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Horsham Times

Location

Horsham, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jul 12, 1940

Page

7

Winter wheats bred to resist frost in New South Wales

Cross-breeding experiments led by S. L. Macindoe at the New England Experiment Farm aim to produce winter type wheats. These would resist frost damage, head after extended cold, and could be sown early in autumn in northern New South Wales. Director H Wenholz notes the frost risk and plans field seedings at Glen Innes, Tamworth, and nearby stations.

S. L. Macindoe New England New South Wales H Wenhalz Macindor Wenholz Macindie Gien Innes Diy Tamwnyth Weil Fideruven Hussar Wenott BUC Svat Wales Commonwealth Fund America

District Centres Report Aid and Parcels Drive

Rain interrupted the district centres as 15 points were recorded by Tuesday morning and 50 more by Wednesday, totaling 8 points for relief efforts. The Krimpaen Soldiers Cheer Club met last Saturday to organize parcels for overseas district soldiers.

Hain Krimpaen Chuir

Glenorchy parcel list with June additions and notes

A garbled inventory lists items such as hospital slippers, bed socks, sleeping caps, face washers, and cigarettes for Glenorchy with June additions including scarves, slippers, socks, and matches. It references Red Cross fundraising activities and a July event at Harold Saunter’s hall, plus fragmented notes about wheat varieties and the Winter Minflor project in New South Wales.

Mockinya War Savings Meeting Readied

A fragmented report describes a Mockinya meeting about war savings with mentions of local groups, a Rotary event, and rainfall. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors, but the core notes an organized gathering and financial support drive.

North Wonwondah War Competition and Danes

Red Cross branch committees hosted a social evening on Tuesday with a keen crowd. The West competition crowned Miss Joyes Lane Music for the top entry while several local clubs and individuals donated wool and clothes as the group reports steady progress toward their fundraising goal. A follow up for July includes a Wheat varieties show featuring South Australia and New South Wales grain trends alongside rainfall updates and ongoing Red Cross efforts.

Red Cross Plnyars Mise Joyes Lane Kimby CS Lay Sind

Wonwondah Rain Relief Delays Fund Raiser

An OCR damaged item mentions Wonwondah East receiving over half an inch of rain and references a Comforts Fund Club forming. Names such as Pawel Clyib and Seth Mies appear amid garbled text about events, a president, and a Miss MiCartin. The fragmentary report hints at a local community effort and scheduled activities in a period style newspaper notice.

Comforts Fund Club Pawel Clyib Seth Mies Pielford MiCartin Meinte Searki's Kale Bern Fonds

Help Stomach Digest Food With Seigel's Syrup

A damaged public service style notice describes stomach digestion issues from poor enzyme flow. It promotes Seigel's Herbal Syrup as a remedy to restore normal gastric action and relieve gas heartburn and malaise.

Seigel

Grand Lodge Report Highlights Wife Attendance in Lodge Meetings

The report to the South annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Comtertary WALD notes wives were invited to attend lodge meetings, with Robie and other officers present and many members accounted for. The secretary had written to each member's wife requesting her presence at frequent lodge attendance events.

Grand Lodge of Comtertary Wald Reai Dent Robie

King Leopold's surrender seen as collusion not nerve not mere weakness

The London News Chronicle suggests Leopold's Belgium capitulation resulted from enemy contact and possible Nazi manipulation. Allies warned against defending Antwerp long, while talks with German officials implied a plan for a Dutch protectorate. The piece argues Leopold may have been trapped into acting as Germany’s agent.

Leopold Belgium London “News Chronicle Fetelem Eho Hitler Folland France Thay Lem Gort Blanchard Leopod Schellt Minin Ghent Lys Canat Leepol Amwerp Scheidt Ondenside Tournai Holland Ratu Frenon Flanders Judas

Growers Learn from Overseas Practice on Organic Manures

Australian vegetable growers discuss organic manures as a path to improved soil fertility and better vegetables. Mr John Doust outlines how inorganic fertilizers rose with mechanization, but organic sources like castor pomace, fish waste, bone meal, and seaweed still offer benefits. He notes market garden depletion near cities and urges greater use of organic materials to sustain quality produce.

Australia Doustines Wort alliMul Ford Douxlie Lange Wenayn

The Preset War and Fragmentary Notes Across Eras

Fragmented OCR text from a historical newspaper page mentions preset conflicts and scattered terms including War, Motch, Nias, Ve Arias, Hoven, and various garbled names. The readable portions resemble a collage of soldiers, places, and distant events without coherent narrative or identifiable dates or outcomes.

Laapan

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