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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1948
Page
3
In Horsham a list of price per unit appears for various provisions including onions and other goods. The garbled text shows prices and items in a historic market context with several legible names and units, though many words are corrupted.
The Horsham Times notes births and obituaries including Hollioake and Silveer Webbings, recounts a Riverside fire near Charles Muberis, plus a Rab Methinking talk and a weather forecast from the Wimmera region. It covers public meetings on aged care needs, local memorials, and regional committee debates for Grampians and Wimmera areas.
Mr RB P Davinon served as field representative for the RACY in the Wimmera district and has recently relocated. David Walter, who joined the committee, will resign, with interim duties in Elithurst. Awards were presented during an overnight company gathering at the mall. Local residents Mina P O onmor H G La Roche Pimpinos Mrs PE Hoffmam of Burm Grech and FE Hotchmam of Nareabiel are noted. Constable W leave from Horsham police monitors parentwatch. LW Jeffery of Horsham Dulire Limited faces a nine year sentence on a separate matter. Barbara dogger of Pimpinio earns a credit pass in the Preparatory Examination.
The Presbyterian church on Pant Road, South Yarra hosted the wedding of the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Crofts Urliest to John Dp, son of Mr and Mrs Wood of Horsham. The bride wore Swiss lace with bronze blossom accents and carried a rhododendron bouquet. The best man was Mr Lave, and the reception occurred at Eton Hill Prahran before a Tasmanian honeymoon.
The Stawell area mourns Ruth Hutchinson and Charles Lea in two obituaries. Ruth Hutchinson, 77, died at Horsham Hospital after a long life with her husband George Matshindon then Robert Wrolley and later Gen Hutchinson, leaving nine children and a daughter who moved to Australia. A funeral is held at Pimpinio Cemetery. Charles Lea, 73, born Penshurst, died at Stawell. He and Sarah Rees married, ran a store at Wartook, lived at Binwell, and served as a lodge secretary. Survived by wife and many children. funeral at Binwell cemetery conducted by Rev. Potter.
Town Council discusses delaying declaration of Horsham as a city to avoid industrial strife and impact on shop operations. Statements from E Behrman W Cook TL A Roe and Chamber of Commerce raise fears of disruptions under new metropolitan awards. Officials note a February decision window and urge obtaining full information before action.
The council moves to acquire land for a new kindergarten and rejects a £15 per foot offer. Negotiations, kept secret, reveal public concern over hardship to residents if the current site is not used. The infant welfare centre nearby underscores the urgency of securing a suitable building for children.
The council moved to compulsorily acquire the site under the Local Government Act for a kindergarten and infant welfare centre. Plans call for two brick buildings though tentative, with government grants and private funds to cover construction costs.
The proclamation declares a Summer Period across Region 17 including Horsham where unpermitted burning is banned. A written permit from a local official is required to burn charcoal or light fires, with penalties up to £100 or 12 months imprisonment. The period runs from December 8 to April 34, per Country Fire Authority.
A Horsham library official pressed for municipal control to secure subsidies and a free lending service. After a visit by Gordon Stewart of the Free Libraries Board, the town contemplated funding and regional standardization, with talks on building and staffing to meet board requirements. Conference notes mention subsidies, local funding shares, and potential governance changes.
The board backed aligning Victorian libraries with New South Wales on unmunicipal control. A grant scheme was approved with a £20 per head basis and minimum two per head of population to sustain services. The discussion covered standards, staff, and the need for educational material, with a projected £3,500 lift for library income and future funding plans.
Information on Horsham's new foam unit for oil fires is disclosed. The 85 percent xyr and 18 percent water jets, 450 gallon mechanical foam capacity, and portable high capacity rigs are described, with details on composition and operation to starve flames of air. An example notes a petrol fire kept burning five minutes to test effectiveness.
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