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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1949
Page
8
A dense page of classified notices lists jobs wanted by various applicants including a manageress, junior typiste, and general helpers, along with many sale offers. Items cover sewing machine repairs, hardware, furniture, livestock, bicycles, and household goods, with contact directions and locations such as Horstown, Stokes Es, Malvern Star, and local Times Office references.
Classified notices advertise multiple vehicles and farming equipment for sale including a 1956 Standard Chev sedan reconditioned, a Morris Cowley sedan in perfect condition, a 1936 Chev truck with 2 ton tare, a 1923 Buick Utility in good order, a 12 x 7 ft drag, 10 ton truck gear, a Ronaldson Tippet tractor reconditioned, a Whippet Utility registered months, a 1944 Ford Tonner in excellent order, a 22 1/2 Inch McCormack Peering Tractor with steel wheels, a McCormack Deering tractor, and a 1640 Model 2/4 Toa vehicle at Balmoral.
The Shire of Wimmera notes arrivals of Reverends on Thursday August 1 1948 for the purpose of mission work. Details include age, marital status, and any local agreements or duties. Danny Ferber is mentioned in connection with arrangements and the Elbe region context.
A garbled listing reports items lost or found including a heifer near Haven One, gloves, a purse, and a Monty Street area note. It mentions addresses, landmarks, and contact details as part of stray or misplaced property notices from Haven-One to Kalorard Street, with various locations in between.
Major Fordson tractor owned by the seller, unused heavy work, diesel unit guaranteed in perfect order. Rolf starter and electric parts shown, TW x 28 calibers not clear. Immediate delivery. For details inspect Young's Horsham Garage, phone 165.
Ford V8 Truck and semi-trailer with new Mercury engine and rear box. Nash single seater with good tyres and road condition. Marmon sedan recently serviced with engine and crankshaft work. 10 20 International tractor overhauled, steel wheels, grips, in good order. Fischer Motors contact details provided.
Tenders returnable at the fire station Horsham by 19 am on Friday August 1949 are invited for the council Chevrolet 4 3 ton truck fitted with hydraulic winch and smuk tips. Truck available for inspection at Goupeil’s Depot Baillie Street Horsham for deparit 10. Further particulars from Shire Engineer. Tenderers whose bids not accepted. K Lovett Shire Secretary.
Mr. Thomas Hagger draws increasing congregations to the Spiritua l crusade at the Chichen of Chariot in Haile Street Horsham. He urges that God has a plan for the world and for each person, contrasts it with human plans, and calls for unity and Christlike conduct as the crusade runs through next week with plans to visit Haven Dimboola Horshaw and Horsham for successive sermons.
A fragmentary note discusses producing a longer English Bible in a new Authorized Version style. It mentions Mellor, Wadenckimly Hi Shien, Basle English, and foreigner impact, with several garbled phrases about printing and translations.
An intriguing note describes Congha and Colts Woods promoting a peppermint cure. The brief item hints at a product or remedy presented with regional confidence, noting its claimed quick effect and local backing.
Coloured asphalts from pigmented albina bitumen have been used for years but cost more than standard asphalt. Tasthiaennne and others test translucent pigments for roads. Trials planned in Towtpathe and four aimre labs will evaluate wear and traffic performance.
Amboota and Nhill Amateur Cycling Club staged a race with Navy head wind, led by the Kelly brothers of Nhill riding from private road to decisively claim first and second. M Haley, L Sherwell, and O Reilly posted notable times, while Hill Porter of Dimboola showed sportsmanship by waiting after a crash. Nhill to Horsham inter-hib meet set for August 1 promises a strong Wimmera field in the open event.
A West England company unveils a new light weight launch using lift alloy sheets and a two way tension method to save weight and material cost. The Tomahawk tops 30 knots, Sea Hawk follows at about half that speed with twelve seats. weights and costs are cited against traditional wooden launches.
A regional conference formed a Weights and Measures Union linking Horsham Stawell Ararat and adjacent shires including the Shire of Wimmera. Delegates discussed merging health and weights duties under the act still unproclaimed. Horsham Mayor K W Lawrence chaired, with recommendations for a September meeting and a call to integrate local inspectors.
Following input from the Hormhain Progress Association zone members Jonnett's Bus Service will operate on Tyo Natimuk Road to collect schoolchildren from No Moosing Commission Harare for lunch. Earlier a hedge was planted between the Seventh Day Adventist Church and Pope's Wilson Street homes. the points supplied by the City Council have now been granted.
A new garden special for the blind and partially sighted is to be laid out at Sunderland in Britain. The path will be marked with water features and braille signage, with plants selected for color and fragrance to aid navigation and sensory experience.
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