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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1930
Page
10
Fragmented OCR list mentions items such as Vulcan Star Vuegu and Star gear, waterproof stability halls and presses, with scattered prices and model notes. No coherent event or clear entities beyond product names and partial terms.
District farmers report varying bag yields from 8 to 9 bags at Joel Joel and Green's Creek with several growers predicting high returns. Hay production is estimated at about 2 tons per acre as farmers report increasing bag orders. In Sydney a young man married three weeks ago at South Head went to The Gap after a dispute with his mother in law. he was found later safe after an elderly woman warned him to return home.
A large herd grazes the dry bed of Lake Hindmarsh while a car load of social presidents crosses the lake claiming to be the first by car. They argue no cars crossed when the lake was dry in 142. locals dispute this based on later water presence.
A splontil sample was hooked at Rees during the weekend with a visitor landing a monster trout. The fish measured 27 melws in length and weighed unknown, contradicting claims that Lech Leven trout would not reside in the Glenelg.
The piece notes dull wheat carting at Minyip with 1258 bags reported to the rail station by last Saturday. It also covers the coroner's inquest into William John Oakley's death after a Boxing Day shark attack, detailing the witness accounts and severe injuries, with the verdict of death by shock and hemorrhage.
The port completed its last overseas wool shipment for the season during Christmas holidays with 100 bales, totaling a record amount for the port. Drought in the Minyip district drove heavy livestock removals, including 214 sheep, 401 horses, and 80 cattle shipped since stock concessions began. Monthly movements show September dispatches of seven tracks with 7M sheep and 24 cattle, October three tracks of horses, November three tracks of sheep 450 small, cattle 60 head and 325 head of horses, and December four tracks of sheep 1010 head plus cattle seven head and two tracks of Lurves head.
Wheat production matched seasonal averages with an 81 bushels per acre yield on an eleven acre field by Chilvers of Histon Cambridge, a stiff Yeoman variety. In Queensland over 2,000,000 opossums were slaughtered during a one month close season, per sales statistics and conservative estimates. A Byron Bay chicken dinner revealed a diamond found in a fowl’s gizzard, traced to the buyer and returned after a child opened the case.
The Min ister of Works Mr Buttenshaw said the harbor bridge arch sections are expected in position by September with the roadway section due by end of next year. A hotel guest at Harbord near Manly hid two valuable diamond rings under paper in a wardrobe for safekeeping. they were later stolen when cleaners removed the wardrobe. One ring valued at £300 was recovered from ashes but the other £200 ring remains missing.
Dialogue reveals that Solomon’s famed wisdom came not from personal invention but from his many wives who influenced his thoughts and distension. The tale references Marietta and a wife’s remark on wisdom.
At a conference teachers and officials debate the impact of talking pictures on children's speech and English usage. They warn of American slang and nasal drawl grafting into the language, urge stricter censorship and wholesome Australian stories, and discuss banning certain films for youths.
An ad touts pinkettes as breath purifying and skin cleansing by improving daily regularity. It links discolored skin and pimples to constipation and a torpid liver, promising relief with a 1/3 bottle of Lagptive Perfection from chemists and stores.
The department pledges full cooperation with the Victorian Dairymen's Association to aid summer bush fire response. Postmasters may relay fire information by telephone free of charge and connect offices to a continuous exchange after hours. Extensions or trunk-line connections are arranged to ensure prompt alerts to districts during emergencies.
In Australia’s remote Northern Territory and central regions camels and donkeys form vital supply routes. Dromedaries haul 500 to 700 pounds daily for long stretches fueling motor vehicles. donkeys move oil and spirits where roads fail. Wooden motor spirit cases repurposed into furniture and coffins show scarce timber and ingenuity along the overland trail.
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