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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1921
Page
4
An old classified ad promotes a wide range of items for sale including clothing such as suits and boots, home goods like drapery and carpets, garden supplies including garden beds and frost trees, and various tools and hardware. The jumble mentions wires, baling materials, watches, and general merchandise from multiple makers.
A Victoria conference by shire councils Municipal Association and farmers unions debated a Noxious Weeds and Vermin Destruction Bill. Speakers urged government action on Crown lands and proposed a central board with a supervisor and two chief inspectors to clear weeds and rabbits, cost estimates running into thousands, with measures to tax landowners and fund eradication programs.
In an appeal linked to a Coughlin Brothers purchase dispute, Mrs Jarrett and Mr Jarrett fought over 60 tons of prime chaff. The case involved damaged hay, delivery duties, and a counter claim for bag value, with findings that buyers failed to arrange transport and cooperated poorly, affecting delivery and contract terms. The Full Court awaiting further direction.
Beechworth district items report a Myrtleford motor trip ending in a crash injuring J Forbes, Mrs Forbes, and Mr Weldon. all transported to hotel then home. Chiltern notes the death of Mrs I Anderson at 73, survived by G Anderson editors and J A Anderson. daughters Maude and Mrs Leviand. Corowa area: Garndiff Jones charged with theft of 800 phivop from Henry Hay and Son, tied to sheep theft links. trial set for Albury. Goorambba reports pile driving accident that damaged engine but no severe injuries. Tolmie-Toombullup social dance honors Mr and Mrs Cryer with gifts. Wangaratta tolling and valedictory for Norton couple moving to New Zealand. postal service disruption due to railway line stop. Wangaratta Methodist ministry changes anticipated to Coburg if conference approves.
The Be nalla branch of the Wheat and Exchange Union met at the Mechanics Institute with J J Richardson presiding. They discussed the annual conference at Geelong in September and the continued support for the wheat pool, noting strong opposition from big firms and press. A large Donald meeting backed the pool, with 350 farmers present and broad support for financing by farmers, aided by promises from Mr Hughes and the Victorian Producers Co Operative Co. The motion to back the pool, elected by ballot of wheatgrowers, passed. Also raised was compulsory stock insurance and a request to place it on the annual conference agenda. An account for rent was approved before adjournment.
A vintage style ad touts Toform Soap as a remedy to restore former loveliness by removing silam perteotiona and dandruff. It claims quick effects, a rich cresty lather, and a fresh delicate skin, with cheaper cost than other soaps, available from Y. Chemis for chronic ghost complaints.
A classic care guide offers methods to clean and iron embroidery. It advises lining boards with padding, using light or dry techniques, and selecting heat and moisture to prevent puckering and color bleed while avoiding harsh powders.
A rapid panorama describes Whitehall's rise as the long residence of York archbishops, later seized by a royal master. It traces Charles I's doom from the Banqueting House, Charles II’s divided hours, a sickly prince, and finally the palace’s desertion and burning, ending with a era of red tape.
A Parle milliner advocates reviving a small hat trend to refresh women’s looks. She notes that the style suits those with thick, natural hair and a clear complexion, while older or colorless complexions suit the moderate brim best. hair must be lustrous and waves soft for best effect.
An elderly couple traveling by train draw attention as the man misses a stop and the train departs. The wife, amused by his misfortune, quips that fate has left him behind and expresses satisfaction at his exclusion, drawing applause from passengers.
A fragmented excerpt shows a man named Joe unable to read while a friend Bob Perrett tries to share a newspaper. The passage references literacy, a night school, and a dialogue about education. Additional items note a Melbourne benefit for the blind raising funds, crime policy by the State Cabinet, wheat stocks, Commonwealth ships profits, a Balaclava man fined for a railway ticket, and proposed restrictions on animal acts and circus exhibitions.
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