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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 31, 1910
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment mentions land and a person named Tull in a terse scoreless or unclear context. Names and details are fragmentary, with insufficient clarity to establish a complete event or outcome.
A damaged newspaper notice provides partial details for a local public sale with readable fragments naming the sale action and local officials.
A patchwork of local items covers forest work plans, minor employment shifts, council and railway notices, theft prosecutions, land sales, and community club updates. Reports include thinning of timber, a plan to hire youths, a Dookie rowe club decision, a property sale near Wangaratta, and local court outcomes.
A string of small town items across the Mansfield and Wangaratta area includes council complaints about unused funds for school work, a police action over forged slips that was dismissed as trivial, and a student winning a scholarship. Reports of a fatal typhoid death, a dance at Her Majesty's Theatre celebrating a federal victory, a shopkeeper fraud scare, a planned railway yard planting, and a severe flashlight accident at a skating event are noted along with local council discussions on valuations and road works. Public gatherings in Thoona discuss honoring Mr. W. J. Tonkin with a banquet on June 11, while a Newcastle-like incident involves a Glenrowan driver and a broken road.
An elderly resident Mrs Charles Gibson died after a long illness on Saturday night. The event triggered district condolences. In Yarrawong a separate incident saw Mr M Shidis lose his gold chain and medal during a pouring match, with a search conducted until the finder was reported on Saturday.
A charitable ball at Gordon Hall in Pelday neh raised funds for Wangieatin Hospital. Notables including Mestumos Botti Sulivan Culowal and others attended, with receipts expected to reach about £20 for the Wangyratta Hospital committee. The event featured a formal dinner, decorated rooms, and an instrumental quartet.
A concert at the Gomton-ball to aid Cilantowan State school funds drew a fairly full crowd. Scholars and local Indian youths prepared wall decorations, performances were by students, with Mr Brennan praised for guiding the program and Ms Brennan for accompaniment. The program featured choruses, songs, recitations, and tableaux despite dim lighting, ending with the National Anthem.
A letter from the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission discusses proposed boring and sinking work at the Nillahoootie weir. It outlines estimated costs, foundation challenges, and the impact on dam design and water supply, including reinforced concrete walls and land, road, and maintenance considerations.
A wartime record details drill assignments for Company No 2 of the 8th Louisiana Regiment. It lists parade that day in Bayata and upcoming sessions, with pay figures and equipment notes. The notice announces a Saturday gathering and mentions a military journal collection event and a national military ball.
A Saturday meeting of local golf clubs chaired by Tuglis discussed plans for a home match with Burva and other clubs on June 5. Decisions included repairs to style, moving fairway alignment, and issuing memberships at 16 each. Also notes on rifle shouting courses and Plumpton Coursing Club events with Hare stakes and stable arangements. In racing news, Geld Sign was disqualified along with rider QU Poucllin after an inquiry by the New South Wales licensed victuallers club stewards, with paddock and sale outcomes affected.
A Benalla Gun Club meeting at the Benalla Hotel discussed supporting the new Game Protection Association with a donation and set plans for the L29 Starling Handicap on June 15. They noted Wangaratta races on the same day, debated scheduling, and postponed further decision. Local events like fox terrier coursing and live pigeon hunting profits were reviewed as accounts were approved.
Market listings show Wheat and Barley prices with bids per 2000 pounds and oats feeds. Noted lines indicate malting barley quality, flour, pollard, and straw values. legacy note from Ayers Cherry Poetical reflects family memory.
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