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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1925
Page
4
A damaged parcel of text advertises a postal sweets course promising easy cash and a chance to supply national confections. It mentions free case goods, carriage paid, and an unpaid, nonobligatory enrollment by sending name and address. The scrambled copy targets readers seeking quick income.
Benalla Racing Club hosted its autumn meeting at Atdiey despite heavy rain and floods. Officials, led by President Mr FIndly, battled water on the track, with a strong crowd despite forecasts. Results included notable finishes in the Doctors Handicap and Matron's Novice events, while hospital fund proceeds were affected by weather.
The VFU conference debated whether it broke from the Radical party and confirmed independence of the VFU and Comstey Party. Suggestions included a compulsory wheat pool, government action, and potential three to five year pooling, with support and opposition voiced by members including Dr Harris and M P Gleagy.
A Benalla Tin Kan Band performance at the Shire Hall drew a smaller than expected crowd yet satisfied attendees. The event raised funds for Wangaratta District Hospital with praise for advance agent Mr Mengies Tough and committee members for organizing and supporting hospital needs.
A defendant appealing a £15 fine from a Lawiswick police court for a housey-housey style chocolate game argues the act is misapplied. Judge Moule presided as the case tested whether the game is a gambling device, with witnesses noting boxing of chocolates and prizes. The appeal seeks a higher court ruling on the game’s status.
Money lender Watts Turnbull & Co offers loans on mortgage from 800 to 1000 pounds with no valuation fee. Office of Officer & Smith, Accountants, Finance and Estate Agents, located at 454 Collins Street Melbourne. Apply at once.
A promotional notice markets loans from £500 upwards with low interest at shortest notice. It lists £20,000 available in any amount from £500 and property sums from £50 with options to reduce payments. It names Herbert Ledger and J. P. McDonnell contact points in Melbourne for mortgage lending on country properties for three to five years.
A visiting expert discusses bulk storage and transport for Australian and Canadian wheat. He examines silo capacity, receiving periods, and costs, noting potential gains from bulk handling while warning on conditions and regional differences.
In 1924 agricultural societies tested top dressing pastures across soils in Goorambat Traralgon and Ararat plus centres like Goorambat and Maryborough. Trials by the Agricultural Department showed fertilisation improving wheat and pasture results, with Superphosphate applied on the soil on Mr Smith's property near Goorambat.
Forty years ago, March 24 1885, Benalla plans shift of horse bazaar to a Benalla–Cartivish corner. Benalla races feature handicaps for Prince of Whitles Stakes with entries from Little, Hogsted, Reynolds and others. Also noted are Wight Town races events, local politics, fires brigades trophy offers, and a secular concert in Melbourne plus Salvation Army activity.
I A Garter Grocer and General Store Keeper announces purchase of the business formerly carried on by Means Fraser and Hickey at Nunn Street Benalla. He asks for continued patronage and pledges civility and attention.
At a monthly Shepparton Progress Association gathering a report from committees on forming a borough for the town outlined that 4100 residents in Shepparton town area should have more representation, while 900 dwellings in the shire remain under broader council. The motion for change gained strong support from local leaders, with a petition to follow once ratepayer signatures are collected.
An advertisement extols Doan's Ointment as superior for piles including bleeding itching protruding and blind forms. It cites Mrs T Chenhall of Broadford praising quick relief and a complete cure after a single pot with continued efficacy over two years. Sold at 2/9 a pot or by mail from Foster M Cleland Co Sydney.
A licensed real estate agent with over 20 years of experience advertises property listings and consultancy. The notice includes contact addresses in Grenville Street Hampton Nun Street Benalla and references to selling villas at prices around T4800.
EE. Ryan store in Benalla West offers men and boys clothing plus a vast range of items including garden seeds fruit trees rope wire nets fencing paints hardware seeds and tools furniture bedding seeds and teas with many brands and farm supplies advertised throughout the catalog style notice.
R Abotomey a respected eye expert with ten years of practice in Australia England and Scotland will visit Benalla on Wednesday April 8 from 10 30 am to 5 pm. He will be at Grainger’s Austral House and can be consulted via V Say chemist postal address 234 Glenhuntly Rd Elsternwick. Moderate charges apply for his Glassox treatment designed to relieve nervous headaches and other eye ailments.
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