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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1948
Page
8
A dense cluster of late 19th or early 20th century classified notices. WANTED items include milking cows, forewoman, intelligent labor, sewing, and various man and help roles. FOR SALE entries cover pianos, onions, mixed wood, sewing machines, fur nates, and household goods. Multiple business names and location hints such as Horsham and Times Office appear among terse notices and contact directions.
In Horsham, two defendants were fined £10 each for carrying goods on Sunday. A Horsham stock agent paid £2 for driving on the incorrect road, with additional penalties for carrying goods without a licence, speeding, and driving without a licence. Several motorists faced fines for Sunday cartage on the Western Highway and other licence breaches.
In Horsham a case linked to Poon Ming and Sam Poon collapsed as no such persons remained in town or Australia. Constable O'Dwyer admitted serving a summons on the wrong person Chinny Poon. An employee of Voomsing faced an overcharge for soft shell almonds with a listed 20/6 overcharge. Investigation noted no actual sale of almonds as claimed.
The page lists multiple church services across Horsham and surrounding towns including Brimpaen Minsion Green Park North Wonwon Vectis Eart Pimpinqiq Korsham and Kalkee with times such as 11 am and 7 pm. Denominational ads mention Methodist Church Church of Christ Lutheran and lay readers with schedule notes for worship and communion services.
A second arson fire at a North Venther Woollen Mill wood stack near Stawell destroyed about WW cords of timber. Fire brigade work collapsed the stack, halting spread. Officials suspect deliberate ignition as two stacks burned within a fortnight, alarming mill officials and raising security concerns.
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