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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
4
The Benalla Racing Club lists entries for a January meeting featuring horses such as Lady Winstern Faith Cromson Avanhalp Mupharion and Vince Chacotie. The card includes many names, with races spanning Juvenile and Classic style events and multiple sponsors.
The Tongamah Shire Council held its monthly meeting on Monday with President Dea, Wadiian, Kelly, M’Laughlan, Ryan, Malguluoy, Whitty, Cummins, White, O’Dea and Word present. Items include road weighbridge work, public notices, and approvals for certificates, with discussions on boundary growth and water management projects. approvals granted for local tendering and communications efforts, plus health and property issues within the Southern Riding.
A police court session recounts a disturbance over eggs and fowls involving Henry Jackson and witnesses named Banfield and Connolly. The defense presses for leniency for Jackson amid claims of provocation and admonitions from judge.
A local notice announces that surgeon NENTISY UNGAMAH will visit JAMES monthly, may stay at a nearby motel and the Royal Hotel in Fomea. The schedule lists a Tungaman visit on Monday February 1 with references to other dates and venues including Rey's Hus SP. and Hines prams.
Fragmentary OCR yields a local notices item mentioning Devenish and District Bakery and a George saving a fugitive Watts gunman Aho Makory Buniume of Str WV. Lulun, with a plan to supply BHI and SALAT.L DOTS D1 the Beat Qualys Voubay sll anid Paztioe carecat and a wedding at uta uses epuelally Conuctionery Hale Teese.
OCR gibberish recounts a chaotic local scene with mentions of individuals named James, Manning, Wo, and Giew Crast among others. It also references a defense department return, a public harvest, weather impacts, and community events in a period tone, though many details are unclear or corrupted.
A lengthy report from Lima School recalls the patriotic concert held in the school hall. Teacher A cypeett and Mrs Archer received praise for guiding students through performances of the amateur piece Ene Hangin. The event honored Miss Archer with a gold brooch as she prepares to leave.
Market reporting shows bids and sales for cattle and sheep with price ranges and names of buyers, noting quantities and values. The frayed OCR lists prime cattle, cows, and various lots with prices, marking a busy auction day and the exchange of stock among numerous bidders.
An old OCR advert lists shipyard items for sale and prices, detailing gear, rigging, rope, spars, and yarding stock. It mentions private purchases, various vessel parts, and price ranges, with dates and list items across multiple lines.
The Wool and Wool or New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports progress on its system and catalogues for a new sale. Delays persist as auction figures are withheld until figures are fully compiled. The shift to Carter Brot for plumbing and repairs is noted as a future business path.
The Tangamah Water Trust held its monthly meeting noting that Bunalla Shire has no power to enforce water user payments for major creek works. Residents urged cleaning and maintenance, with no funds available. Reports mention wage and building finance issues, hospital provisioning, and government share concerns. The discussion touches on water works, costs, and potential palm based raw material research for industrial use.
A scrambled OCR passage mentions Sydney and an address at Castlerwugh, with garbled terms like wood take and nerve news. The readable line hints at adated postmark or a misread diary fragment between places and a bath reference. The text remains uncertain but preserves the named locale.
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