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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
4
A garbled OCR entry lists St James and Devenish district activities including bakery notes, community gatherings, elections, registrations, and a May or March schedule. Names like Wil ViRI, Mr. Hyieoy, and Mrs. Hyieoy appear amid scattered references to cooperatives, yards, and local stalls, with vague dates and venues.
An Australian advertisement describes a family suffering kidney trouble and finding relief with Doan’s Kidney Pills. It claims a reader’s wife and several others improved after using the remedy, with the product sold at Foster-M'Clellan Co. in Sydney at 2/9 per box. The message warns to beware of imitations and to obtain the genuine Doan’s product.
A chaotic string of events reports fires destroying Goulamoa and surrounding towns. price controls removed from public industry. a new emergency commission appointed in Bourke district. a murder and a fatal ship incident implicated. reforms and protests ripple through Australia with rail and wireless policy debates. a broad view of political and social upheaval marks the period.
The Violet Town Shire Council held its monthly meeting with members present to discuss J Hamilton tender for two concrete calverts on Sydney road for 263 pounds and engineer estimates for forming and travelling chains north of the contractor. Updates include land surveys for discharged soldiers settlement suitability, requests to aid purchase of land for working the electorate, and notices on weed control and road maintenance near Symes Road and various local roads. The council reviewed bridge and gravel work on Sydney road, discussed deviations near Harry's Creek, and considered repairs on several roads including Payot's road and the road between Two Mile and Burko's Hill bridge.
Tenders for a boundary road with Shepparton were called and land takeover discussions noted. The shire secretary reported February debit at £ LMS 0/8 with current pay adding to LLHAU 1Y7. Parliament representatives may be asked to seek a special road vote.
Salvation Army corps in Wangaratta held Harvest Thanksgiving services with decorated barracks on Lonalle Street. A Monday evening program by the Wangaratta Salvation Army Band featured solemn recitations and songs led by Sergeant Maja M'Whortat, ending with the National Anthem. A Tuesday service drew good attendance. the program included more hymns and solos led by Lieutenant Williams and Miss Salilans. A separate rack meeting near Springhurst planned £200 for the Brivi dloo Convent at Wangaratha with profits from races and club contributions. Also noted were remarks by Brigadier-General Forsyth on drink as a chief cause of military offenses and a 10 percent freight reduction for wheat crushed at country mills.
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