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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1921
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text reports on hire meetings and a county association gathering with scattered names. It mentions a Western Shires Association event, local attendees, and a Pacific conference discussion in Washington about Anglo Japanese policy, plus various dates and places with limited clarity.
The Horsham Sporting Club held its annual meeting at Town Hall. President W F Miller chaired a well attended session. The balance sheet showed a profit of £3750 and total costs for coaching and improvements on the spur were £2591 14s 11d. The committee outlined race plans including two pony races and a hurdle event.
The Stawell bowling club announces the upcoming match on December to feature A grade members. Names listed include Glenister Allan Goode Symunde McMatlin and Joas Chard among others with attention to reserves and official entries for the carnival program at Adela.
San Francisco reports on rifle shooting results with Howie and Neate details. Paris notes the British French ministers' conference extension talks on the Carson proposal. Bolton club trophy events show EA Smith leading with strong scores amid gusty wind and schedule of results.
A letter discusses the high schools and technical schools guidance for youths entering employment, opposing clashes between school groups, and support for trade classes. It notes a meeting of a board and outlines plans for an illustrated Country Girl Magnolia issue and a local accident involving Mr Dan Fiery of Dimbools.
A report reviews the Australian Wheat Board and price impacts in New South Wales. Telegrams and negotiations with millers shaped policy on wheat supply and milling shares, influencing market prices and anticipated harvest outcomes.
Melbourne reports state Richmond trotting meet postponed due to ruin. Ararat Trotting Club schedules a December 27 event with £100 in prizes and entries close December 15. Stawell and Royston events listed with various purses and distances.
A fragmentary report notes a deceased person on November 1 at a Crematorium and a reckoning of £1063 for funeral expenses in Hane. The text mentions Maeley Mies and MP owe Mim 7A Millen with unclear local details and mixed names.
A massive blaze in Breeau district New South Wales burned for three days causing extensive devastation. Authorities report it as the most destructive bush fire experienced in the area with property losses and emergency evacuations underway.
A stark wartime appeal from The Mayor urging readers to aid famine stricken Central Europe. It describes land laid waste, children scavenging for scraps, mothers suffering, and asks readers to support relief efforts and address the crying of hungry children.
An obituary notes the death of a longtime Ararat resident aged 92 and mentions local figures and district ties. The page also records several notices including jobs, a bootmaker repairer shop listing, a steel work firm, and a hay buyer ad, with generic business and service mentions across the region.
A fragmentary notice describes items missing around Langley Bre near St Helens and Horsham. It lists a padsteek, red mark on the rump, and black patches on the shoulder with a plea for information leading to recovery. Named contacts include B. Diprose and local authorities.
A fragmented list shows items for sale and notices in Horsham including household goods furniture machines and sheep dips. Entries mention Wilson Bolton & C Horsham agents Tenders invited for bungalow and weighbridge contracts with details at Shire Offices Horsham and notices of auctions and real estate offerings in Geelong and nearby districts.
The Morsham Agricultural Society announces its annual meeting on Friday evening at 5 o clock in the Town Hall Morsham with election of officers and reports on fallow and bog or wheat gump etc. A meeting of the Dover branch of the Vattering Farmers Unions will follow Saturday evening at eight in the Dover Hall.
The document lists events and notices from the Horsham Technical School council including race meet results, prize amounts, and entry details. It records trials and stakes such as the December trials and Fathercowe stakes, with entries due by February, and notes secretary appointments and meeting dates.
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