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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1935
Page
2
The readable text warns about the poor state of roads in Victoria with 84 percent unsurfaced routes and mentions land settlers lacking road access. It also includes a long obituary/inhumation notice for a wife and mother with memorial verses, signed by family members and friends.
Weather notes show a rising trend from Friday to Monday with temperatures near 79, 7, and 62 degrees. The official JoMclal forecast issued yesterday calls for fine to rising temperatures and northerly winds.
A garbled OCR fragment lists dairy and agricultural product prices including butter cheese bacon oats barley and corn per bushel or per year fee. It mentions providers in a provincial market and includes scattered terms like milk, cream, and crushed oats.
At the Horsham Monthly meeting the Ladies Benevolent Society organized Christmas parcels for 40 families. The committee extends thanks to all who donated gifts and aid. A correspoding note mentions market updates and price shifts in wheat and related goods.
A motor car overturned on a road near Horwhans injuring or unsettling passengers. Report notes traffic regulations and road width, with details on the incident and inquiries by local officials.
A 1965 Country Roads Board report outlines the vast unfinished work needed to connect rural areas. It notes many state highways remain underdeveloped while the backbone routes from Melbourne radiate outward, underscoring the expansive effort required for adequate countryside access.
Reports from Horsham detail a community concert at the Maidenhead recreation area and a George Street fire near residents Lara Thomas and Mrs L Mutnush. Neighbors aided harvest work, with J Kerr and R Pry overseeing efforts and 99 tons of hay gathered by volunteers.
The page covers varied items from Horsham including exam results for Ross with a pass and nearby educational details, hospital benefit distributions totaling £10,920, a fire accident injuring Mr Worthy, theatre listings featuring Irene Dunne and May Robson, a Geelong truck crash with multiple injuries, hay carting injuries to Keith Hume, and court proceedings at Stawell with references to Pickering and charges in a local case.
Reports detail a plot to damage a residence in West Walmond linked to Broset Laws. Four suspects aged from 21 to 44 faced court actions with prison terms ranging up to 12 years. Separate pleas and a bond release are noted for Thomas Cecil Brown. The text also covers wheat relief criticism and a long digression on Tutankhamen era wheat unearthed in Egypt.
A historical notice notes buyers from 12 years purchase Malvern Bar Pyeloe amid uncertain terms and prices. It references census data and various terms and fittings, mentioning NSA and WesivUsy Chaudienesd inpossible in a garbled context.
This week at H. W. Ward's, shoppers find solid value gifts and garments with a call to inspect and spend. Also, Murton Pictures presents Alexander Korda's The Scarlet Pimpernel starring Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon, with advance seat booking advised for a full-house show.
The Ex-Students Association of Moreham High School staged a dance on Saturday evening in the school assembly hall to raise funds for a hospital. The program featured modern, old-time, and novelty dances with music supplied by the Revallert Dance Band and other performers. A second item reports the death sentence passed on Edwin Blackey, aged 65, following a trial at the county court. He was executed later that day.
Ararat to establish a 160 acre wildflower sanctuary from Bridal Hill to Stawell road near the Ararat Stawell shire boundary. The project, aided by the Ararat Rotary Club, includes fencing with wire netting and concrete posts to protect the future National Park.
The Melbourne correspondent reports regulatory and operator concerns over air routes and aging fleet. Kuala Lumpur and Darwin links discussed with limited capacity, while Wing bracing failure on a Parkhill wing prompts caution.
An OCR damaged report discusses cabinet deliberations on press views and a proposed utopian aim. It mentions attempts to reassure critics and the prospect of policy reforms, with references to a meeting date and reactions from various figures.
Reports of unrest in Cairo include student protests and arrests as authorities move to barracks. A British soldier was dragged from a manor amid disturbances, while a woman narrowly escaped danger from a four foot brown snake found hanging above her stove. The scene prompted quick action by her husband to kill the reptile before it could strike.
A damaged OCR fragment references a murder scene and stray names, with chaotic text and unclear details. The readable portions mention a murder and possible names or places, but no coherent sequence or verifiable facts emerge.
B grade players from Bowls Oy UBAMPIANE ASSOCIATION faced Nore shams B in a Saturday clash. The home team edged ahead with strong performances from Weight, Sewell, Campa, Mitchell, and Liddell to secure a decisive victory.
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