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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1939
Page
3
An ad lists a 1939 Nash offered with a large deposit and low mileage, claiming excellent condition and readiness for immediate delivery. Also mentions a Dodge Flytog 4 and other cars with tests and arrangements, noting transport available.
A garbled OCR line lists numerous names and initials such as HORSHAM D YEAWELL and F Tucker with scattered surnames and parenthetical hints. The readable content offers no clear event, date, or outcome to frame a full summary.
A county angling championship at the Western River drew competitors from Winshuwla Warracknabeal and surrounding districts. W Purcell won with strong catches as youths and adults fished from both river banks under steady winds and improving conditions.
The Divorce of Lady X starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier screens tonight through Friday. Amid a Park Lane hotel charity ball a bold guest invades a lawyer’s bed, stealing his pajamas and breakfast and sparking a comic romance. Tropic Holiday follows with Ray Milland and Dorothy Lamour in a Mexico set adventure. Other cast includes Binnie Barnes Ralph Richardson and BrorTon Selton. Six new songs by Augustin Lara feature in the feature.
In 1888 squatter Whitic Kerr at Jellingroe near Gun Magal bred a vast flock of black merinos, exceeding 10 000, with inbreeding fueling brief wealth. The black strain waned by 1910 as natural laws and shifting markets favored orthodox white wool. Jellingroe also boasted paddocks of piebald horses, marking it a early regional curiosity.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists names such as Gricket Nubababies Toolondo and McDonald with scattered votes and references to witnesses and officials. The text is garbled, mixed with initials, abbreviations, and stray punctuation, obscuring concrete actions or outcomes.
A garbled bowling report lists Cameron, McKerny, and Cameron figures with several misread names and unclear actions. It mentions total bowling scores, players such as J Cameron and D McKeory, with partial innings and overwise scattered notes from a correspondent.
Reports from Melbourne describe the condemned William Johnson facing the scaffold at Dugolly after a murder of two elderly pensioners. The Trades Hall Council and ALP sought a last interview with Premier Dunstan but were refused. Public protest at Melbourne Trades Hall denounces capital punishment as murder and urges the government to stay the sentence. Messages sent to Lord Huntingfield and Premier Dunstan.
A Bydewey Rotary Club weekly meeting discusses Commonwealth progress and the role of youth in economic growth. Speakers highlight a shift toward production, national unity, and educated citizens, noting women and men should contribute to prosperity and development.
A rural dance led by candidate D. V. Carter will occur at My Gennisken's barn in Wonwenlah near Winstal Ryn. The event, titled Happy Man Competition South Division, takes place Thursday February 2 with admission from $30 onwards. Proceeds support the campaign of V. Carter.
Dimboola E beat Natimuk B 8 rubbers to 5 while Pimpinio defeated Horsham B 8 rubbers to 5. Seeded players advanced as favored contenders won key rubbers in a tight dual.
Melbourne reports on a push for a nationwide free library service. Dated remarks by Remington, chair of the library movement, applaud education gains and call for libraries in rural areas to supply immediate information, contrasting with delayed Sydney book delivery.
A garbled OCR clipping mixes wanted advertisements with library conference notes from New Zealand. It mentions JENKIN S and service station references, then shifts to Auckland and Wellington library discussions and costs, noting a 100000 population and a 517000 annual figure in a stray, erroneous fashion.
Boxing summary notes Joe Lamia fought eight rounds at the Mererin venue. Lamia appears to have contested the match with a foe described in local score sheets. Details on outcome, judges, or score not clearly readable.
A local library promotes a Christmas sale featuring a selection of five books for family reading. The feature highlights accessible titles and the chance to enjoy a wholesome holiday reading experience with Manchester as a regional backdrop.
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