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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
4
A fragmented public notice advertises a Monday event at Key Hotel St James on March 9 with 12 30 prayer and 8 pm closing. It mentions William Bowchier taking over a well known makers business and selling bread and rolls daily.
WDS Bros advertises farm implements for sale including 4 Mitchell-Haesui drills, 10 x 20 hay driers, 8 furrow ploughs, and goldenaty equipment. Also lists sprayers and irrigation gear with contact details and location in Davenish and Sedunies.
A meeting at Woogersndall discussed Crpora J. Jane's home welcome and plans for a general evening event. Notices mention Taiyamah Water Trust correspondence, property concerns and possible repairs, with residents urged to respond before winter.
Federated Municipal Employees threaten to submit wage dispute to the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration. The action involves New South Wales and Tasmania, with minimum weekly rates listed for various job roles and hours. NSW and Victoria bodies discuss constitutional points on municipal councils and state jurisdiction, while cabinet action looms.
The North Winton Red Cross Society held a monthly instalog meeting on March. Items donated include socks and a scarf for the canteen depot. Mr Geo Hyland advertises plumbing and tinmith services alongside general replies and estimates for work. The Staxpann Startoxeny Devor seeks writing material and school requisites.
The Shulliard Handicap features a mix of entrants from Aldred and West Heathcray with many named riders and clubs listed for the St Patrick's event at Moreh NW. Names include John Biggins, Duffys Allry, Philligm, J Mathur, Wan Albury, and Croxland among others in a dense field.
District news from Burchworth and surrounding towns detailing a parish meeting on 28 ult with financial balance of £32 1, Captain Sten Ivy Ploteher awarded the Military Cross and cited for promotion, local civic notes, charity events, and several obituaries and society items across Goulburn Valley Violetown Tungamah Wangaratta and Yarrawonga communities.
The Tungamah Shire Council held a meeting with multiple notes from health and public works departments. It covers inspections, weighbridge concerns, land sales to soldiers, union employment matters, and flood damage deputation plans.
A staged aftermath unfolds as police remove James Barclay’s body from Wonnangatta Station to Mansfield after rain delays. Investigators note boot heel marks on oilcloth, a possible postmortem dragging, and poison found in the house. Barclay reportedly left Talbotville December 20 with an elderly companion and was missing by December 25. a horse’s saddle and bridle vanish, later found near Mount Howitt. A man passing through Tartivtville from Dargo is identified. origins of the horse and rider remain disputed. Public notices follow, offering loans for buildings from Special agent We. Stredwick.
A Thursday meeting at St James public hall discussed valuing the Owens Benevolent Asylum and raising funds for Wangaratta Hospital. Attendees agreed on a two thirds to hospital and one third to the asylum share, with an entertainment and ball planned for March 26 to boost subscriptions and local support.
Mr James Macleod secretary of the Victorian War Savings Committee forwards a circular urging Benalla and council to boost war savings certificates to raise forty million pounds by 30 June 1918. The appeal stresses certificates offer 4.5 percent compound return tax free and stress funding Australia’s war expenditure while stabilising the economy.
Mx Beiske and E B Beigke, recently clerk of courts at Booalla, appear among local charge records. The item notes a St Arnaud ollie and a Dr Michael Tobin of Ostaghan's Creek near Tallangatti, caos a fall from shore led to admission at Tellangatta hospital. Dr Tobin, thrown and dragged, suffered serious injuries to hind and body. Also mentions Treasury and security payments at Benalla Receipt and Pay Office and names G O'Shea, Benalla Waterworks, Tevet, La Doyle, and J S Oliver.
A Australian article urges citizens to buy war bonds, citing wealth figures from a 1915 census and offering 11 percent or 6 percent tax free options. It stresses national unity, lending strength to troops and loyalty to the Commonwealth, with applications available at any bank.
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