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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1952
Page
4
At the Horsham jPoothall Club annual meeting the secretary salary was left at £2 weekly. An amendment proposed paying £3 weekly, supported by several members, but the motion to keep £2 passed with the majority backing the status quo amid debate on workload and wages.
The Rainbow committee has raised over £5,000 through direct contributions and secured a £4,000 government grant for the Olympic project. A public appeal sought £20,000 for a sailing post on the Holton Hark site but reached only £5,700, with £1,000 from the Horsham Apes Club and £3,000 from volunteers. The group plans to complete the exhibit and build a monument, hoping for further donations to cover remaining costs. Volunteers and local farmers contributed materials and labor, including 12 trucks delivering stone and timber.
Fragmented OCR reads describe rising demand for store pigs with prices, weights, and supplier notes. The garbled text mentions weights around 18 pounds, prices in pounds, and references to vendors, buyers, and various locations or store terms, all indicating a market demand report for livestock.
In a terse speech Mr Wd Mihue of the Literal Hil Country Party Mew for Moning urged both Labor and other candidates to address a vital state issue, saying the party has not mentioned its financial policy. The exchange highlighted tensions over election finance and party platforms.
The Victorian Department of Agriculture hosts a Thursday field day at the college campus featuring experimental plots and salt-tolerant crop demonstrations. Visitors observe early crop trials while officials highlight ongoing agricultural research and education programs for attending students and locals.
A local sports committee asks the club to provide boots for players next week. The note lists names and referees among the attendees and urges action on equipment for the team. Strong entities include the club and players' group.
The Aeromodellers clubs across Horsham Ararat Stawell and Warracknabeal work to unite under a single association. Allan Creek oversees point totals with a 200 point baseline. Key officials include Grenville Trevant and Viv Parkin with approval from local clubs. Annual competitions will be staged at the home club center with a shield donated by Mrs Max Prahleburg.
Fragmentary OCR reports a political dispute surrounding the Mortat estate sale. References to a large estate, speculation, and control by groups in Melbourne and Sydney Labor hint at factional battles affecting property and local influence. The text is garbled and difficult to parse.
Twenty four junior players under 19 from clubs affiliated with the Tennis Association of Victoria will be selected for a regional coaching elusees to be held mid January. The program extends to Raenhope Stawell and Orie gon near the South Australian border. Seniors over 19 are not eligible.
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