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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
3
The annual report from the Holy Trinity Church Benalla details financials with a balance of £2 9 and £3 18 advanced for reader stipends, choir funds, and Sunday school debt. It notes improved offerings, parish outreach, and reader appointment to oversee outlying districts, plus plans for annual Sunday school collections and increased visitation.
A large Wangaratta district roundup reports a boy eight years ago injuring his ankle in a pony fall. A local infant nearly drowned after a perambulator rolled into Yellow Creek, revived after Dr. Henderson’s aid. A Sydney hotel keeper lost £4 10s to a thief. Toolamba saw a drowning in the Goulburn. George Stanley, 23, presumed drowned after a dive. The Victorian Farmers' Co-operative Association plans a statewide body with £10,000 capital. Albert Bennett jailed three months for stealing, then tried to escape, pursued by Constable Colling. Goulburn Valley Winery Co. orders 30,000 gallons of wine from London. Pine Lodge shooting incident near Bonalla road ends without serious harm to Mr. Cavanagh. Rutherglen courts fine for vaccination breaches and New Year disturbances. Violet Town and Seymour notes cover crimes, fines, and local incidents. Details include the Sanderson assault in Ryan’s Drank, and various local court actions across Chiltern and Mansfield.
The sequence of hot days peaked on Tuesday with the thermometer near 107 degrees in the sheds, marking the highest reading yet. Heat was widespread in the North eastern district with shade readings near 100, while parts of New South Wales hit 114. Rain returned modestly on Wednesday with six points noted. Official post office readings list a range of maxima and minima across stations.
A reader letter dispute arises over authorship of a so called Will-be Truthful Correspondent and a response signed The Would-be Funny Correspondent. Blackburne, chairman of Ryan's Crack Branch National Citizen's Reform League, clarifies misattribution and urges proper signature in future communications.
An expert warns Melbourne traders on hot weather rabbit shipments. Rabbits arriving in poor condition due to improper gutting and long railway journeys must be condemned. Mr Brown suggests gutting, draining, and shade drying before transport and proposes fly proof, ventilated containers to keep shipments airier. The losses from condemned rabbits could reach £5,000 to £6,000.
Watts Turnbull Co report fortnightly cattle and pig sale at Corporation yards with 272 pigs and large yarding. prices strong to high rates for pigs, sheep, and cattle. Separate note records January yarding at Violetown with high sales. multiple buyers and prices across fat cattle, store stock, and sheep.
Fragmented OCR lists multiple lots and garment items for a Miller's Summer Sale. Mentions hats millinery shirts undergarments and trousers with various lot numbers and prices in unclear currency. The text is garbled but indicates a sale catalog style with numerous item entries and lot references.
Heap Masten AHN Russell Crowther and other teachers oversee the certificate program at Ranalla Standard. At last May matriculation three boys stood up for the college exams with seven subjects entered in June. two passed all seven, one passed six. total passes were 20 out of 21 possible.
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