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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1913
Page
6
The July meeting notes routine business including road contracts and tenders, engineer’s report on Warrancah bridge and Grading, and a revised method for project completion. Health, secretarial, and financial reports show receipts and expenditures, with motions on gravel supplies, drainage, and public works for next session.
Horsham sale details show a wide mix of livestock over recent yards with prices noted for ewes, lambs, crossbreds, merino wethers, wethers, and cattle. Multiple consignors listed with totals across crossbreds, two tooth merino, and fat cattle, plus forthcoming sales at Natimuk and Rupanyup stockyards and various regional centers.
Readable items report a planned 8 acre purchase for a new show ground at Natimuk from Mr. A. Gladigan at £15 per acre, ongoing station improvements at Natimuk Boest Hailway Station, and local council shifts toward Deparit with legal challenges to the move. Also noted are Beulah community events, a Beulah Baptist service, Beulah Fire Brigade leadership change, a public farmers meeting at Hopetoun, and local court action over swine feeding at slaughter yards with a small fine imposed.
The town raises funds for a bail over £1000 as AL and Speed hall projects proceed. A steel water tank nears completion to supplement the town supply. The Hamilton annual report shows receipts, while an operating theatre is noted with Mr G Baapylion Boon Bree among long-standing contributors.
A report notes a proposed telephone link between Kewell and Murtan with an estimated sixty four miles of wire and Sampson M H R asked to assist. The Progress Association pushes two extra justices for Aubtoey general. A charity dance by Mrs Bannerman drew a large crowd with funds surpassing ten pounds. A major fire destroyed a five story building behind Mr Chaponel’s butchery, with horses saved and extensive losses reported.
A historical ad style piece touts kidney health, linking backache to kidney strain and urging Dent Dean's Backers Kidney Pills. It features testimonials from Mrs A Waterfield and Mina Waterfeld praising cures after use, with price and dealer details.
The Horsham Agricultural Society resumed adjourned business to revise prize money for horse and sheep classes. The president defended delaying a tabulated report from 1912 while a pruning debate occurred. A proposal to assign judges, appoint stewards, and measure ponies on site was approved and the method to measure ponies on the ground was settled, with concerns about fairness and efficiency.
Horsham Free Library announces new additions to the Institute Library. Included are works on history science travel fiction and notable authors such as Darwin Thorne Benson and Webster. Also added are regional and international titles from Melbourne Public Library and various modern and classic titles across genres.
An historical overview recounts how 17th century bone manure transformed English farming. Lawes and Co produced dissolved bone manure around 1642, spurring rapid pasture improvement and driving the shift to mineral phosphates and superphosphates. The practice enhanced grasslands and livestock vigor, though some farmers still valued bones for solid returns.
An American writer argues the Merino and fine wool breeds remain vital amid evolving range conditions and fashion. He cites climate, feed, and long-lived Merino merit, noting wool demand persists as clothing quality drives price and production decisions across regions. Other debates touch beauty versus utility in livestock standards.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a session titled Fee English and Continents Part One at 1f pm near Horta with post offer dates listed. No clear entities beyond Horta and 1pm.
A partial OCR fragment notes railway concessions totaling 500000 to aid freight growers. The snippet mentions a proposed agreement between railway interests and agricultural groups, aiming to bolster freight shipments and cost relief. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
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