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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 05, 1916
Page
4
Special representation notes mention several local sites and dates including St James area references and venues such as Tayal Havel Bt and호텔. The text is fragmented with unclear dates and names, but indicates scheduling or official postings related to local facilities and meetings in Yarrawonga and nearby districts.
A garbled listing details a 1915 Maxwell motor car sale and related items. It mentions ownership by Mering and Phillips with various repairs, pricing, and a dense stream of names and tangential notes, reflecting a historical classified notice with numerous inconsistencies. The readable fragments indicate a sale notice with multiple references to people, locations, and vehicle specifications.
A long fragmented Scots page recounts a village event with songs and performances led by Mrs. A Cameron and Mr. J McChnom. Dated crowds, donations, and gifts from local figures like Mr. Laie and Mrs. Cummins accompany a two hour gathering in the school hall.
A group of Trivads and Mevs held a farewell gathering in the fiddugionte hall on Wednesday to honor Dr. Duns and celebrate local improvements. Speeches by Mrs. Tycoe and W Greens praised community work, with a program of songs and readings ending in Auld Lang Syne. The event included gifts and remarks from attendees, while local reports note routine social activity and hospitality.
Fire swept through Mr Sumner Dowker's shop at Mowronpia on Tuesday morning, destroying the premises and several nearby structures. Insurance and damages are detailed, with additional notes on local court actions and community incidents including a county court case and a fire at a Woodnomarmnie residence. The report also covers local charitable events and election results in Tolatoon and surrounding areas.
Reports from Wangaratta and Yarrawonga cover a Borough Council request for conscription support, a plan to widen an accident crossing and improve visibility on the rocourse road, plus a discussion of a 4 mile travel flag rule. In Yarrawonga, funds are allocated to charity and a prize list for the agricultural show. Court items include local offences and a weigh bridge proposal at Yarrawonga station.
An elderly testimonial describes Catherine Tabern er of Newvalgia praising Clements Tonic for neuralgic and rheumatic pains. She credits the remedy with restoring health after ten weeks of use and notes the tonic is widely sold by chemists and stores. The ad urges readers with related symptoms to try the medicine and mentions quick availability.
Details describe a national fund to aid returned soldiers and dependents with interest free loans and purchases of tools or small businesses. It outlines governance by a land board, state war councils, and recruitment committees, plus donation methods, land allocation, and tax‑free status.
In a letter to the Standard dated 14 hit the stationmaster disputes a report that the engineer was authorized to erect a weighbridge at a site he chose. He states he did not select the site and that it was decided by Shire Council representatives and departmental inspectors.
A local tribute recalls the late Hamilton Clarke as a true friend with generous nature. Lionel Lewis signs the notice from Malvern dated 80/4/16, while a separate advertisement for a savings society and loan services invites participation in new financing terms and house or shop property lending through William Stredwick and Richard Warren.
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