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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text shows names such as James and District and various place terms like YarraWonga and St Varies. The readable portion hints at a scheduled event or appointment involving a Marshall Surgeon, with references to Monday dates and local identifiers, but details are unclear.
The text presents a garbled OCR fragment mentioning travels and dates, with scattered names and places such as Brande, Trae, Jeter, Abe Penton, Davanish, and Dowadlay morning. It reads like a disrupted historical journal or transit piece, lacking coherent narrative or clear outcomes.
A disrupted Benalla Swimming Club meeting outlines carnival plans and funding disputes. The secretary reports indecision on contractor offers, with members divided over holding the carnival and arranging performances while discussions focus on the event program and venue safety.
An editorial note records a meeting at Boho where residents decided to participate in a local work project on a specific property in Wareunhayve. Nearby inhabitants opposed the plan, and authorities prepared a bill regarding boundary issues and taxation. Residents faced pressure to evacuate while the manager sought a peaceful settlement, with tensions over destruction and dissent lingering.
The ablee council of Vintottown orders patrols and inspections to curb St John’s Wort spread in Violettown Shire. A meeting in Violettown discussed patch testing and the difficulty of access by foot or cart, with officials urging government action and coordinated weed control work.
Disputed motion at a Tatong riding public meeting concerns funding and a proposed Developments Beads plan. Councillor Coghill and others argued over a rate increase to support rail and depot projects while details of compensation and route costs were debated.
Fractured ad text touts Warn's Wonder-Wool Balm as a universal pain reliever. It alleges benefits for chronic bron zhitis and digestion, claiming rapid relief and vitality with a strong sales push and dubious medical claims.
Obituaries note Mr York of Providence Bayrmartha aged 85 born in London who came to Australia in 1851 and mined gold later establishing an orchard at Bayrmurtha. Widowed with ten children survive him. Other notices include deaths of Mr S Crin e and Mr S Smithy, both long residents, and the passing of Mr Thomas Williamson aged 76 native of Scotland. Community events cover a welcome home for Major Hennessy and others, a rabbit poisoning plan at Tatong, a fire destroying Mr Groom’s house and Presbyterian Church, a public meeting about local horse racing, and a brass band fund effort at Thoona with numerous stallholders named.
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