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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 08, 1910
Page
3
The Benalla area items include licencing notes for land act Crown grants and council land for the parish. Also reported are O’Connor drill plans for a militia corps with moonlight nights and weekly Tuesday drills, plus a cinema stage show with Richards and a cast. Court items include forgery charges and a discharge certificate, with local payments listed for various residents.
Miss Evans, long at Melbourne Continuation School, has learned she passed all exams and will join Benalla state school staff. Beechworth resident Edward Johns dies after cancer operation. Beechworth records local court fine for prohibited poison case. Rev Father Tat in to leave Dookie parish. Quail season opener yields no game. local strike at Odewahin butcher shop prompts hiring of Nolan from Greta. Public meeting selects council candidate Mr. Manley for LP seat.
A partial excerpt describes Mr. chair and Mr. James as an insurance officer, with a discussion leading to the selection of certain people as trustees or delegates. The text is incomplete and contains garbled phrases around figures and roles.
A Benalla letter to the editor argues for a land tax to aid farmers and halt land hoarding. The writer cites Benalla district issues, calls for reform to benefit smallholders, and links land policy to local economic vitality and employment.
The article lists Patrick's Day sports handicaps across multiple events, showing horses and riders with distances and times, including Davies and Walker as entries, plus a long tail of handicappers such as Moran and McCluskey. It notes public events, dancing, and open markets with various names and places referenced, suggesting a broad entries list and program schedule.
The report covers a farewell in Goulburn Valley for Mr and Mrs Moller moving to New South Wales, a youth Edward Colbert committed for trial in Shepparton for bicycle theft, and multiple rural incidents in Euaro Violet Town Wangaratta and Warren Bayne including a bull attack on Mr Ansell, a stolen watch, a farm liabilities case, and a fire-damaged public hall with a Warren Jayne meeting.
The Loyal Violet Lodge of the Oddfellows opened in Violet Town on Thursday evening with 21 candidates halloted and initiated. District officers and visiting brethrens attended as officers were installed by D G M M Gowan. Correspondence from Loyal Numurkish Lodge was read and new officers including Noble Grand and First Vice Grand elected. Refreshments followed at the Mechanics Institute and a stirring address was given by the D G M.
An annual Benalla Petmanpton coursing club meeting notes balances, committee activity, officer elections, and proposed improvements. The secretaryship changes, salary, and bonuses for current and outgoing officials are recorded, with remarks on horse losses near Moonee Valley and plans for a fire lance display.
Mr Hawkins, head of the Agriculture Department, spoke at the Bonally Agricultural Society on the egg trade and poultry prospects. He cited South Australia’s successful neacircle system, described marketing methods, and noted rising demand, high prices, and reduced breakage as benefits for Victoria and national trade.
The article notes agreements for supplying forage to police stations across Benalla Diton Brow Blavat Dookie Steafionied and other towns. It describes an enlarging engine shed project to house 20 engines, funded by a 22000 vote, with commissioning of the new A type engine soon.
The Commonwealth Gazette confirms promotions and vision appointments within the ALLE regiment. Second-Lieutenant A. B. Doverell and A. Mitelwll receive confirmations while Lieut J Standish is valouded for service from June Valeh, 101 percent.
A village event at Samaria Hall drew crowds for a charity plonk agenda and horse jumping. Secretary C J Wallace and committee members oversaw arrangements. results listed include boy’s and youth races, with multiple sponsors and a plan for a future cattle pinning at Bator Linney awaiting site approval.
Fragmentary OCR text lists various prizes and items with monetary values and names unclear due to corruption. The readable parts mention a cycling carnival and multiple prizes including amounts like £50 £250 and £35, with names and places not fully legible.
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