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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1920
Page
4
Fragmented text lists multiple names and items with unclear context. No coherent event or outcome is readable to form a factual summary suitable for a news card.
A noisy OCR fragment mentions several names and places in garbled form. It references multiple individuals and locations without coherent events or dates, making a concise summary difficult. The readable bits include scattered proper nouns and uncertain terms.
Mr Carlisle addressed the Benalla Shire meeting of the Victorian Farmers Union with support from A O Stewart as chair and Mr Quellulo introduced as candidate. He traced forty years in farming and public life, urged union backing, and faced party dynamics and electoral strategy while pledging service to the constituency.
A jumble of local notes from Albaigy Greta Glenhuwan Wangaratta and surrounding areas covers court cases, council matters, agriculture shifts, and social events. Items include a murder-at-night report, land deals, a farewell for Mr and Mrs Younger, a court appeal in Greta, a public notice on road work costs, and Arbor Day celebrations with community planting and mild weather observations.
Mr. Deosten, secretary of the Wangaratta council, met with Corowa Council to discuss a new quarry near Springhurst. Estimates for quarrying and delivery costs range about 10s 4d per yard, with cartage to Corowa possibly 1s 9d to 2s per yard, and several councils eyeing bulk metal from the river bed.
A lengthy auction lists extensive property sales around Wangaratta and Beechworth. Properties include 120 acres near Springhurst and 320 acres at Latany with improvements, 1775 acres on Kin River flats, and several dairying and residential holdings in Milawa, Tarrawinge, and Wangaratta, all sold cash or on satisfactory terms to named buyers, with total town and country sales reaching £43,257 in four months.
A town reports a dog poisoning campaign near Baschworth with nearly all dogs on premises along Sydney Road affected over a four to five day span. Police urge residents to secure pets and avoid the area while investigations continue.
At Jamieson court before Mr. Rogers P.M. Henrietta de Pomeroy faced charges by Constable Vincent for allowing six goats to roam public streets on 1st June 1920. The magistrate noted a disgraceful state of affairs and fined the defendant 2 pounds, with seven days in jail if unpaid, after detailing livestock damage and property invasions tied to the goats.
Secretary G. Hamilton reports on surplus money from ALP canteens trading in the United Kingdom France Flanders Palestine and troopships. Aim to distribute equitably through the Commonwealth prioritising those in real need while avoiding prejudice to widows orphans disabled ex-soldiers and pressing cases. Information available from Mr Hawal ion at the Shire Hall.
A Victorian public notice extols Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble and backache. Testimony from J Doherty of Bridget Street Benalla claims long relief after using the product, with seven years of sustained wellness. Sold at 2/9 by chemists and stores or by post from Foster-McClellan Co Sydney. Also mentions Dodge Cap for hire and 1920 Model Dodge Cap display at Banal Model Motor Garage run by A W Spinks.
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