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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1948
Page
8
A dense clustr of 1949 era classifieds detailing Wanted items and jobs in Horsham and nearby towns. Listings include a house hunt near Horsham, secondhand motor vehicles, boarders, sewing machine repairs, harvest work, and general employment ads. Names and locations like Kilpathik Harrow Ney Cliffs Warracknabeal and Horsham appear amid the noisy notices.
A noisy for sale page lists diverse items from livestock and plants to motor vehicles, cycles, tools, and trucks. It includes addresses, phone numbers, and names like A Eldridge H Lehmann and John G Lee, with items such as sheep dogs five room houses a corgi motorbikes and trucks for sale. The ad offers early possession and contact points across multiple local streets.
Reliable man wanted as a sales representative for the J R Watkins Co in this district. Must service over 1000 homes supplying a wide range of Watkins products baked by Company. Own car, panel van or wagon preferred. Previous wine experience not essential. Genuine opportunity with ambition to advance to executive position. Interviews arranged locally. write Sales Manager for full details. The J B Watkins Company, 2 Exhibition Street, Melbourne.
Multiple lost and strayed animals reported including a Border Leicester Ram in Black, a brown Kelpie sheep dog with owner Hugh Rose, and a Border Collie sheep dog in Horsham. Also listed are 33 Corrie Dale wethers branded with a heart and stroke and other branded stock near Polkemmet and Duhlen. Contacts include E H Vergergang, Dal Gett and Co Limited, J W Ketzne, and RK Curran with rewards offered.
The Kalimna Park Croquet Club hosted a Christmas party with decorated clubhouse and a visit from Mary Christmas who handed out gifts. A croquet match featured the grandsons versus grandmothers and a naval auction contest produced a notable win for Mrs. Rodda. Monthly competitions saw Mrs. Bye as runner-up.
Claims against the estate of Edward Culliver of Horsham Victoria are invited by the executors Stewart F Brown and Proudfoot. Creditors and others must send written claims by March 17, 1840 to the executors care of their Horsham office or to solicitor Paul Nunan in Melbourne.
The Rotary Club of Horsham held a Christmas party style war meeting in the Town Hall Supper Room with festive decorations. President W McFarlane and Rotarian B C Newton oversaw proceedings, followed by a musical program by the AWWA Choir and a boar’s head procession.
Wimmera and Western District trotters entered for Horsham meet at the racecourse on Boxing Day. Handicaps list many horses across multiple events including the Orsham and Presidents Handicaps with distances from 2 to 16 furlongs and a 2 mile brush.
Warracknabeal football club re elected president by a clear majority at a meeting. Top office shifts include Tom Arklay not seeking coaching next season while Bert Gaylard and Kom Gaylard take president roles. The club reports a trading deficit for the past two years and discusses coaching options including Charlie Herlen.
Health line claims two LOE packets will fix blood disorders and heal skin. Advertisement urges purchase from J. Lang Lands & Son with price rub.
Advertisement offering health guidance for women and motherhood, directing readers to contact the Victoria Ladies College of Health at Howey Court Selby for a booklet Health For Women. Send 4d postage to Dept. BLT with full name and address. For those with nerves or health concerns, appointments available via Howey Court office.
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