This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1949
Page
2
Yesterday’s sell ing prices for provisions list butter at Ballarat and local butter, eggs by Wells-Firth Hen, potatoes per pound, onions, and bran. the notes mention needed supplies and basic market items. The text is garbled with misspellings and unclear units but preserves item names and rough pricing.
Birth announcement from Wimmer Base Hospital lists Wilfred and Bibelh as parents to Allan Jeffrey born August 17. The family expresses love from Nell, Corton, Hartaige, and other relatives and notes a memory message from a grandmother and extended kin.
Eerie fragment outlines a Women's Temperance Union voting event labeled as a temperance tall. Presentation appears to involve Mrs. E'Torhor and a secretary role. Text is garbled. key names and places not clearly identifiable.
The passage urges concentrating force like Nelson theGreat admiral and stresses maximizing talent use. It claims three hours in a day versus a rival with no route and suggests beating competition by adding more Pep. It frames business as a game of chance where consistent effort yields the most chips in the end.
The article argues education should teach living and independent thinking, not solely prepare for a trade. It notes changing views on girls education, lists local residents and patients in Base Hospital, and urges parents to value learning for happiness and active participation in life.
William Carney Robinson died at the Base Hospital on Montes Avenue after a long residence in Pynsent Street. A former Quarter Master Sergeant in the Great War he was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for service in France and Flanders. He leaves a wide family, was active in Masonic and Returned Servicemen circles, and a memorial service was held at Weight & Box chapel. A separate notice describes a milk delivery accident involving a horse and cart owned by Fuester at the Presbyterian Church area, where the cart bolted causing spilt milk and minor damage.
A horse drawing a milk cart bolted along Firebracs Street and into O'Callaghan's Parade before turning onto Stawell Road shortly after noon on Wednesday. No injuries reported.
The funeral for the late William McClure was held at Natimuk on Wednesday with services at the Presbyterian Church and the grave. Rev J McP McKenzie officiated, and bearers included Meones, W Elam, A Muegel, J M Share, Col McChire, T McChire, and MK McClure. Arrangements were by A F Weight & Sons.
A thousand attendees fill Horsheim's St Michael's Ball venue for a formal affair. Guests include Mayor candidates, local figures, and many debutantes in period dress. speeches celebrate community ties and festive meals accompany the reception.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a timetable or station notes for Horsham to Melbourne and Melbourne to Horsham lines. Mentions days including Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday with stops at Spencere Street and Hopeluen. Unable to determine exact dates or full context from the garbled source.
A prominent Ringwood citizen who has served three terms as mayor spearheads a drive to raise more than 800 pounds for the RSL. She plans to sell 100 tickets before the event concludes, as volunteers report the total to date exceeding 800 pounds despite weather and logistical challenges.
At the 16th annual Horsham Apex Club meeting held at the Central Cafe Athol Graves was elected president for his first term. Ken Watts and Lloyd Millar were joint vice presidents with Max Scott as treasurer and Rot Shepherd as secretary.
Post announces road mail service to the Wimmera during rail cuts. Horsham postmaster J C Luckie says mails will reach Harman frost Hal iurat on Tuesdays and Thursdays, via Dinboola Warracknabeal and Minyip. First mail arrives in Asominum yesterday.
The Minister for Public Instruction Brigadier Tovell sent a message to all schools urging community support for Education Week. He emphasizes education as vital to industry and national progress and calls for public observance and thoughtful engagement with educational development.
Disjointed text mentions a Brest tet uim incident, a TRUNML supporter, and various names like Fat rit and Fat rit 40 URE Wee cig. The garbled lines reference local figures, places, and possible civic chatter without clear events or outcomes.
A readable fragment notes a record at the Stawell Sheep Show with names such as Mr Lewis Peacher and others mentioned among champions. details are incomplete but indicate a successful event.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.