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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
1
For the week ending Wednesday evening 44 points of rain fell with heavy downpours across fields. North of Doven 41 points on Thursday and a smaller Friday shower flooded low-lying areas. Wheat stands the storm but ground is soaked preventing harvest and deliveries. bagged grain risks sprouting while fallow is thoroughly soaked aiding next crop.
NHILL reports high yields from Maringa and Duridee wheats with gluten content and good milling quality. Farmers near Nhili and Winthrop Creek strip 12 to 13 hogs per acre from select portions, while Western districts note strong yields in Kintakinke Yanae Sabsiwey and Wintam origins. Storage shows 4900 to 5000 hogs reserved at the milling depot and about 1500 bags at the railway yard recovery depot.
Fragmented OCR notes describe harvest prospects at Sheep Hills with scattered phrases about weather and market prices. The garbled text references cattle or sheep, a Saturday event, and prices at or near a certain level, but many details are unreadable.
Rail service halts have forced wheat transport to shift to motor trucks as roads fail under heavy rainfall since January 1, 1996. Only a few horse teams remain active while the railway yard holds about 27,001 bags of high quality grain, with totals reaching 143 points in the period.
A Melbourne correspondent reports unprecedented January rainfall in the North-west Mallee. At Cowangie on the Murrayville line more than seven inches fell. Currant crops suffer losses estimated at £50,000 as rain-soaked wheat sprouted and risked bleaching in the ear.
Western New South Wales drought ends with heavy rain over the past week. Cobar records 360 points as drovers begin moving sheep homeward to seek summer pasture and feed.
Adelaide correspondent reports heavy January rainfall across parts of the state. Paskeville saw five inches in three days with floods surrounding homes, exceeding previous month totals.
Tammy Hogan suffered a severe foot injury when an axe struck during wool chop at Myumyn. The Portland Guardian reports the accident left the right foot partially severed. He is hospitalized at Portkind Public Hospital in stable condition and requested to view the injury before treatment.
An OCR damaged excerpt from Goroke describes a butter factory drainage incident and a local dispute about industry reputation. Officials and residents reference a bitter reaction to the plant’s operations while critics press for accountability and fair treatment.
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