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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1949
Page
3
Government announces new postal charges effective today with higher telegram rates and telephony fares. Subscribers face 9/15 per year for telephone service and 1/6 per extra 14 words on telegrams, plus increased local call charges and trunk billing changes.
Fragmentary report from Ballarat notes unions and energy supplies. Mentions Hoshi and Natstvele with references to wages, rent, and payments, plus railway or water figures and regional suppliers. Text is incomplete and difficult to decipher but indicates early 20th century labor and resource topics.
A garbled page lists funeral notices and memorials including GERLACH Eusta Md. and TEMPLETON with dated remembrance. Also appears VAMERGANG memorial and a general bereavement note from Olivia marking affection for the deceased.
Personal Mrs A G Harston of Elwood stays with Mrs R A Ludbrook in Victoria Parade. A Windsor of Searle Street admitted to Harahan Base Hospital yesterday. Other names include Mr P O Warner and an unnamed inmate in Methapas area.
Editorial lauds electricity as central to Victoria's progress highlighting transmission networks and rising demand. It details state projects like the hydro-electric scheme, Vallourea extensions, Morwell open cut and briquetting plants, predicting doubled output and 1.3 million tons added annually. It promotes a 2 million cash and conversion loan to fund expansion and attract investors while offering security backed by the government.
The Horsham Progress Association requests accommodation for 10 National Ballet girls staying in Horsham over the weekend of July 16. Secretary H Greenberg said the ballet would perform at the Town Hall on Saturday. The Come of Adult Education aims to avoid hotel lodging if possible.
The Apex Club discussed The History of Pharmacy at its last meeting led by Mr. Rod Burgess. Members debated subtexts and subtopics while Maryberoush and Avesta Bob Waters attended, and the next gathering is planned for the Morphayy rr WHOL at the Ceuta Cafe on July 4.
The Delphic, a twin-screw motor vessel built at Hebburn on Tyne by R and W Hawthorn Leslie, will service the British Shaw Savill and Albion Co. It features six isolated cargo holds with tweendecks, chilled air cooling, and a protected shelter deck. The liner is designed to export meat, fruit, and dairy products and will haul sheep from Wimmera to Britain.
Funds remain needed for the Hi State School Mothers' Club milk fund. A small donation of 0.6 dollars is mentioned and supporters are urged to continue aiding the milk program for children. The appeal targets areas in need and seeks contributions to carry out the scheme.
The report records the death of Margaret Mary Ryghem at age about ninety and details her family, marriage, and status as a Catholic church member. It notes funeral rites conducted by Rev Br Linn with assistance from Fr. O Connell and Fr. Day, and lists pallbearers and funeral arrangements as carried out by E. T. Bye. A separate obituary mentions Thomas Erin McGennisken of Horsham, his marriage to Ethel Hann, and a large family with many descendants. It also covers extensive reminiscences about early Horsham history, Langlands family business, and the growth of local commerce and settlement, including rail and road travel hardships.
Fragmentary report describes an eye injury to PMG linesman when a bar slips during a play. Names and details are garbled, but incident appears to involve players or officials with unclear affiliations.
The SH Waters firm will move to a larger 28 foot wider store at Roberts Avenue opposite the state school, vacating the present premises by a planned date. The new site will not create extra jobs. local council granted changeover permission. The current building, once a skating rink then a skin shop, was rebuilt after a 1909 fire and later occupied by Dodd and Bargreves before becoming SH Waters.
The article notes rising total costs of Federal Departments from 1944 45 war year to peacetime, highlighting increases in federal officials and bureaucratic bodies that hamper service delivery. It cites a 714 percent cost rise and concerns over efficiency and charges. The piece also references hospital admissions data and weather segments.
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