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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a tort case involving Weg me Larrabee potter and general defamation or damages. Content mentions parties, a tote seat, and legal action but readability is too low to extract clear facts, dates, or outcomes for a precise summary.
The readable fragments show scattered letters and words with no clear event or identity. No identifiable persons, places, or organizations are evident to establish a coherent news item or outcome.
A fragmented notice describes government price limits and a broad meat sale run by Comal Marton led by local officials. It highlights sausage and pudding items, urging consumers to buy before quantities run out while officials supervise the sale to ensure fairness.
The fragment mentions H G Smith and others in Benalla facing delays and formalities in a proposed public works project. It references approvals and possibly a legislative act, with unclear details about the involved agencies and timings.
A detailed Benalla Racing Club committee meeting at the colonial hotel discussed club takeovers of public funds and gate fees, alterations for the memorial hall, and a buy in of telephonic facilities. The secretary reported receipts and expenditures from the late Cup meeting with expected surplus, and suggestions on gatekeeping, entries, and trader cooperation were considered. The annual meeting date May 28 was noted and Mr. M Findley reappointed as club delegate.
In Thuradsy Inst court at Sownley miner J Trealza was charged with setting fire in a state forest on or about 11 February without authority. He admitted the act after bail was raised for a fireplace. Two 4 foot sticks burned overnight were found. he was fined £1 with £6 costs.
General Secretary Un Wodnoadsy led a tour for the Victorian Farmers Union, addressing meetings at Raddaginnle Goomalibes Tatong and Swanpool. Attendance varied with larger turnout at Tatong and Swanpool, where a new branch was formed. Officers were elected and a keynote on building a countrywide, independent Farmers Union political platform was outlined, pledging to contest seats in Indi Kiotiaes Gippsland and North Western Province with a focus on rural representation and independence from metropolitan press.
Testimonial letters describe relief from protruding piles after using Doan's Ointment. Patients report long torment ended, with cures lasting years. Available from Monter-McClellan Co. 76 Pitt Street Sydney, price per pot and multi-pot packages offered.
A Sydney chemist endorses W awn Wonder Wool as a universal remedy after praising its quick pain relief for neuritis, rheumatism, and assorted aches. The advertisement touts improved circulation, reduced pain, and broad use from neuralgia to backache, pricing 2/6 per packet with supply from V. A. Wawn at 180 George Street, Sydney.
The Staxpaan Startexpay Devor honors top supply sources for Window Material and Soboal Regulartes. Industry winners are recognized for quality, reliability, and service in a year marked by steady demand and evolving standards across manufacturers and vendors.
A late 19th or early 20th century Soldiers' Memorial Hall gathering discussed extending time to appeal for funds, considering Health Act and influenza restrictions. Members weighed open air events, charity drives, and a jamble fair if no extension granted. a direct house-to-house appeal was favored, with £5 pledge and plans to reconvene after Captain Dyath interview.
An old advertisement offers Haexzo a registered remedy for cold and whooping cough, with instructions to mix in water or sweetener. It markets soothing healing effects and phlegm loosening power, listing prices for bottles and related stationery items from Standard office.
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