Beechworth Pioneer James Cunningham Dies
James Cunningham a longtime Beechworth resident and pioneer died Tuesday morning from erysipelas. Born in Edinburgh in 1828, he came to Victoria in 1854 and Beechworth in 1856, led Ovens Hardware, later ran his own business, and served as treasurer of Ovens District Hospital for about twenty years. He helped found the local Philharmonic Society and held posts in M U S O U and as returning officer for Bogong electorate. He leaves a widow, two sons, and four daughters.
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Beechworth
James Cunningham
Edinburgh
Victoria
Ovens Hardware
Melbourne
Ovens District Hospital
Philharmonic Society
M.U.S
Local Hall to Host School and Half‑Time Help Offer
A plan to build a new school hall was advanced after Wilcox could not secure a timely outcome. The Swan Pool department offers half-time labor, and residents pledge site, bricks, timber, and furniture. The school is set to open by the first week of November on Mr. G Welsh’s land overlooking Boundary Creek and Mansfield Road. In Yarrawonga, James Chadwick received two months’ imprisonment for larceny from Messen Tuck Bros sawmill.
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Goulburn Valley
Supreme Court
Shepperton
Justice Fonges
James Baker
Alice Oliver
Hurdle Creek
Wangaratta
Garner
Crown
Ryan
Baker
Lnter
Oliver
Hous
Miss Oliver
Igaret Marshall
Rutherglen
Walter Shaw
Carrie
Dimbulbalane
Numurkahy
Goomaliber
Benalla
Mixson N. Cain
Winnie Johnson
Berl
Beard
Looby
Miss Harris
Glenrowan
Keefe
A.C. Oke
M. Reardon
Mitchell
Benalla Shite
Robinson
Willing
Sullivan
P. Hooppall
Oke
P. O'Keefe
N. N. Robinson
Theenalla Shire
Fistigen Ware
C. Oke Ware
Shire Council
Wilcox
Swanpool
Gandini
Price
W. Price
E. HE
Willists
Mr. Gandini
Me. J. Wolsby
G. Welsh
J. Hay
E. Stow
Yarrawonga
James Chadwick
Messen Tuck “ Bros
Suit of clothes dispute at Benalla Court of Petty Sessions
A. Kino, tailor, sues H. T. M’Gowan, dentist’s assistant, for £4 12s 6d and a suit, claiming delivery after order ten months earlier. Witnesses describe fittings, nonfit, and communications including a half payment offer and threats of further action. The court orders £4 12s 6d plus costs after testimony about fitting and delivery issues.
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Benalla Court
Beechworth
Benalla
Catdert
Calder
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Royal Hotel
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