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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
8
A Monday meeting in Ararat saw Dr Hobbs condemn high handed railway management for locking passengers in at Ararat station and denying access to refreshment rooms. The town clerk was urged to protest to MTA official Touteler as others pressed for policy change and better facilities.
A dense notice lists Young Brothers and Horsham Weers as station agents with auction offices in Morstiam and branches at Beulah Natimak Rupanyop Warrneknabaal and Pimboola Goreka Harrow Marion Waterhem. It covers agents for Orient Steam Navigation Co Ltd banking and trust firms, insurers, Cooper's Sheep Dip, plus Horsham services for Geelong Ballarat Melbourne Adelaide and a wide network of auctioneers and motor goods.
During the period from July 1 to eober the railways carried a substantial quantity of wool to Geelong with large daily peaks in mid September. Through December last year total receipts rose, and the present year shows continued strong activity. From April 1, 1624 to June 30, 1624 109 135 000 wool bales were moved by the local railway as shipments from various districts fluctuate and gradually decrease.
In rural news from Georgia area Pope failed to remove stud sheep after dipping, leading to overnight stay in a shed and later deaths from pneumonia. A local buyer, Mr K K McLannan, bought property near Merbein for £2300 cash, the highest price amid a land boom. others reported £150 per acre rents and notable improvements on Goetz’s new estate with concrete house and modern fittings.
Fragmentary excerpts discuss wartime death rates in Damascus and a broader note on Australian pasture theory. It mentions native grasses in South Australia, their drought tolerance, and cautions against overstocking and soil nutrient loss in moister coastal regions.
Denominations including Methodist Church Victoria and South Australia meet in Canberra this week to discuss church matters with NSW church leaders. A decision on a select issue is hoped to follow. Police Medal inquiry linked to Chief Commissioner T A Blamey is proposed by the ministry.
A two ton cream lorry delivering to the Merino butter factory stalled halfway up Kelly's Hill. Under Mr A Hughes the vehicle failed to brake properly and began to roll back, ending in a mishap as it slid toward the engine and entailed minor trouble.
Isaac James Osler faced Stawell Police Court for leaving a fire at Fyan's Creek unextinguished after a bag smoking incident. Fire destroyed about 800 acres of timber, hundreds of cords of wood and several houses nearby. Osler received a light penalty after a warning about care. Alfred Stokes was also charged for a separate fire caused by burning a snake.
At Ballarat weekly sale Tuesday sheep values fell by 1/5 to 2 per head while cattle eased from last week. Prime bullocks sold to £17. cows and heifers limited demand with primes near £22 2/8. Calves topped around £9 15s. merino lambs £1 0s to £2 2s 4d. store lambs down with heavy supplies and crossbred wethers £0 17s to £0 28s.
A fair turnout of buyers bid on 400 prime fat sheep and lambs with prices easing slightly from last week. Crossbred wethers sold around 24/11, merino ewes 12/8, and prime killers 17. fat cattle saw 24 head offered including bullocks from Kimonvic. Bullocks averaged 40 to 12/ per hundred, heifers 37 to 40, cows up to 9 per hundred.
Judge Williams denounced five youths aged 17 to 20 for shoplifting and motor vehicle theft after an all-night dance. He warned such behavior reflects broader home-life erosion, urging parents to exercise control and defend decent social conduct to prevent a slide into crime.
A fragmentary livestock price list shows calf prices from £1 10s to £16, steer calves around £3, yearling steers and heifers near £2 10s, a bull at 24 guineas, a Jersey cow valued at £28, and a cow with a weakly calf at £49.
A judge warns offenders of severe consequences including nine months' impeachment oath charges and a bond of £234 for five years with abstinence from alcohol. He urges quitting associations like Wanderers to avoid harsher penalties and reformatory options.
The article notes Armstrong Whitworth and Co. Ltd in England expanded from three shops and 54 acres with 180 workers in 1847 to 300 acres, 200 shops, and 30,000 employees. It lists wartime production including 283 warships, 1,062 aeroplanes, 24500008 shells, 91,000,000 cartridge muses, and 12,500,000 assembled ammunition, accounting for 39.5 percent of Britain's total war material. It also records 82,000 workers during the war, 23,000 of them women and girls.
F W Grabsch agent for Mercantile Mutual Insurance and Perpetual Trustees Association Melbourne. Younghusband & Co Woolbrokers Melbourne. Benz Chevrolet and GMC cars and tracks distributor for British make Austin cars. Land Bales and Finance. These departments receive constant supervision. Thone 127.
J Strowna is identified as a land stock and commission agent on Wilson Street Horsham for the Farmers and Settlers Co operative in Wurasese Co of Australia Ltd. The item notes that over 113 000 in dividends has been paid to farmers.
Advertises township properties for sale including building allotments and fur insurance efforts. Details unclear in OCR, but highlights public sale of parcels and related insurance offers. Potential buyers urged to inquire with local offices and contractors.
John Kimberley & Sons conducts land and stock auctions across the state with weekly stock sales at Horsham Corporation Yards on Fridays. Consignments for fat stock to Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong markets. Agency for George Hague & Co. Wool and station produce brokers in Geelong. Includes insurers, co‑operative freezing company, and mail route note.
Under instructions from C. Clark Esquire the firm invites bidders for a seven room township property with bath, sleepouts, vestibule, pantry, built in presses, workshop and garden. Possession and terms arranged to suit purchasers.
Tender notices warn that bids must be submitted by Friday the 8th of Chseeen der 1995 at 2 o'clock local time.
R N Crawford and Co brokers announce representation for Gleesonborough Mortgages relating to the WH T Hart Hotel bunting trade. Welbonree firm listed as party in the deal with bidders and brokers.
Trade notice listing W G Harders as agents for multiple engine brands including Fairbacke Mores Fileetre Light Phos and Osboras Binder Vortah ro Inetrames Ba with distribution emphasis.
4K Moone and Co and Stewart and Co announce their annual sale scheduled for April. The catalog lists a large herd of prime breeding sheep including ram lambs ewe lambs and fully grown wethers. Notable entries include Lincoln ewes and a pure Lincoln ram with a large foot, plus various age groups of comellick and merino type sheep.
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