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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1936
Page
7
A feature on Horsham’s early days and the people who built the town. It recalls Andrew Gillies and others who shaped the Wimmera district, the station era, early flour mills, hotels, stores, and the move from wagon transport to community growth, with Gillies sharing frontier memories and later ventures.
The first of the senior parades with a new Commonwealth welcome is planned for Thursday night. Horsham Defence Committee will seek permission to run evening continuation classes at the school if sufficient support is found. Mr John Harvey, long the mail contractor for the Horsham Post Office to the railway station, retires. Mr Heard becomes the new contractor. Farmers report cropping nearly finished in most districts with early crops in Wail district progressing well. Young lambs are increasing in numbers, but foxes threaten lambs and poultry. At Polkemmet Poole party, Mr P Halon is elected president and Mr A MacDonald secretary. Messrs Yung Bros. of Horsham have sold 1760 acres for £100,007. Their half‑year total production covered 7,484 acres for £493,255. The Wheat price quoted there was ...
Chief Judge Dotkridge in the Federal Arbitration Court issued a new pastoral award boosting Shearers’ rates and related work pay. Wages for cooks, jarabe, studenon and rams rose, with keep costs adjusted. pressers, wool workers, and shed hands also saw increases. The decision, amid union requests and industry debate, faced scrutiny over keep allowances and time-based provisions.
A damaged report recounts a case involving William Knowles accused of manslaughter over Afghan shootings. The text questions jury verdicts and moral duties, noting religious practices and calls for restraint. The piece discusses provocation, religious ablutions, and implications for cross cultural conduct.
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