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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1941
Page
4
Horsham hosts a Friday sale at 2 pm featuring 3000 sheep including merino wethers crossbreds and crossbred weaners. Catalog lists 72 merino ewes five years old and numerous Corriedale drafts with varied ages and weights. A 2 percent rebate applies on certain entries.
Allied reports say 25 merchantmen were sunk or damaged while escort ships battled off the Spanish coast. German claims claim seven British ships lost with one destroyer and a corvette sunk as a strong convoy from England toward Gibraltar faced sustained air and submarine attacks. Only a few vessels from the convoy reached Portuguese waters.
A confused report describes Roosevelt's party at a public house in Wapping, London, with mentions of Sunjay, Captain EMO, and various bystanders. The scrambled text references drinking and social activity on tax night, plus stray names and local figures, yielding a fragmented, unclear scene.
German air raids target Western Germany with nighttime strikes described as a major assault by the ministry. Reports mention blazing planes over Ostend and Diekirch, with casualties including a woman and child killed when a burning aircraft crashed into two homes in Bulgaria, misisles sex area.
Fragmented report describes boxing event organizing by AH with multiple committees and participants. Names appear in a long list including venues and dates. The piece references a contentious bout and various referees, judges, and supporters, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
In gusting south wind the Horsham Club mixed foursomes event produced uneven play. Notable pairings included W Witcombe with Peavhey, Barrett and Rissmane, and Metunday’s Mixed Foursomes entry. Final results list several matches with varying margins as players faced challenging conditions.
A local golf tournament organized by the Douglas Golf Club in Mia Lake raised funds for a patriotic relief effort. Players from multiple districts competed in men’s hole handicap, mixed foursomes, and 9 hole events, with prizes donated by community members. A luncheon followed and winnings supported overseas aid.
A large field competed at the Methodtier Hee event on Thursday with strong showing from Horsham district. Men’s singles saw brisk play led by R E Goth and W Kurtz and Ho Langley. Women’s singles also produced competitive rounds though entrants were fewer. Final results included pairs and semi finalists listed for men’s doubles and women’s singles with notable performances from Pack Jones Rudolph and Flack.
A charity football event at Horsham Recreation Reserve features a combined Horsham and Patrie Perce team with players from Horsham Railway Carriers and Carter unions. The Mull Hneth team joins as a guest side, led by M Watson and J Roche among others, with funds directed to a local hospital.
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