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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1939
Page
4
Perpetual lease offers around 1000 acres at five pounds annual rent with seven watering places and 1500 sheep presently counted. Sale notes partnership split and price estimates near £8500 with terms for year rang. Additional 80 acres near Custetton include 30 cows and crop growth, subdivided with creek troutage and full law requirements. Cash £150 on a £1600 property.
The text notes a preparatory subcommittee drafting an Austra lian memorandum for a world conference. It discusses acre reduction and export quotas, with America reportedly opposing export quotas as a method to curb excess production.
In a wartime report the Japanese air raids on Ghungking crippled maritime traffic. Five crowded junk boats were sunk while other vessels were damaged, amid a broader note on ongoing supply and agricultural conditions. The text also references butter production declines due to hot dry weather and a planned shipment reduction from Australia to Japan.
Listings show hay for sale from owners in sdmplé area offering small quantities at a reasonable price. No clear location or date details provided due to garbled text.
Pelee, correspondent of the pain Telegraph, reports Hitt has implemented plans after 16 months and 8 points of progress. A rock-strewn fault near the summit blocks motor access. An explosive device and a lift shaft are said to raise a bond to 800 feet, with a planned ascent and solitude at the summit.
Reports from London describe Franco's advance as cautious with strong supplies for troops. General Branco doubts further diversion of forces, while British aid promises speedier progress towards Sguainda and Daice, amid colonial friction and settler challenges.
A Republic Theatre feature offers a moving two foster child custody tale with Wynne Gibson and Sidney Blackmer, billed as the season’s most thrilling film. Welter Council and Columbia Pictures present Coluubia's Welter Councils production with Jean Parker and Robert Barrat in supporting roles.
Fragmentary transcript notes indicate Britain and Japan discussed a possible fishing policy. Mr Savage and Mr Bowis are cited, with sportsmen urging an open season due to an unusually dry season. The Chief Inspector of Fisheries is involved in the inquiry and a suggestion supports the sportsmen’s views.
District de Centres records show monthly rainfall figures for 80 Maron 4a 167 May 36 Tans 99 July 158 August 1 September 25 October 3% November 68 December 11 Early-four points have fallen this year The heaviest rainfall on record was 1 inch in 1868 with .85 inches recorded
The report cites heavy rain and wind causing crop delays with wheat yields averaging 12 to 14 bushels per acre and a total 39,000 bags of wheat delivered to Dooin railway station. Severe storms, dust plumes, and high velocity winds damaged crops and unsettled water tanks, raising costs to farmers.
Melbourne correspondent Monty reports Judge Pipar will hear demands from the Fruit Preserving Union. Employers in the fruit preserving district are urged to grant higher rates and review wages for all employees. A local worker, Hugh McLolzy, age 74, and a poultry proprietor from the district are cited among those involved in the dispute.
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