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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1949
Page
8
Analyzed critique urges increased petrol tax grants from the Commonwealth to relieve state road funding gaps. Notes rising maintenance costs, deteriorating rural roads, and limited state revenue under the uniform tax system. Calls focus on by roads and back roads linking farms to railheads and markets.
Plant disease notices warn of halo blight in beans, noting light spots and reddish brown pod lesions. Spread occurs mainly by water splash and wet weather. current control methods are ineffective. Growers advised to avoid planting seed from affected areas and to select resistant varieties if possible.
A deadly blaze at a hotel in Mount Fort, WA, traps guests and staff as flames engulf the building. Rescue attempts fail. owners Mr. and Mrs. Wingofty perish, and investigators search for the cause amid the rubble and collapsing structure.
A Lynidet designed marine radar set, featuring separate transmitter and receiver, was demonstrated on a Thames trip. The four unit system includes a scanner modulator assembly, automatic start, and a generator unit, claiming compact setup for small vessels though the trial was not successful.
Story traces Australian model plane craze from early kite flying by Hasekie and Hervey to Victoria based shops and wartime shifts. It notes Alan Lim Toon's speed record in Victoria, jet experiments, and the 1940s spread to America while Australia builds a growing community under the Australian Aeronautical Association.
A quiet East of Bing land town man weaves wool cloth and scarves in his kitchen workshop. He earns 5000 dollars worth of fine wool products for Britain, continuing a long craft with steady output.
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