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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1918
Page
3
Local items report Benalla Butter Factory directors enjoying supplier cooperation, with talk of growth and fair milk prices. Also covered are council education plans, WAAC corps progress, weather, concerts, property sales, and a sequence of community notices and incidents around Benalla.
The Mooning meeting of the North Winton Red Cross Society was held on 11 July. The following items were dispatched to the cabral depot: fourteen shirts, seven pairs, two wysryun, two peta siaina ets no pair glen Uikue. Donation from Bonalls Racing Clubs subsidized witty Mery W. Weatony 4 Trinidea, Miyy Goldy.
Fragmentary OCR shows a partial sentence about content from the Times being shown in Australia by a portal permission. The readable portion mentions opinions and statements, but the source text is incomplete and lacks clear actors or events to date.
London Sunday dispatch cites Sir Douglas Haig reporting successful pressure on German artillery. Allied forces moved north of Albert and west of the Remyelle area, driving back hostile batteries and pushing southward with artillery activity at multiple points.
English forces report successful local operations with troops advancing east of Dickabasohtake and over 240 prisoners captured. Air supremacy claimed after destroying twelve aeroplanes and driving four more out of control. Four and a half tons of daytime bombs and over 1.0 tons at night targeted enemy camps railways trains and billets.
A German report claims we repulsed a night attack west of Chate du Thie and attacked enemy railway works between Dueliek Boulogne and Abbeville. It mentions operations in the Lilley Salutpol Doillens Stephen-Vallois and Villigrs Cotterets region.
Reports from Peking warn of multiple factions vying for control in Siberia. The Harbir party, linked to the old democratic regime, pushes a constitutional stance while remnants of the Provisions Government reorganized after Bolsh Vila’s dispersal claim authority in Novoulolsersk. A shift toward Omak involves Czech Slovak forces and a growing volunteer contingent, signaling fragile Allied leverage.
General Cable summaries from Austrian paper arguing Dr von Koehinnen’s fall is not real, claiming a complete Prussian victory and erasing hope for a quick police solution. It questions whether Berlin and Vienna still agree on war controls, and notes German army commands debating purpose and duration of continuing the fight.
From Amsterdam a terse report notes Germany reducing bread and meat rations for towns with populations over 100000. The notice cites a drop from twenty to two hundred grammes as of late August, affecting Habitante and Stvvlluy areas, with des (despatch) implied for distribution.
Buenos Aires reports the British steamer Tadana of about 4000 tons was sunk after a collision. The crew were saved.
Reports speak of a countervolt with Bolycevike marching on Moscow and a 250000 strong force in Siberia. French advance near Amiens on a 500 yard front, 1500 feet deep, with 500 prisoners taken. Cadornn retires after inquiry finds no extreme conduct against Austrians, amid Austrian clerical influence. Cholera rages in Petrograd as rumors claim Hindenburg dead.
The readable fragments discuss constipation and false remedies. It mentions a product claimed to help motivation and a manufactured item by a New Jersey company. Names and places appear in garbled form with unclear claims and distributor details.
Lieutenant Lennon informs Mrs P Moran that her husband Private P Moran was killed in action on April 10 near Dernicourt a French village close to Albert and Humbleoy. He died instantly from a sniper wound and is buried near the frontline with belongings to be forwarded.
In Violet Town court William White faced charges over a flock of sheep alleged stolen from Herbert Osborne of Benalla. Evidence showed the flock with red raddle marks and an S brand located in various paddocks, but the magistrate dismissed the case, finding no clear proof White knew of the sheep’s presence or theft.
Reports describe intense Australian actions around Villers Bretonneux from April 25 to 27 with heavy German pressure and allied counterattacks. Australian troops break German advances on the right, seize ground, take prisoners, and inflict severe losses as the battle for the village continues amid bombardment and gas shells.
The principal’s June report details weather, crop status, and livestock at Dookie Agricultural College. Wheat stands under crop with variable yields, sheep and cattle figures rise, pig sales total £77, olives yield gallons of oil, and experimental plantings occur to gauge responses to adverse conditions.
A chaotic report notes a price collapse affecting wheat growers across Australia. Authorities and traders grapple with losses totaling millions as supplies flood markets and currency instability strains shipping and storage capacities.
Fragmentary obituary notes D. O. M. Vasey and others from Total Island and Beauce region who died in France. Mentions private Pacey, two marches, and combat near Follicourt. Honors include the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Croix de Guerre for bravery and devotion to the army.
Report of Private Woodcock from Upalfpotpon serving in Weymnouth writes of duty on front lines and expected return to France soon. He has been wounded twice the first in the foot and the second near the elbow. Severely injured, he is listed as recovering with uncertain status.
Sporting coursing report notes the Vishorisa Waterloo Cup attracted many entries. Among 166 entrants, the Bonalls dog Thew Oat leads impressions as rounds proceed at Alem Gotundy with notable performances from Werribes and Gl dog stike.
The Leagun tmatenes led by Saturday action saw Flows Saath Mualhonran draw with Uihiehey, while Collingwood topped Kilda 6 goals 8 behind Carlton 2. Other scores included Keweniliad 10, Buoluiy 9, Lid 8 9 and Whe 4 4, with Kishmind and Whe also noted.
An unreadable list of July gatherings and parties with scattered names and dates. The fragment mentions Bushes party Pie Brigadahali July 17 and several unclear events through July 24, all tied to unclear locations and activities.
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