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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1949
Page
1
A fragmented advertisement lists practical male gifts with fair prices for items like wrist watch bands silk socks and wool socks belts pajamas and shorts. It mentions boxed sets and various fabrics, highlighting quality and range at Xmas fair prices.
An old fashioned ad highlights Xmas fair prices across ladies underwear including nightdresses slips and vests, with a range for children and tiny tots. It promotes a spectrum of colors and Celanese and Kayser fabrics, listing multiple items and sale prices from 5/6 to 19/9.
A compact catalog of gifts including paper, envelopes, purses, bags, handkerchiefs, and hosiery. The listing highlights Xmas Fair price ranges and a selection of novelty aprons and infants hairbrushes, with emphasis on color variety and brand assortment.
From the crockery department come Xmas fair prices on crystal serniette rings, salt and pepper shakers, English tea sets in plain and fancy designs, English utility and dinner sets, and a seven piece water set with jug and six glasses. All offered at Xmas fair prices.
Pure wool travel bugs in designs and colors with Xmas fair price from 5 shillings 1 penny. Gladstone bags from 5 shillings 2 pence, suit cases and ladies hat cases in brown gray and fawn. Irish linen boxed sets towels and cloth serviettes offered with Xmas fair prices. c e l o p h a n e d towels and English fancy towels in multiple colors. Candlewick bedspreads in single and double sizes on sale.
The electors endorsed a result of the Federal election as anti socialist parties won. Mr Hallway commented Australians awakening to the danger of the complete Socialist State. The Premier said people resented representation and to the wasting of words. We can now look forward with confidence to the future, said Holloway.
At Briday meeting the council weighed a Municipal Association request to raise outdoor workers margin by £1. Councillors noted costs rose but deemed the increase excessive as Municipal Award lags behind the Australia Workers' Union award. Engineer Mr Rigg said CRB staff are covered by the lower Municipal Award.
Communist candidates and several independents forfeited deposits after failing to reach the required primary vote share. A total of 28 700 votes were polled by 34 Communist candidates across five states on Saturday, with the party not nominating in Tasmania or the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory.
The Liberal and Country party candidate Wimmera Mr W R Lawrence seems to have secured victory as the count proceeds with the result leaning in his favour while Mr H W Wade trails behind in early tallies amid uncertain final counts.
The weeklong count shows Labor losing ground after holding office since 1941. Ministers Dedman Lemmon Barnard and Scully face defeat while Hubert Opperman leads Dedman by a small margin for Como. Menzies appears likely to form a new government as Chifley contemplates resignation.
Leader of the Country Party Miradden is expected to become Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer in the Liberal and Country Party government. Mr Fadden briefly served as Prime Minister in 1941 after Menherts government fell. the Labor government under John Curtin followed.
Final count shows McLeod Labor 26 400 Mackinnon Liberal 25 195 with informal 81 and total electors 58 823. Subdivision tallies listed for Branxholme Casterton Hamilton Harrow Koroit Penshurst Port Fairy Portland Warrnambool and Postal votes. Majorities shifted slightly over weekend as Marfell voters leaned toward Mackinnon.
A house and block on Maillie Street Swan Old fetched 3100 pounds at Friday afternoon auction. The property, belonging to Mr and Mrs Stene Hutchins, was bought by P Knight of Bowen. The site measures brick outbuildings and 64 feet frontage with 165 feet depth. Auction began at 2400 pounds and climbed to 3000 before Knight secured the purchase.
Names cited as potential ministers in the new Wenz Cabinet include Dame Enid Lyons, Mr RBG Casey, and Mr Kent Hughes. Dame Enid, 52, widow of late Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, has served as Liberal member for Darwin Tasmania since 1943. Casey, former Federal Treasurer, has had a distinguished career including service under the Governor of Bengal. Kent Hughes, minister for transport in Hollway’s government, resigned to contest Chisholm. he is a former Australian army colonel and World War II prisoner of war.
Bennett's Parlor Guaches promotes self drive hires with quotes for day trips from Green Lake Ararat Brimpaen Naracoorte and Hall's Gap. Schedules show departures December to January with specified return times and locations, urging readers to use the free telegraph service for bookings.
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