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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 16, 1916
Page
4
A local meeting debated a carnival to raise funds for Wangaratta Hospital. Participants argued over control of the patriotic fund, the amount to raise, and how to allocate proceeds amid wartime constraints. Committees were formed to oversee money, with calls to secure support from local groups and churches.
Commercial notes describe a regular stock fair with varied prices and items. Mentions include prices in pounds and shillings, sales of stores goods, and numerous figures. The text references buyers and sellers, with specific totals and dates implied by the fortnightly gathering and event timing.
A disjointed OCR note details a property sale involving Mestre ML and partners with multiple plots around Taleo Vale and Paseo Vale streets. It mentions six allotments, frontages on Gleupay Street and Plumpton Avenue, and a total sale figure near 26000. Names and precise terms are garbled.
The Mission Concert organized by Mesdamus Belfin and Robineon old Mise LE was held Thursday evening in the Parish hall. Pupils of Holy Taiiny Sunday school, known as Heraide of the King, performed in a large program of choruses, recitations, and tableaux to support the Greensland Yerrshah Mission. Rev Bo Edward chaired. over £5 was raised amid a lively attendance.
The item advertises a peppermint cure touted to relieve coughs and colds. It claims swift relief and is presented as a trusted remedy offered to readers seeking relief from common respiratory symptoms.
Beech Worth district notices report Li Ceowthor named engineer secretary and rate collector for the Upper Yarra Shire at £400. Chiltern sees battery charges cut to 6d per ton with a minimum five tons, prompting local protests. Dookie school repairs delay. Catholic school funds expected from a ball. Euroa Wattle Trust election, Glenrowan school committee meeting, and Goulburn Valley notes cover local civic matters, school events, insolvency cases, and charitable appeals.
A social evening at Tenros lodge Veoemasone welcomed Major Tubb V C wounded and home from service. Speakers A C Palmer MH and Rev J Garcia praised veterans while Tubb urged patience for all who remain, saluting England’s women and calling for unity against Germany. He suggested conscription in Australia could rapidly bolster forces.
In MOXWER IS TLL and other garbled lines describe home treatment offers from the Ladies' College of Health. The ad claims mothers being restored to health and provides a book on women's troubles, sent for 2d postage to Dept. 36, Ladies' College of Health, 827 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Balance sheet for Garcia Singing School audited by O Halloran lists income and expenses from a November concert. Items include program advertisements valued at £40 and lodging, hotel expenses, rent, and miscellaneous charges. The document records various petty costs and receipts from the event held at the Red Crow lands yard.
The Glenrowan Red Cross Society met at Gordon Tall on Wednesday afternoon with G Manley presiding. Secretary tasks included securing shirt prices and wool for knitting. Members thanked Mrs Sadler and friends. next meeting set for June 7 at 3:30. Various donations and tokens were distributed, and schoolchildren delivered literature and items.
A provincial advertisement touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble and back pain. The testimonial claims relief from headaches and severe back pain after using the product, with purchase options through Foster McFallan Co. in Sydney and a local optician visit announced for Benalla.
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