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COUNTRY NEWS

CAR 30FT. DOWN BANK

BRIGHT-When Messrs J Heffernan and J Blair were travelling from Tawonga to Bright on Mondaj afternoon part of the steering wire broke and the car wheels became locked The car Jumped off the road and fell about 30ft down the bank before stopping Neither man was in jured The car «as only slightly damaged

PROGRESS OFTICIALS

BORONIA -Progress Association offi dals are -President Mr W H Castell

vice presidents Councillor V W Page and Mr H Mitchell secretary Mr T Fee treasurer Mr A Zelsing

GAOL FOR THEFT

BENALLA-In the police court Nor- man Hall aged 19 jears was charged Aith having stolen 6 o the property of Catherine Hanlon for whom he had been doing odd Jobs He pleaded guiltj and admitted six previous convictions He was sentenced to three months imprison ment David Murray and Frederick Waugh were each charged with the theft of two cardigans the property of A Rudin and valued at 15/ Harr's was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment and Waugh to one months imprisonment

DRIVERS LICENCE CANCELLED

COLAC-Albert Charles Wegner aged 35 j ears of Elliminjt was charged in the Colac Police Court on Saturday with having driven a motor-truck while he was under the influence of intoxicating liquor Wegner who pleaded guilty was fined £10 and an order was made that his licence should be cancelled J Kam- merton jeweller of Murray street said that on Friday night he heard a ciash outside his shop A utllltj truck had collided w ith the rear of his car He saw a man Jump from the truck and run into another street He chased and captured the man took him to the shop and locked him in leaving his assistant in charge while he went for the police Wegner was the man who had left the truck and whom he had caught

DEATH AT 83 YEARS

CASTLEMAINE - Mrs Harriett Mur- doch has died aged 83 years She was a native of the district being bom at Gower Shp was the widow of Mr Ken- nedy Murdoch who for mans years cai ried on a blacksmithing business at Muckleford The funeral at the Muckle ford Cemetery on Sunday was well at-

tended

SUNDAY FOOTBALL

DIAMOND CREEK - Teams fiom two Melbourne business places were recently granted permission to hold a Sunday picnic on the recreation ground but during the day a football match was played The Heidelberg Council has now instructed the caretaker (Mr W Agnew) to order ofl" the ground on Sundays any plajers of a game bearing any resemblance to organ- ised sport

DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

ELTHAM -The placing of a w ooden rail across the railway line at Montmorency last Thursday night is believed bj the police to have been the work of joung men who have been doing considerable damage recently to public propeity Trees have been uprooted and street names de- faced The Eltham Shire Council has decided to offet a reward for information leading to the conv iction of the offenders

NEW SCOUT HALL OPENED _

GREENSBOROUGH - The Mavor of Heidelberg (Councillor J P O Carroll) offi- cially opened the new Scout Hall for the Greensborough tioop of Boy Scouts on Saturday afternoon The hall was built with voluntary labour on a block of land given by Mi A A Marsh

CAR OVERTURNS

HENTY (NSW) - A car tiavelllng from Albury to Griffith overturned near South Henty on Sunday when a back «heel came off Mr A V King was driving the car and he was accompanied by Misses K Hill Eisenhaur and Rohr lach all of Albury Miss Eisenhaur suf- fered a fractured collar-bone and cuts on the head She was brought to Henty

foi medical attention

PRESENT TROM FOOTBALL CLUB

HARCOURT-Before he left tile dis- trict for Birchip where he has purchased a business Mi H Tingal captain of the Harcourt Football Club was given a piesent by club members and supporters

CHEMISTS DEATH

KORUMBURRA -Mr Charles E Brown one of the oldest business men in Korumburra has died aged 79 years For 42 yeais he conducted the business of

a chemist

BACK TO HEATH HILL BALL

LANG LANG-Keen Interest is being shown in the Back to Heath Hill school ball which will be held on July 7 Seve

ral former pupils who attended the school up to 40 j ears ago will be present Oi ganisers of the ball arc the Heath Hill Mothers Club committee including Mes dames J S Greaves (president) and W E Gardiner (secretary)

CYCLE CLUB OFnCERS

MORNINGTON -Mornington Penin sula Motor-cycle Club officials are -Pi es1 dent Mr H Chittcndon (Rosebud) vice presidenta Messrs K Vear (Hastings) and C Edgington (Mornington) secie tary Mr V E Lockwood (Mornington) treasurer Mr C McBiide (Mornington) captain Mr H Chittcndon vice captain Mr J Lodge (Mornington) auditoi Mi C Edgington

INJURED IN FALL

KANIVA -Mr S Stott of Commercial street fell from some boxes backward on to a broom handle «hlch entered his body and injured internal organs An operation «as performed

FOREST OFFICER S DEATH

MARYBOROUGH-Mr John Watson died suddenly aged 73 years Until his retirement eight years ago he «as forest ofllcer in chaige of the Maryborough dis- trict With the late Mr James Black burne he established a plot to perpetuate the memory of soldiers from Maryborough «ho died in the Great War Mr Watson was an elder of the Presbyterian Church and superintendent of the Manners street Sunday school

FORMER COUNCILLOR S DEATH

FORT FAIRY -Mr Samuel Wright has died aged 61 j ears He «as a member of the Minhamite Shire Council and also a member of the Western District Racing Association For some j ears he managed the Glengleeson Estate owned bj Di Gleeson «ho died last «eek

ATHLETIC CLUB

PORT FAIRY-At the annual meeting of the Port Fail y Athletic Club it «as decided to increase the Port Fairy Gift to £100 the mile race to £50 the 440 yards to £30 and the 220 yards to £30 Dr B R Woods was. elected picsident Mr R Carey vice-president and Mr W Broad secretary The Rev Father Man- ning «as elected a life membei

FIRE STATION OPENED

PORTLAND-The new fire station was officially opened by Mr F. Williamson, Government representative on the Coun- try Fire Brigades Board The building whlch is of brick cost £1 250.

SOLDIERS DEVTH

QUEENSCLIFF - Mr Charles Mason aged 05 years died on Saturday He served In the Gi eat War «ith the 58th Battalion A IF and «as awarded the Military Medal He also served «ith a British army regiment in the South Afri- can war On his return from the Great War he served for several years with the Rojal Australian Engineers at Swan Island Mt Mason has left a «ido« three daughters and one son

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

RINGWOOD - Relatives and friends assembled at Glamorgan Warrandyte road the home of Captain E T Miles to do honour to him on attaining his 90th birthday Members of the family travelled by plane from Hobart and Sjd ney to join iii the festivities and many congratulatory messages weie received Captain Miles Is a keen gardener and he spends most of his time working in the spacious grounds around his home His mining interests in the East necessi

tate him attending meetings of directors in the city where his advice on dredging for tin is eagerly sought

INDI SEAT AND U C P

SHEPPARTON -Representations have been made to Mr G Stewart solicitor of Tatura to contest the Indi seat at the next Tederal election Nominations for pre selection «ill be considered at a meeting of the Indi Electoiate Council of the United Country party at Benalla on July 8 Likely candidates foi pre selec- tion include Councillor T J Nolan Major of Wangaratta Mr G Stewart Tatura Mr R U Hoddinott Wahring Mr S J Geddes Melbourne and Mr M C Hug gins Springhurst

KINDERGARTEN OPENED

SALE - The official opening of a Methodist kindergarten and kitchen erec

ted at a cost of about £650 took place at Sale on Sunday afternoon Miss Annie Middlemist «ho has been a Sundav school teacher for 7o j ears and kindergaiten su- perintendent in whose honour the new building has been named «as present The building was opened and dedicated by the i Rev R L McDonald President of the

Victorian Methodist Conference and the tablet was unveiled by the Rev J W Strickland of Shepparton formel ly of Sale The Mayor of Sale (Councillor M T Cullinan) «as among the speakers

TENDERS TOR BUILDINGS

SHEPPARTON - A tender at £ 1 675/17/b for the addition of a brick machine shop practice room at the Shep- parton High School has been let The successful tenderer is Mr W J Mont- gomery of Tatura The Shepparton Borough Council has accepted the tender of Mr Montgomery to build a new infant welfare centre In Welsford street The contract price is £ 1 8G7

GRAZIERS ASSOCIATION

STAWELL -The annual meeting of the Wimmera district branch of the Graziers Association of Victoria elected Councilloi W C Peter (Mount Dryden) chaiiman Mr W A Kilpatrick (Allanvale) district iepresentative to the council of the asso- ciation and Mr Fleetwood Smith (Stawell) secretary

BANK CHANGES

WENTWORTH (NSW) -Ml I Main- land of the Bank of New South Wales Wentworth has been transferred to Ball- dale (NSW) The vacancy will be filled by Mr A Ropei of Swan Hill

WODONGA WOMAN S DEATH

WODONGA-Mis Rjan wife of Mr Richard Ryan died suddenly on Sundaj aged 64 years She «as born at Laving- ton and lived here for 49 j ears There are four daughters and one son.

BOY INJURED

YACKANDANDAH - While playing with a small axe Len Blewett, aged seven years, son of Mr. J. Blewett, Bruarong, cut his left leg. At the Yackandandah Bush Nursing Hospital nine stitches were inserted to close the wound.

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