Vandals Damage Taylors Lake Water Works
District Engineer reports vandalism at Taylors Lake including slate outlet tower lock shots and broken gates. Vandals toppled fences and damaged valves endangering Green Lake and Pine Taylor reservoirs and the water supply system. Police and authorities may close the reserve to prevent further harm.
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Taylors Lake
D. Giarhvid
Wimmera
Cate
Cme
Ate Ts
Ned
Lurk
Windatieny Spiterenset
Awrapter Oyer Mission Tram
Pine and Taylor's Lakes
Crawiteng
Riverside
Pheas
Motorcyclist Fatally Injured En Route to Sell Machine
Roy Edwin Fred Leyonhjelm of Kiata near Nhill died after his motorbike collided with a truck on the Western Highway at Horsham. The truck, driven by Walter Kenneth Robertson, carried 44 gallon fuel drums and turned from Millar Street into Dimboola Road. Leyonhjelm, returning to Nhill with friend Lyle Schultz, was fatally injured and died at Wimmera Base Hospital. An inquest opened before deputy coroner R C Newton and adjourned for a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Edwin Fred Leyonhjelm
Kiata
Nhill
Horsham
Walter Kenneth Robertson
Park Street
Dimboola Road
Millar Street
Leyonhjelm
Wimmera
Drum
Hosptal
Lyle Schultz
William East
Schultz
R. C. Newton
Stop Work Meetings Over Non-Unionists at Stawell Timber
Three non-union workers at Stawell Timber Industries refused union membership prompting stop work meetings Friday. Workers walked off at 10:30 a.m. after a morning meeting. Managing Director L. Brown refused immediate dismissal of the three. A lunch meeting failed to end the dispute, but later that day the three chose to join the union and all men returned to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stawell Timber Industries Pty. Ltd
Building Workers’ Union
L. Brown
Stawell
Stnwell
Iion
Two Gar Lights Rule Stressed by Sergeant
Sergeant W. E. Jeffrey warns that a car may have only two front lights on at night with equal candle power and visible to oncoming traffic for 200 yards. Fog lamps must not be lit when ordinary road lamps are on. Last week in Ballarat a driver was fined for using two headlights and two fog lamps simultaneously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Jeffrey
Ballarat
Opera and Ballet Tour Hits Horsham in March
The state touring ballet and opera company will perform Swan Lake in Horsham on March 16 and 17. Mr. G R O Dwyer of the Council of Adult Education announced the booking at the Town Hall. Residents are asked to billet guests and guns at specified times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballet and Opera
Horsham
GR. O*dwyer
Council of Adult Education
Dwyer
Swan Lake
H. Greenberg
Polio Precautions and Sun Safety Warn Children
Health officials in Horsham urged caution as polio risk remains present though lower than Melbourne. W W Walpole advised on infective protection and sunburn risk. officials discussed an Australian wide polio policy council with Sir Earle Page noting state efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsham
Melbourne
Sul de Walpole
Earle Page
Earle
de Turnbull
Turnbell
Land Auction Sets High Price on Firebrace Street
More than £10,000 was paid for Firebrace Street land at a Town Hall auction. The property, formerly owned by W. G. Downie of Melbourne, fronts Firebrace Street and adjoins the 20th Century Theatre. Buyer CC FL W Puls of McPherson Street paid the reserve £157 10s a foot, total £10 621 176. Nearly 100 people attended the sale, the first in the Town Hall, with six bids. Agents were F W Grabsch and Sons. Grabsch called it the highest price yet for land at the northern end of Firebrace Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firebrace Street
Town Hall
W. G. Downie
Melbourne
CC. FL W Puls
McPherson
F. W. Grabsch
Films at Edenhope by Department mobile unit
The Department of Agriculture's mobile film unit will visit Edenhope on February 21 to screen films of agricultural interest for local residents and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Edenhope
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FomsaLam
Feums
Morson
ICL
Avo Smutol
Mopor Toody Repair Specialists
A.winner Son
Berger
T. M. Sharry Horsham Timber Yards
Radin Usman Sastroamidjode
Reof
United States
Maliy
Resta
Neirhars
State Rivers and Water Supply Commission
Threonm
Enuit
Alimingeer
British Radiochemical Centre
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
Thorium Ltd
Ministry of Supply
Toy Theatres
Ralph Richardson
Britain
Alan Keen
Waheedee
Benjamin
W. Walpote
Felin Sever
Rede Penh
Horsinh
Bennett's
Wareuk
Witten Sr
Horsham Times
Grea Lon
Paeed Lam
Neree Rita Cindel
Phan
Bond
Vouths
Splnelda
Top Golf Son Effoel Near
Peuteed
Jany
Uv Navy
Yeone
Strieks
SOL' Westers
Coogan
Blazers
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