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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
8
A rural note from the St. Arnaud Churchman weighs crop odds amid wind sand drought and price fears. It warns of a dry spell with six to four chances of rain and a possible financial bust if luck fails, then imagines a heavenly ledger tally of fortunes.
Excerpts and captions from multiple 1920s era stories and authors including Geoffrey Scott origin, Mona Messer reflections on women, Susan and Mr Conway scene, Siva Jee and a drug tale, a wartime gate scene with Pei Pa-tien bandits, and a note on Francis K. Pease authorship at age 17 with Stenhouse offer.
A review notes Tod eager to join expeditions and a later voyage on the William Scoresby to recover logs of Frank Min who perished while seeking a north west passage. The book chronicles both journeys and harsh Arctic scenes with vivid writing.
An oil tanker for Vacuum Oil Co carrying petrol was delayed twelve hours at Portland due to a burst pipe under Percy street. The Guardian notes soil chemistry caused the failure. A sample was sent to Melbourne for analysis. The Belt Company laid the pipe eight years ago for about £4000 and it is leased by the company annually.
A speech at Hobart by FLW urges strict censorship of films shown to children. Bethune and others defend varying educational aims while warning against harmful content. Clergymen and educators discuss the impact of media on Sunday schools and youth, weighing wireless and phonograph use.
A 21 year old heiress, Ann Cooper Hewitt, sues for 500 000 dollars claiming her mother engineered a sterilization via two physicians to divert estate funds. The case cites the late father’s estate valued in the thousands with alleged poverty and alleged mismanagement by the mother.
A century since the first cattle arrived in Victoria and 147 years since stock began in Australia. The country started with seven horses seven cows and 29 sheep. Now Australia holds 1 750 000 horses 13 000 000 cattle and 110 000 000 sheep.
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