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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1924
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text lists dates and names such as Sei sugust and Devenish with mentions of Mondays and stock terms. Details are garbled. readable items reference St James and multiple August dates. Summary preserves limited event cues without fabricating facts.
Herbert Ledger Brokerage advertises loans from £50 to £10,000 for 3 to 5 years, with $0.00, plus property sales in July. It lists homes from 2 to 5 rooms, deposits from £50, and easy terms. Includes farmers loans, confidential service, and assistance for buyers and sellers seeking low-rate mortgaged options.
An old established high class agricultural estate near Dookie Agricultural College is offered private sale. 45 acres about 12 miles Benalla with river, orchard, and water supply. price around £10 per acre with terms. Additional parcels include 20 acres near Benalla and 42 acres near Sydney road. prices £1200 and £20 per acre with favorable deposits and three year terms. Also listed are a Fordson tractor for £15 and a rebuilt residence near a railway station with recent renovations and drainage. Immediate sale urged as owner leaves for Bermallia.
Dense vintage ad clippings promote B J Parlani as hairdresser and tent maker and tout Thomas Evans oilskin coats and rugs. Also selling Bykes Drench for calving cows with testimonial from Chas D Lloyd of Cadfeld Vieterts and a veterinary note on calving hygiene.
The issue reports compulsory voting penalties and tax return deadlines under the Electoral Act. It notes fines for nonvoters, required excuses for abstention, and the process of notifying nonvoters. Local items include staff transfers, railway refreshment room plans, cinema notices, and agricultural society remarks.
The report outlines the decision to end whistle use with postmen delivering in letter boxes and to return tellers if boxes are unavailable. It also lists retiring allowances for Nesbit, Lewes, and others, with totals and long service pay. The item then shifts to local news on a horse racing event, a hotel fire, and various community notices including police promotions, wheat certificates, and dairy company updates.
District news from Dookie and surrounding areas covers education debates at Dookie Agricultural College and university links, road deviations near Cashel, local resignations at Longwood Water Trust, police retirements, and timber reserve issues. Community events include fairs, socials, and council plans for a technical school and local industry improvements.
An article notes an important find by Australian manufacturers, detailing a large mineral seam near Kevell, with estimates of depth and thickness. It describes a white mineral resembling quartz, with potential uses in porcelain, electrical goods, and crockery. The report mentions current imports and suggests production could lower costs.
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