This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1939
Page
1
Urgent appeal for funds to aid bush fire victims continues in Horsham district. Donations totalled £151 12s 0d by yesterday with many residents, local businesses, and organizations contributing sizable gifts. Further contributions welcomed and recorded in the Horsham Times columns.
Murton residents under shire president Dr A A Lutze JP launched relief efforts for last week's bush fire victims. A public meeting has been held in Murton with upcoming ones in Minyip and Rupanyup. Donations raised about £90 plus £13 12s in goods and nine £5 5s contributions were pledged.
In Sydney Central Police Court today the extradition hearing for John Woolcatt Forbes, a Sydney company director, was continued. He is accused of borrowing 75,000 pounds and 5,000 pounds from C H Smith Co on scrip later bought by the broker to cover the loan. Forbes reportedly wrote from Perth that he had many debts and planned to repay. The application for extradition was granted. Separately, Southern financiers have funded the Brisbane City Council’s 250,000 pound loan for its works programme.
After a morning service at Kewell Lutheran Church a relief meeting was held to address the disaster in Pomoval and West Moyston. Subscriptions were approved with collectors named, as 34 houses and 77 outbuildings were destroyed, 690 acres of orchards damaged, and livestock losses recorded, including 80 pigs and 600 sheep. 36 women and 40 children remain in distress. Warrnambool Rotary accepted a pledge to aid mothers and children with support to move them to Port land, and measures to transport them are being made.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.