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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
10
Fragmentary note requests the genuine full name and street address of a person, supplied for internal use and not intended for publication. No further identifying details or context are provided within the readable text.
A reader urges better library funding and governance after candidate speeches at Town Hall. The letter argues for a more capable library board, modernized building, and tax-supported access to a free public library, contending Horsham should rival nearby towns in service quality.
Letters to the editor describe ongoing plans for a tourist resort in Hall's Gap. A government grant funded mining pool work and land clearing, with a £6000 grant received last year. The Tourism Resort Committee and Progress Association met residents to solicit ideas and progress includes forest and water authority involvement and plans for plantings in September.
A garbled OCR passage mentions various names and phrases including Yoon and The Ski Tr, with scattered references to powders and tones. The text appears to be a noisy collage of fragments without a clear news event or coherent narrative to summarize.
Advertisers are advised to submit changes and amendments promptly. The notice outlines required details, deadlines, and contact points for processing alterations. Authorities remind readers to follow established procedures and verify all notices for accuracy.
Last week Noske's four mills patched another record consignment of 568 tons. Demand for pollard and bran grows as natural feed scarce while the mill turns out 10,000 bushels weekly. In the forthcoming borough polls retiring members Hennessy, Williams and Miller face Albert Judd. The patriotic fund in Horshamber reaches £960. Licences Board refuses renewals for Green Park and Far nere Union hotels. Horsham lines up to meet Wimimera premiership winner, and a Government buyer buys 20 good horses for artillery transport services.
South Africa's Defence Department watches a group of eight wireless amateurs in Durban who are testing five metre radio sets. Leader Oscar Eugenes says the tuners could revolutionize wartime communications and be carried on a back, battery powered. He claims five metre waves withstand bad weather and could be harmful under certain conditions, though accidental danger in broadcasting is denied. He also notes potential hospital uses to raise blood pressure with careful application.
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