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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
4
Fragmented text reports a local town meeting with names, places, and events. Mentions residents, committees, and decisions affecting the community including a hospital, politics, and public works. Extensive garbled dialogue shows a lively but unclear record of attendees and actions.
Fragmented minutes reveal treasury concerns, endowment details, and work orders for water and road projects. The report lists contracts, repairs on pumps and channels, and calls for inspections of creeks and footpaths. Several names and places appear, including Melbourne, St Patrick's Day, and Towngate area.
Police court reports from Alexandra outline charges against several men for cattle hauling and arson linked to a fire that damaged a building. The article also notes court dates, a death, church matters, local schooling issues, exchanges with England, and community updates across multiple towns in the district.
Report of the annual harvest thanksgiving at the Warrenbyne Church with ceremonies, dances, and a note on local unrest as a gang used profane language near Baddaginnie. Police and residents discuss patrols, costs, and a proposed permanent constable to protect life and property.
At Mansfield Polign Gaunt on Wednesday before Mr. Kaluh t and four justices, Michael Monckews fined £3 and double tax with 10 costs for not sending 1900 income tax return. Jos Houtchinson fined £9 10s with double tax and 19 costs for failing to file returns for 1907 8 7 Seymour Laura Hansen about nine years old nearly drowned after swinging on a riverbank. Victor Glendeenning jumped in fully clothed to save her. The river depth at the scene described as about eight feet.
In Waslaesitoy this morning an attack caused chaos and damaged dairy output. Local milk supply is being shipped, with Coghill milking about 60 cows while Wallies and Wilson manage 41 each. A new water main near Bunyan’s Plain is reported at 216 feet depth.
The Roman Catholic Church in Mulwala witnessed the marriage of Mr. William Shaunamy’s youngest son to Miss Catherine Esley of Mulwala with a ceremony by Rev Father Fleming. The bride wore ivory chiffon and lace, attended by Miss Julia Dwyer in cream silk, with lavish gifts exchanged between families. After nuptials at the church, guests gathered for a breakfast at Yarrawonga Hotel and later saw the couple depart for Melbourne and then to Tamworth for their honeymoon.
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