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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 15, 1902
Page
2
A historical notice describes several dairy farms, a stretch of 150 acres near Hamilton and Utica, with sections of land described as fenced and water connected. The document notes timber, pasturage, and improvements, including a gate system and market access, with stern terms for sale or lease to bidders through public sale channels.
Fragmentary OCR shows P Learmonth & Co at Wilson Street Horsham and mentions Stock and Land sales. References to The National Mutual Life Association of Australia Limited and assorted names appear. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but indicate a local business notice involving property and estate dealings.
The readable lines describe garbled phrases about bears and a poet, with no clear events, individuals, places, dates, or organizations. The fragment lacks cohesive facts to summarize into a coherent news item.
A Horsham gathering supported radical Parliamentary reform and state economy, adopting the Kyabram platform. Delegates argued against high salaries for state legislators, proposing a £200 to £500 annual stipend tied to time spent in legislative work, and pledged to form a Reform League to push changes.
The Horsham reform movement calls for organized local centres to support a statewide Reform League and counteract direct taxation. Amid pension appraisals and multiple local notices, officials report on typhoid cases, recent misdeeds, hospital recoveries, and community events including sermons, fundraisers, and police court actions. the piece highlights civic effort, public health, and political advocacy across Horsham and Natimuk with key figures such as Mr Read Murphy P.M. and Commissioners C.J. Rogers and W. G. Susith.
A boating fatality reported as Maeyjexe Fonday describes five men named Julia Flana Henry Lyon James Collina Charlen Foots and Retort Ridington setting out from Kilda pier in a fishing expedition. In rough water one man vanished after a capsize near Hoff head, a search party recovered a body, while four others were saved. Willie, a police boat crew member, located the scene and recovered the body from thirteen feet of water.
Fragmentary court note reports Chiral Abbaull found guilty and sentenced to death by Mr. Justo A Beckettt on a Saturday. Evidence describes an attack as a woman returning home from a course in March was seized from behind and assaulted.
Fragmentary OCR text references a Batlarat Ballarat fight with names Meiordey Feederick Willi and Wwagmas. Mentions seating and an Insurance Cr oe Dating, Pak etereivere, Hay Sachs Sa. Unable to determine main action or outcomes from readable material.
A long critical piece discusses the Encyclopaedia Britannica and its value for researchers, praising its breadth and approach while noting editors did not dilute deep scholarly content. It comments on study facilitation, reading as curriculum, and announces a new ninth edition offer to scholars with conditions for purchase.
A list of obituaries from South Australia announces numerous deaths including Mr William Allender of Rapanyup aged 76 and 16 Wow, and Mr Louis Metzger age 7, with other ages cited for residents at Kent Town Hindmarsh Valley Kyponda Stawell and Maitland. The notices name several individuals such as James McNicol Albert Newell Samuel Hancock Thomas Hincks Michael Daviet and Mrs J Husham, with ages ranging from 1 to 76 and reference to Stan Towill. The text notes a death on Monday and mentions a Mrs David Keane of Warrnambool as related to the deceased.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a superior remedy for winter coughs and lingering bronchial ailments. A parent testimonial claims rapid improvement in a child after using the product, asserting it outperforms other emulsions and cod liver oil. The copy promotes the emulsion as safe, tasty, and effective, suitable for persistent coughs and related symptoms.
Friday afternoon at Mechanic Hall Boreham a presentation honored John Niven retiring from Longerenong Experimental Farm with speeches by Horsham officials and local leaders. The crowd praised his work advancing Wimmera agriculture, acknowledging his service to the district and wishing him success in future years.
A report from the Hejlarne Wee railway station states a train was in motion several miles from the station causing disruption. An inquiry board has been appointed to investigate the incident and determine responsibilities.
The Wimmera Shires Association held its annual meeting at the Wimmera Shire Hall in the seventeenth afternoon. Dr Aine Stanley MLA chaired with Conningham, McClure, Arepling, and officials including secretary and treasurer Mr James Carroll JP in attendance.
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