This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1952
Page
1
Readers report a proposed naming plan linking highways to poets and literary figures across Victoria and Western Australia. Officials cite tribute goals while officials in Parliament and councils debate feasibility and naming criteria amid broader transport funding discussions.
Farmers say crops should bear well despite late cropping season. Heavy rain in the last two months would not affect excellent yields. Some areas with mixed and red ground have not dried out sufficiently for saving. In these patches, the yield could be down slightly on fast season's.
In Washington the President affirms a peace treaty with Japan as Allied leaders outline postwar order. The White House signals steps toward reconciling wartime demands while calling for stability across Asia and the Pacific. Talks focus on reparations, security commitments, and the reshaping of postwar alliances in the region.
Fragmentary notes detail early samples from the Australian Wheat Board era. Curly samples weighed about 10-67 units, described as rare, with mentions of a tunstek and average yield. The text references farm products, dust, and months, but overall clarity is limited by damaged OCR text.
Teo Horamin protuery Heo et Beta Finlayson eit onl Suneay for a motor trip to the Territory. They travel in a canary yellow drag with red wheels, plan to Darwin Springs Ley, and expect to average W mph. The brothers have not had a holiday for about three years and will be away for months.
The Horsham Chamber of Commerce faces debate over installing traffic signals on Wilson and Firchrace Streets amid high city traffic. The discussion contrasts with larger Victorian cities and notes uncertain action from officials.
The report discusses efforts to reduce fire risk in a brick district. Officials address construction constraints and the need for fire prevention measures. Residents fear intensified heat and potential destruction of stores if a blaze occurs.
Fragmented OCR text shows a long, garbled notice about a Young Farmers Club visit to Dimbaatn and related references to agricultural groups, meetings, and local welfare. The readable portions emphasize youth agricultural engagement and community reaction to farmers events.
A garbled local dispatch notes scattered references to Hove map actions near Haven, a Purity write up by Antal tox caught by W McIntyre, with mentions of Haefeny, Dighton, and Jngey Mee Wind woven Wo ters. The fragmentary text hints at a community project and related misdirections.
Disjointed OCR notes describe streams bursting their banks and flooding roads near Haven and nearby neighborhoods. Mentions water levels, a fire alarm incident, ambulance costs, and emergency crews responding to damage and hour by hour conditions around Hopeham and surrounding streets.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.