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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1950
Page
2
A cluttered page lists numerous WANTED and FOR SALE notices from Horsham and surrounding towns. Workers sought include carpenters, painters, shearers, and sewing machine repairers. households seek housekeepers and accompaniment. Various goods offered for sale from tyres and furniture to jars and farm equipment.
The agency lists a diverse catalog including Baltic separators steam sterilizers water pumps fertilizer distributors threshers ploughs scoops saw benches bag loaders corn crushers hay sweeps and duct snakes. The inventory spans equipment for drainage farming processing and maintenance.
TENDERS are invited for additions to Laundry Longerenong Agriculture College plans available Department of Public Works Horsham closing date 10 am Tuesday 22nd August 1950. Also invitations for Experimental Barn plans and Painting and Repairs Residence No 1 Wallis Street Horsham closing 10 am Tuesday 2nd August 1950.
In stock at Ern Gerlach's Hardware Store Horsham Virginia Darlot Street fencing posts steel 5 ft 6 in section standard drillings living approx 1) won and a0 i C&G enanelled 30 I witht grate and ashpan Clothes baskets genuine 1st quality cane with or goo and Ball Also full stock of spares Storm lanterns wise Austramay.
Local ads from Horsham list harvester repairs by Penny and Mackin 1 Pirebrace St and Horsham Industries selling petrol pumps, diesel engines, tractors, car parts, carburettors, and farm lighting plants. Items include 1932 Dodge Six sedan reconditioned, 1998 Chev, and International trucks with various fittings.
A mangled OCR segment mentions a country roads board, a secretary, university references, deliveries of goods, and a few place names. The readable items are sparse and scattered across the fragment with no coherent event or outcome.
A council notes a long standing water pipe deterioration on Plecbrace Street. The corroded pipe, decades old, supplies five shops and has prompted concerns over pressure and service reliability. The letter cites ongoing issues affecting local businesses and calls for evaluation.
Local council discusses backing a mayoral holiday program for underprivileged youths. Baffling garbled text aside, the item centers on funding and community impact with mentions of families, volunteers, and city services.
For sale a Sterimlitinnd Tractor on Sy ceves celal for hard work. Also a Major Fordson Tractor model with self starter, diesel, rubber tires, and grips in faultless condition. Contact Horsham 401 Oliver at 61 Wilson Street for details and arranging viewing.
Fragmented OCR text suggests Horsham may use septic tanks as a possible fix for sewerage. Notes mention city government plans, approvals, and a Tuesday meeting to discuss sewer infrastructure and related rollouts.
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