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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 21, 1925
Page
3
A messy Benalla page covers rain soaked roads, bakery sales, insolvency notices, concerts, and a motorcycle event. It notes Ballarat Bakery changes, a Miss Furlane corset agent, a school prize ceremony, and upcoming cycling tours, with local obituaries and public notices interwoven.
Telegraphic news from Melbourne reports a fatal blaze at a boot factory owned by BoB Haveis in Knox Lies City. Fire caused 25 000 Afikenjah losses and a worker died while bricks were pulled from the scene. Injury to others noted. Separate reports mention an explosion at an New South Wales colliery and an opium smuggling arrest on the Melbourne express. Senator Russell dies in suite funeral. tram fares to rise half a penny.
Melbourne discussions on the North Eastern Highway route from Melbourne to Mildura via country stations. Wheat prices and deviation ratios are debated, with towns like Avenel Lake Wind and Longwood cited. Residents argue the project would cost half to shire ratepayers, while the board supports maintaining current routes and a new parallel line project.
A family tragedy in North Albury left Daniel Leary Murray, 48, and Henry William Murray, 25, facing violent quarrels and a fatal shooting after a dispute at home. Wounding and a fatal injury occurred when a confrontation between the father and son escalated, with Murray senior allegedly firing at the other, resulting in serious injury and a detective being summoned.
The report notes a serene scene at a hotel near Waterloo where Mucins Cuinter Bros and proprietor Hie are involved. The dispute concerns sums valued at £680 with bets backed to £3000, including Open Hire linked to Ottley, Fenton, and C Thies of Tewilla, who are interested in performances.
Word from Mr Robert Cook MP confirms final site approval for a fire range at Tatong. The Defense Department cites specifications totaling £75 with anticipated districtwide impact and limited local resources, while expectations of quicker statistics and broader access face delays.
A district roundup reports the Mooroopna Hospital appeal yielding 224 hares 200 pigs and foxes sold for £211 with live hares raising £45 at Liankle. Swanpool and Tungamai updates cover local football, weather, butter prices, and shire governance debates amid community events and a hospital ball in Wangaratta.
Arbor Day events at Lurg and Iwatone Line School featured speeches by local committee chairmen on preserving natural growth, with 20 trees planted by children. The afternoon included parent accolades, talks from forest officials, and instructions to plant trees, ending with a pleasant closing.
The marriage of Miss Topry Montgomery and Mr Frank Ealor Lalor Albert Park was celebrated by Rev Father Morgan at St Marys Church. The bride wore a white beaded gown with satin train and veil, carried white peonies and asparagus ferns, bridesmaids wore pink georgette with silver trim. Best man was Mr Mart Lalor, groomsman Melvin Montgomery. After the ceremony, a wedding breakfast was at the Gladstone Hotel. The couple departed for Cowes to spend their honeymoon aboard a brown gaured suit and lay on.
Nestled among tall gums on the Lide Swanpool road the Swanpool and Moorngag Butter Factory showcases a modern plant with a 1022 build, reinforced concrete, two departments, a creamery, pasteurizing vats, and a seven hundred gallon capacity line. The business, led by Me James C Ashman and directorate Messrs A Heaney and others, reports weekly butter output near sixty tons and turnover around £20 000, serving farms in the surrounding district.
The record shows golfers at Winkeh Town, AL and mentions winners like Mrs. Turner and Miss Veiga with scores around 0-0. A lengthy medical feature follows on cancer discovery and early diagnosis, praising prevention efforts and new treatment approaches, including physician training and improved radiotherapy methods.
An 24 year old testimonial from J R Peacock of Cowslip Street Violetown praising Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for curing kidney disorders and backache after a severe month long attack. He credits the product with restoring energy and nightly rest and states he keeps the pills in the house for future use. The ad notes price and that Doan's are sold by chemists and stores or via Foster McClellan Co 18 Hamilton Street Sydney.
Ledger's Diatoitels advertise gramophones with tails eloas speaker. Prices range from 50 to 75 cents, offering 1000 records. Ends near Selter Mom.
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