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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1939
Page
7
The piece notes Australians enjoy general prosperity despite drought and war talk. It highlights a strong loan, rising dividends, shopping and bank deposits, and a wary eye on tax and war costs. It mentions dairy factory plans, education standards, and a government relief program funding river works and flood relief.
The report details state wide river clearance programs, funding for the Latrobe and Snow rivers, and local erosion projects. It also covers a drought influenced potato price dispute with growers blaming high grade yields and a minister promising temporary price relief and policy review.
A 26 year old man from Sumshire was badly injured after a vehicle traveled off a tarm road near Ebreek Speaker Sehwaldt Stawell West. He sustained head injuries and was taken by ambulance to Stawell District Hospital. A passenger, Mr T Ti Mor of Dimboola, was subarat. The car was badly damaged.
A British air mission arrives in Australia in 1998 to study large scale aircraft production. The plan centers on self sufficiency for defence, with potential factories proposed for Sydney, Melbourne, and possibly South Australia or inland locations, reducing reliance on imports.
At the New Year venue Dimboola the Wimmera pigeon championships attracted entrants from Mt Gam der, Murray Bridge, Bordertown, Duyen, Red Cluts, Kaniva, Trafalgar, Ararat, Great Western, Stawell, Beulah, Laen, Mingip and others for a prize of £25 15/ with P Westerland of Laen taking first with 11 firsts and 6 records. F Tubb of Melbourne placed second with 13 firsts and seconds. Multiple sweepstakes were divided among shooters from Mt Gambier Murray Bridge Birchip and more.
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