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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1940
Page
2
A garbled OCR passage mentions names and places like Melati Patton and Sai Nee Meany but is largely unreadable. It lacks coherent events or outcomes and cannot be clearly tied to a specific date or organization.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Melbourne area wheat and milling terms, with scattered figures and place names. Reading aloud, it references wire, Frias Out Uner expands at ATiatomrt and Ehyredas Wheat, plus mentions Va. Worles Bugilst and 67 WR feed. Details are garbled and hard to parse.
An obituary fragment references individuals including Mary Elle retha, John Bowden, and Harsha Agel with unclear dates and locations. The segment is partially legible, offering sparse naming without full context or relationships.
In a damaged OCR fragment a community issue is referenced involving Tok town families and residents near Mornbiin. The text hints at a matter with ingress or access alongside a harbor area and local citizen reactions, but specifics are unclear due to missing context.
Warm temperatures prevail with readings on Tuesday 7 percent, Wednesday 81, and yesterday 15. The forecast indicates fine weather with moderate coastal temperatures and hot inland conditions. Easterly winds forecast, backing northerly later.
A bare, destructive tornado swept through parts of the Warracknabeal district on Wednesday severely damaging houses and farm outbuildings. At Mr A Woodward’s property wind lifted a roof, flung a water tank, and scattered debris. injured were reported none. Barn, coop, and chickens were moved and not recovered. The storm also disrupted several other farms with damaged structures and livestock.
Work has begun on a camp to house workers for the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. The camp, near Utmorai, will be erected before the main labor force arrives to start building the weir over the Glenelg River.
The T and G Mutual Life Society reports for the year ended September 30 1940 new business in ordinary and industrial departments totaling 138710 policies. Accident, personal accident and sickness policies numbered 15241 and £4477818 in coverage. dividends and bonuses to be distributed to policy holders offset by reserves. The society emphasizes its mutual status sound investment policy and strong position in the British Empire.
Delegates of the M U 1.0.F. lodges in Wimmera district held their half year conference at Ararat on Wednesday. Horsham would celebrate its 75th anniversary next year and the next conference may move to Saturday to align with Horsham lodge festivities. The Melbourne article also notes Horsham theatre schedules with "Goldmine in The Sky" and other films, plus a libel suit, music exam results, and various notices including a GHIN board visit and student achievements.
A garbled report describes a disturbance and investigation at a police location. Witnesses recount unclear events involving a struggle, potential assault, and inquiries into the actions of several individuals amid a tense scene. Authorities pursue details and possible charges.
Motorists across Vretarie have donated £85300 to the FLAC hotie fund since opening a few months ago. Appeals continue for the war, with many centers responding nobly. Over 60 sympathies and five trailer savages donated to the Army Department. Volunteers offer transport and entertainment for incapacitated Defence forces members. NZ soldiers arriving in Melbourne were met by the RACV Y volunteer transport group, taken to Broadmeadows camp, then to Dandenong Ranges for tea, and returned to Sydney by train and steamer. Government provides extra petrel coupons to keep activities running. In a separate incident, Mr Cael Willingbock was killed while plowing trenches in Red Cliff district. A strain of the beating caused by a snake and crash left him fatally injured. another man survived with injuries. A kitchen tea will be held on Saturday night December 7 for the bereaved family.
Joseph Meagher, a year old visitor from Lawlolt, collapsed and died while in conversation with two men near Gorge Street, Moraham. A doctor pronounced him dead after arrival. He was a former athlete and longtime resident of Nhilt, with a wife who predeceased him.
A fragmented wire-style notice from Horsham reports a bequest intended to benefit the town. The text is garbled but indicates a donation or endowment affecting local funds or institutions. No clear names, dates, or amounts are recoverable from the readable fragment.
A fragmentary note details the average appraisal of wool from Vine Quen aunty Mewtimine. The text mentions an Aus area half to the se som in Votre wile and a conduit through Centra Wool Maw instte Fenty Wane. The appraised price is unclear but appears near £ 8.
A garbled OCR fragment describes an experimental program, references to Comdobotie Experimenti and Farm Ne Suit Wales, and mentions various factors like weather, stock, and storage methods. The readable parts name institutions, dates, and procedures but lack coherent narrative or clear outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered names and places including Mrs and Mr forms, local streets, Maine or Bermey Flats shadows, and partial notes about a person named Peter. Text weaves through garbled phrases, unclear dates, and disrupted sentences, hindering clear narrative. The readable bits hint at a local society page or notices but no standalone event emerges.
An obituary details the life of a man aged about 88, born in Antwerp, remembered as an athlete and football player. Survived by a wife, two sons, and other relatives. funeral plans mention local arrangements and associations with the Dumtonia Mereted club.
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