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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1939
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes Australia leads in the fight against malnutrition. A League of Nations report urges each country to analyze food systems and fix nutrition externally. The text is garbled but points to worldwide concern over insufficient diets and diet quality.
A musician identified as Jack Mic was found gassed in a St Kilda flat over the weekend. He had been contracted to perform with Jay Whit Tens Randaut for the Australian Broadcasting Commission at a weekly salary of 205. The note left behind referenced political unrest and withdrawal of British forces from Ireland and hinted at inspiration from republican declarations in Dublin Cork and northern towns.
Heavy rain arrives ending drought in Horsham district with 1.33 inches reported at Horsham and similar district average. Tanks, dams, and storages will benefit. A spectacular blaze destroys an old brick building in Sham with flames threatening the rear of a pub. Firefighters gain control after about 45 minutes as shingles reignite, then are quenched.
Meteorologist Mr Mares cites long study showing extensive rains often follow heat waves over Australia. In Bourke on Sunday temperatures hit 118 degrees after 29 straight days above LM degrees or more. A house fire at Hall's Gap caused by heat destroyed three rooms. contents valued at £210, house insured for £200.
Wire report from Melbourne notes improved rain prospects with falls over an inch in the Wimmera and several districts, though the Murray Valley saw negligible rain. Bush fires eased in most areas but require heavier downpours to curb smouldering logs. Victoria reports its best rainfall since November 2 as of 9 am, with scattered totals across towns and regions.
Hospital carnival features Happy Man competition with Don McMillan and Vernon Carter. A ball at Lubeck on January 23 plus supper and a linked dance for C V Carter on January 24 at McKennie Creek hall. Rural rainfall impacts reported in East Gippsland and NSW with Ararat high score 76.
Drizzling rain halted play in a Shield cricket match in Sydney. Weather interrupted actions as teams waited for clearer conditions.
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