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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 25, 1919
Page
4
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The monthly meeting led by Mrs G Walker reported a £64 2s 6d expenditure with a bank balance at 2910 7d 4f. A depot order listed 40 shirts 110 toilet bags 32 towels 20 sheets and other items, plus many angelkins. Donations totaled £3 14s 8d from Mrs Leak Mrs Payne and others.
The district section records the death of Mrs. Stitt at 72 in Newtown and James Baker in Melbourne, plus a Boxwood Farmers Union meeting noting union wind up as members are shareholders in M. Co-operative Society. Bright reports Thomas Day’s death after a cerebral hemorrhage following a fall, with coroner notes. A Snepparton Shire Council tender for road work is discussed, and a farewell social for Rev. O’Sullivan and Rev. Clarke is described with gifts. Strathbogie and Wangaratta items include a welcome home for service members and a county court case over military pay proceeds, with judgment for the plaintiff.
A Benalla branch meeting at the Municipal Hall faced sparse attendance and heated debate over school exercise book prices and support for the Australian Wheat Pool. Debate covered future resolutions, proposed changes to the wheat board, and requests for an organizer. officials urged reconvening by night meetings and potential branch expansion in Strathbogie and nearby towns.
The Benalla Agricultural Society held the municipal chamber meeting with nearly 100 members attending a luncheon hosted by K. W. Tap at Standish. The president’s report noted postwar peace, a minor overdraft, flood damage costs, rising membership and prize funds, and shown financials with a final balance and show results including strong attendance of around four thousand to six thousand people.
In a travel reminiscence the author contrasts the Dutch canals with the Great Wall. He describes a vast, two thousand mile network of water walls built by patient labor, noting dunes and sluices that protected lands and required immense engineering. He compares the canal system to China’s wall, highlighting scale and persistence.
A scientific writer argues criminals are not lazy parasitic types but highly active beings. He cites a study noting 70 pickpockets and 97 thieves, most rarely changing trades, while 100 ordinary citizens showed only 13 who ever changed occupations. The author concludes typical criminals are energetic, mentally alert, and misdirected.
A quotation extols strict reading habits as essential to true understanding. It cites a man who trained himself to summarize each page and revisit it until he can explain it, insisting that deliberate comprehension begins in youth and yields lasting value.
A scholar argues against the belief that women are inherently weaker physically or mentally. She cites historical assignments of caregiving and limited opportunities to explain perceived deficits. The article asserts women can match men in strength and intellect given access to education and opportunity, noting many traits may reflect circumstance rather than inherent difference.
A damaged clipping recounts a long widow’s ongoing poverty after a man’s death. It notes repeated struggles to sustain basic needs, longstanding debt tied to clothing and security, and eventual liquidation of worn items for value. The piece reflects distress in a small municipal community with limited means and faded hope.
A fractured speech by Mr Brown spills into a crowd of mixed applause as he urges women to lead a new Ladies' club. The audience erupts with cheers, the committee weighs the proposal, and the room settles after a long, tense moment.
A ratepayer letter urges immediate action on deepening and straightening the river bed to mitigate flood damage. The author accuses the council of inaction, calls for a public meeting, and argues government permission justifies proceeding with earth removal and supervision costs.
A letter from Mr Chas Brandt of Wangaratta praises Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, claiming they cured his kidney trouble seventeen years ago and have kept him well since. The ad notes the product price of 2/9 per box and urges readers to buy from chemists or mail order via Foster Mcale ll an Co, Sydney.
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