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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1911
Page
5
Disorderly mix of local happenings with notes on St James district, court items, agricultural markets, weather conditions, stock prices, and community updates. Mentions of Devenish court, Lake Rowan death, Jones family, and district events interweave with sheep and wheat market details and public notices.
The Benalla licensing court heard transfers for colonial wine licenses at premises linked to Ashwani and others. Mistaken identities and dead witnesses complicated the case as applicants, including Mary Dowling and Mrs Clinutek, sought license changes. The hearing adjourned after evidence was presented about a deceased validator and power of attorney concerns.
In the record of the Benalla Shire Council meeting the engineer states no further action on the proposed drainage. The owner questions the drain’s impact on properties and asks who will bear costs while seeking assurances water flow channels and street drainage will be preserved for residents.
A Benalla public meeting discussed a railway proposal attributed to Mr Gibson and Mr Clarke. Delegates formed and a public inquiry heard from three papers, with Mr Pott addressing the crowd. The Benalla press credits C H Porte Healesville and Messrs Maude and O Shaughnessy as supporters.
The Victorian intelligence bureau reports 11 000 letters received and 2 801 new arrivals in the first ex months of its execution. Melbourne hospitals refuse measles cases, and hospitals do not accept unsey of monates, causing medical staff trouble. Michael Monogue, a farmer from new Wan, was fined for selling unsafe butter in dirty conditions. Evyilunes noted the promises were dirty and utensils were filthy.
An odd article fragment discusses a farmer, Dudley, proposing a novel milk storage silo and discussing its construction. It mentions cows, skim milk, and a plan to feed cows from a new siloed stack, with references to yields, dairy economics, and a harvest context.
Mr F Ose borne of Nowlin Bay Sydney files a challenge to the Land Tax and Land Tax Assessment Acts, asserting their validity failed under Commonwealth powers. He seeks declarations that sections 10 to 12 are unconstitutional and that taxation of unimproved land value and resident exemptions violate the Constitution. The High Court in Sydney will hear the matter late March if pleadings can be avoided.
A testimonial filled feature touts Clements Tonic as a superior nerve and blood remedy for weak nervous women. It cites customers from Melbourne, Sydney, New York, and others praising improved health, appetite, and vitality after using the medicine.
The article reports farmers challenging milk cream quality tests conducted at the Vin Bolara Butter Factory. It details inspector Crellin's explanation of testing methods, variations in results between cans, and calls for standardized procedures to prevent manipulation or disputes over cream quality.
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