing star Jun Brown’s Prinea Foote defeats Sie Poote Totruschka at Wills Gully amid 4 blood vexas rupturing. Prine Toot, a three year old, wins lc mad VRC Derbies and other notable races. The Ledger notes £18,020 in stakes across VRC, AJC, and Cumberland Sparkes. Jockey plans retirement due to increasing weight.
Lieutenant JM Bonnell, a mechanic with Sir Rose Smith’s party, prepares for the round the world flight in a Vickers Vimy amphibian. Accompanied by Sir Rams and Sir Keith Smith, Bonnell will follow the airborne route from England to Australia, with the machine planned for coastal landings where water operations are possible.
Not readable fragment involving ligumies and merchants. Contains garbled names and uncertain references to business rights, stock and optical services. cannot determine clear entities or event.
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