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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1925
Page
8
A Warracknabeal Herald plea argues over £1000 annual outlays by clubs and the need for a return to amateurism and local umpires. The writer urges strong town men to unite, curb imports, and pursue clean football across Horsham, Murton, and smaller towns in the Wimmera.
The Melbourne market shows little change amid easier overseas tone with firmer quotes for December January wheat at 6/3 to 6/4, and farm inputs like bran and pollard steady though weak oats and lucerne sectors. Trade remains cautious as buyers fear overseas uncertainty while mills report limited wheat access. auction sales for Pat and Store Sheep and Cattle occur weekly at Corporation Verda, North Geelong.
Announcement lists branches and agencies across Victoria and South Australia with auctions, transport, trust funds, travel and insurance connections. It notes a motor garage on Hamilton Street offering Buick Ford service and 24 hour access, with parts and repairs by qualified mechanics.
Christmas services across the Horsham area include Rev. Petherick leading at Longerenong College at 9:30 and Horsham at 11 with The Coming of Jesus. Doven hosts a children’s program and a baptism closes the preaching. Mr. Petherick’s Horsham night address is The Birth and Boyhood of Jesus.
Farmers report strong wheat yields with many paddocks returning ten bags or more per load. Notable crops include Huts Imperial Federation and Wannon varieties led by Huf s Imperial, with several growers delivering first class samples and good grain quality.
A compact recap of notable December dates: Amundsen reaches the South Pole in 1914 on Monday December 14. Lord Hope toun arrives in Sydney in 1900. the Scarborough bombardment near Hartlepool on December 11, 1914. Melbourne floods in 1803. Egypt annexation by Britain in 1914. Gallipoli withdrawal in 1015.
Will sell as above. One hundred forward condition merino ewes in a nice lot plus two hundred other sheep. Also horses and cattle offered for sale.
Mercantile Mutual Insurance Melbourne The Perpetual Trustees Association Melbourne Younghuabaod Woolbrokers Melbourne Benz Cars Ubevratet Cars Trucks Wimmera Mallee distributor for Austin care Weekly Stock Sales at Borehem Corporation Yards Fadaya Consignments to Melbourne Ballarat Geelong markets LUANB negotiated at Lowest Rates of Interest.
An ad offers a simple safe treatment to stop tobacco cravings in three days for all, claiming improved health memory and vitality without will power. Private appointments by letter to G V Leyshon 5 Victoria Avenue Ripponiea Victoria.
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