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MARYBOROUGH.
Pastor Adams, of Burnlev-street, Richmond,
formerly of Quarry Hill, Bendigo, has accepted
a call to the Congregational Church, at Mary-
borough. He will be inducted on January
23
Mr. R. J. McMillan, head teacher, and Mrs
McMillan, of Timor West, were presented with
an auto-tray on the eve of their transfer to
Walwa, in the Upper Murray district.
Patience and Nicholson's small tools fac-
tory, which has been engaged for some years
in producing stocks and dies, taps, &c., will
shortly expand activities by the manufacture
of high speed and carbon twist drills. Exten-
sions to the building have been completed. At
present more than 50 men and boys are em-
ployed by the firm.
MILDURA.
A marked feature of the Christmas holiday
period wns the effect of the paralysis outbreak
on the Red Cliffs railway passenger traffic
up to December 27, covering a usually busy
period. Revenue from Red Cliffs station for
the month was £470 19/10. compared with
£877 12/11 for the same period last year.
The treasurer of the Red Cliffs Memorial
Baths Fund has received a cheque for £50
from the H. V. McKay Charitable Trust Fund.
The total in the baths fund is now £1486
2/1.
WODONGA.
Fishermen were out in large numbers
through the Christmas holidsys, when scores
of camps were to be seen from one end of
the Kiewa River to the other. There are
still many camps at the more popular spots.
Owing to the river being low the fishing was
not as good as usual. Several of the regulars
who have visited the Kiewa for years in
search of trout were not disappointed.
Grasshoppers have disappeared. They did
considerable damage where there was any
green picking for them.
YARRAWONGA.
Mrs. H. M. Kelly and her family, who have
conducted the Terminus Hotel for many years
have left on an extended holiday. Mrs. Kelly
received an appropriate present from her many
friends.
AVOCA. — Local residents have donated
£27 towards the upkeep of the soldiers' me-
morial and garden in High-street.
BANNOCKBURN Bannockburn State
school distribution of prizes : — Lorna Wiseman,
dux of school: Francis Kelly, general excel-
lence: Ronald Moreillion, regular attendance.
BUNINYONG. — Mr. H. K. Hobson. of
Smythesdale post office, has been appointed
post master in charge of the Buninyong post
office, replacing Mr. S. Archer, who has been
transferred.
MATHOURA. — Crs. T. White and J.
Bayliss have resigned from B riding. As Crs.
W. Beer and R. McKindlay had already re-
signed from A riding, the council is now
represented by only two councillors in C
riding.
It is estimated that 500 people from other
districts visited the Murray River at
Mathoura during the Christmas holidays.
Some very large bags of fish have been
caught.
ORFORD.— A record for attendance was
completed by Ian Fry. who attended the local
school for seven years without missing a
day. He was awarded a special prize. Other
awards at this school, which has had out-
standing successes throughout the year, in-
clude one for Jack Cameron, for winning the
state-wide writing competition (Junior Sec-
tion) and Lorna Howell, second in the senior
section.
QUAMBATOOK.— Wheat carting is now
progressing, and just on 50,000 bags have
passed over the weighbridge.
The local agricultural society has received
a grant of £200 from the Unemployment Re-
lief Council, on the £2 to £1 basis, for im-
provements to the grounds.
ROSEBROOK. — Two pupils of the local
school — Jean Wickham and Allan Clark — ob-
tained their merit certificates.
SCOTSBURN. — Carting of the crops of
oaten hay, which have been exceptionally
heavy this season, is now almost completed.
Local graziers have found the recent season
one of the best enjoyed for many years past.
TALBOT.— At a public meeting, presided
over by the president of the shire (Cr. A. C.
McLennan), the following were nominated as
managers of the Amherst United Borough and
Goldfield Common: —Messrs. W. W. Griffiths,
S. Sebire, W. G. Hall, J. Prowse and J.
McKinstey.
WALWA. — Over 165 points of rain
marred the holiday, but caused joy to far-
mers in the Upper Murray. It assures a con-
tinuance of green feed to the end of the
dairy season. Thousands of grasshoppers are
devastating all green areas in the district,
causing much anxiety. This is the first time
for fifteen years that trouble has been ex-
perienced from this source.
Lately two hay ricks and a hay shed be-
longing to Mr C. Appleton were burnt to
the ground, causing a loss of several hundred
pounds. A hay shed, farming implements
and fodder, valued at over £ 1000, owned by
Mr. Boyd Lawrence, were destroyed by fire
early on Monday morning. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
RiVERINA.
JUNEE.
Permission has been secured from the Post-
master-General for Mr. V. O. Herrett to sit
as an alderman on the local council.
Lady Waddell has sold her Walhalla pro-
perty of 82 acres to Messrs. Sidney and Moore.
The property adjoins Sir Graham Waddell's
Glen Iris.
JERILDERIE.— Mrs. Elizabeth Sophie
Beechinor, 74 years, has died. A native of
Birmingham, England, she arrived in Austra-
lia when nine years of age, and first came to
Jerilderie district with her husband over fifty
years ago.
Owing to the low state of the Billabong
Creek, Jerilderie Swimming Club had to aban-
don its annual swimming carnival.
In the Jerilderie police court James McAleer,
30 years, was charged with stealing a port-
manteau and clothing, the property of Oswald
Straede. He was fined £5. The same de-
fendant and John Ross, 45 years, were charged
with stealing a coat and other property be-
longing to George Stansell. McAleer was fined
£7, and Ross was fined £5. James McAleer
was also charged with having in his posses-
sion a hammer suspected of being stolen. He
was fined £5.
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