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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1946
Page
1
Readers are invited to submit correspondence on general interest topics. Views may reflect either side but not necessarily the Horsham Times. To be considered, letters must be brief, legible in one side of a single sheet, and include the sender's true name and address.
A Horsham district wheat competition will again be held next year with entries due February 1, 1947. Six pounds of wheat from the harvester, to meet Victorian Wheat Advisory Council varieties, will compete for a £10 10s trophy donated by the Horsham branch of the Victorian Wheat and Wool Growers Association. The winner must achieve three wins, varieties to be recommended by the Council. The show will include a Buck soil trial and a Longerenong Agricultural College prize for best aggregate in theory and practice. The ground committee is expanded and will meet to discuss show improvements and a donation of straw by F. Lane. Danvon becomes treasurer, succeeding E. C. Martin.
In Victoria's Western Province Legislative election Mr L Rodda loses to AL Vi McLeod, endorsed Liberal, amid voter confusion and strong showing for McLeod in Portland Warrnambool and Horsham. Labor officials cite voter dissatisfaction with Rodda's decision to contest Wah Non. About 700 votes remain to be counted. early tallies show McLeod 647 to Rodda 644 in Horsham.
F Langl ands of J Langlands & Sons writes to oppose extra closure days. He notes the Shops Board gazetted holidays Christmas Day Boxing Day and New Year’s Day and argues stores should stick to those and close only on those days. He criticizes traders for voting to add an extra New Year day and urges public convenience.
A Horsham Times reader criticizes a Melbourne council letter on Bretton Woods like a national issue. The writer argues the plan aims to set standard laws, cites sterling value drops, and notes subsidies and global signatories. The letter supports joining the plan to avoid economic decline and uplift living standards.
New ration books will be issued across Australia this week. Distribution in Worsham will occur at the Town Wall on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Citizens must bring old books to the issuing centre. The Rationing Commission outlines distribution conditions in an advertisement. New cards cover meat, food, and clothing. A full list of issuing centres is published and should be read carefully.
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