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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1932
Page
5
Daily selling prices listed for Horsham stores include butter, honey, potatoes, onions, bacon, cape barley, oats, pollard, bran, flour and other staples. Values show per unit costs such as per pound and per bushel, with ranges around early 20th century pricing.
Wire from Melbourne details current market prices with wheat at 3% to 84, milling values, maize and onions listed. Horsham prices reported yesterday show wheat at 294 per lb.
In loving memory of Cpl Matthew Matthews 20th Batalion killed in action at Morlan wort. Ever Termeth here. Inserted by his mother, sisters and brothers Hishliuds Arimpaen.
Friday July 2 report notes complaints over Mines and Works department efficiency under the minister who also serves as Assistant Treasurer. It cites potential employment relief and state rehabilitation through mining development, with proposals from Parliamentarians at Carliment House offering incentives like rent suspensions on 18 000 acres in Victoria's far southwest. The piece mentions Vacuum Oil Company interest and modest prospects for discovering commercial oil, urging strong support for those funding exploration.
Miller conditions have been experiencing since Monday and no light showers on Tuesday brought four points. The forecast at noon said unsettled weather, starting in the north and east then spreading west with showers, mainly in southern districts, and fresh north to west winds.
The Horsham borough inspector reports annual meat consumption figures for 1932 showing Hesabawa butchers and other vendors handling 13 819 units including cows pigs and young cattle. The damaged OCR notes mention a constable and a promissory meeting, but the core data is the annual totals.
Cabinet authorised the Premier to open talks with the Federal Government and the Bank Board after a loan impasse with the Commonwealth Bank. A £3000 sewerage link for Gee Long Protestant Orphanage was approved, with local £20,000 subscriptions and £10,000 Hogan Government subsidy. Cabinet also mandated Labor Bureau employment for unemployment relief works.
The Girls' Friendly Society at Hor sham St John’s Parish Hall heard Rev. W Reed discuss The Claims of the Aborigines of Australia. He noted a 150 year shift from a fully black population to about 60 000 in the Commonwealth with few in Tasmania and the southeast and small numbers in New South Wales and Queensland. He praised Aboriginal resilience, warned of violence against Whites, and urged sympathy and Christian aid through missions and land grants for settlements with a call to action for assisting civilisation.
Mrs S A Ramonda of McLachlan Street Horsham celebrates her 30th birthday next Tuesday. Catholic women linked to her long service invite friends to a complimentary birthday gathering at the Catholic School ball on Monday night in her honor.
Arrangements by the Horsham Auxiliary of the Royal Victoria Institute for the Blind to stage a picture entertainment at Horsham Theatre on Thursday August 25. A programme recently screened in a leading city theatre has been secured and tickets will be available soon.
Everything marked down to the lowest price for the remainder of sale. Bargains in evening frocks street frocks and dinner frocks with cents to be cleared at bargain prices. Millinery hose celanese and oddments to be cleared right out during the next fortnight. Madam Griffiths street.
Mr. Davidson, longtime wheat buyer for New Zealand since 1917, praised the high quality of Wimmera wheat for export from Geelong port. Shipments include 1,500 tons on Kannah and planned loads on Kairanga and Kepkord around August with roughly 4,200 tons per voyage, though many bags are second hand.
The first annual masquerade night for Horsham branch of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria will be at the Town Hall on August 8. Prizes for best fancy dress both sexes, best sets, and a waltzing contest. Confetti streamer and shadow dances to accompany the evening. Camí players upstairs, double ticket 6 6, single 3 6, onlookers 1 shilling.
The Horsham Pipe Band hosts its annual old-time ball at Horsham Town Hall on Thore day September 8. Tickets cost five shillings for double, three for single, and two shillings sixpence for women.
The Presbyterian Girls Fellowship held a knitting competition and exhibition at Sumlay School Hall last Tuesday. Entries came from Ararat and nearby areas, with many adult and children’s prizes awarded for items such as jumpers berets singlets tea cosies and embroidered work.
At a Tuesday branch meeting chaired by Mr FE Gerlach and with Mr W Papst as vice-president, rifle shooting dominated the syllabus. Scores showed the president's team at 223 and the vice-president's at 26, while treasurer W Gillies did not compete. The next meeting is set for August 9 with rifle shooting again on the syllabus.
Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald star in One Hour With You at Hor sham Theatre with supporting cast Charlie Ruggles Genevieve Tobin and Roland You. MacDonald’s voice praised while Chevalier’s talent noted as strong on screen. The Cinesound Review and Paramount Gazette highlight features and the New South Wales premier B S Stevens landmark policy. The Wurlitzer organ by Jesse Crawford in the Gazette and the Darkened Rooms with Evelyn Brent and Neil Hamilton round out the program.
W Dwight a noted railway guard at Ararat station suffered a fall in Hamilton while alighting from a van. He slipped from the step and landed heavily on the track, returning home to Ararat where he remains confined. Jane is steadily improving.
Farmers battle a hare surge in paddocks and 234 pairs were shot and sold for the hospital. A larger shoot is planned in the Kalkee district next Tuesday, inviting Horsham sportsmen to join the effort starting at 9 a.m. at the twelve mile reserve Kalkee road, organized by J. C. Smith.
An important general meeting of Horsham Agricultural Society members will be held at the Town Hall this afternoon at 2:20. The agenda includes the committee’s recommendation on the duration of the ow.
A group from Stawell attending the Fire Brigade ball at Ararat had a rough ride home when thieves drained petrol from their car during the dance. Foggy roads, a drift from the road near Addisfelows Bridge, and further petrol loss left the party to hike three to four miles to reach home. Two other Stawell cars were similarly milked, one halted within 20 yards of home.
The Horsham Theatre shows Ladies of the Big House a tale of jealousy and prison life starring Geon Raymond and Sylvia Sidney with a startling confession. Also featured Its Tough To Be Famous with Doug Fairbanks Jr and a Bobby Jones golf giveaway. Also on slate Merely Mary Ann with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell and The Sky Line a city romance tale.
Report notes horses and bullocks returning to use in New South Wales as a potential substitute or supplement to motor vehicles. Proponents argue there is room for both, with no expectation of displacing cars entirely.
Rev G A Judkins of the Vieto Flan Methodist social service department says one twelfth of the national income goes to liquor while a third funds gambling and much is spent on impurity. He cites Australia 1972 wheat harvest valued at £277000 yet total liquor and gambling outlays run into millions. He argues a link between moral and economic affairs and questions church silence on these issues.
In St. John's Church Hazel Glen Sunday afternoon Rev. H E E Hayes solemnly pronounced God’s curse against those opposing the church work.
Farmers warned they will seize warehouses in the relief area to take binder twine unless supplies are provided. Acting Premier Mr McConnell said the government is concerned about the threat and weighing response.
President G Gardner lamented a weak turnout at the annual meeting with a quorum shortfall as two members searched for a replacement. Receipts and expenditure showed a credit balance of £23 2s 5d, with membership decline blamed on a low mood and reduced community events.
The Premier agreed with hospitals on treating motor accident victims. He said institutions for the sick and injured should not be burdened with every accident case from new transport methods. He did not commit to party insurance and noted uncertain success and possible rise in accidents.
Foreman L. R. Xcott of Ripon and Soldiers League president was struck by a falling boulder in a quarry between Stockwand Hill and Skipton. The injury fractured his leg and witnesses deemed the fate fortunate. Contractor E. Brown rushed him to Beaufort Bush Nursing Hospital.
The Unemployment Relief Council in Sydney approves a comprehensive plan to aid settlers with loans at 4 percent interest. Premier Stevens says the aim is to create employment for many idle workers in rural districts and the city. The scheme would fund development efforts such as ringbarking clearing scrubbing and fencing and measures to exterminate rabbits.
Last Saturday evening Otto Muller of Neill was driving to Kaniva on the Western Highway when a back wheel collapsed causing his car to somersault. He was found four hours later by Mr. Pannan in a dazed condition and taken to Nhill where medicals show a severe right shoulder injury. Windscreen and hood were damaged.
Keith Leyden Wall of St Stanislaus College died after a classmate swung a golf club during an attempted teaching lesson. The coroner returned a verdict of social death. The Horsham Police Court granted licences to six carriers. A hall painting fundraiser was planned in Won Wentah.
The Melbourne Corn Exchange wheat section reported new lightweight sacks sold to farmers do not conform to the Australian standard cornsack specification. Sacks weigh about four ounces less and are not fit for handling or stacking. Milling and price authorities will not accept wheat packed in these sacks. Rider fall from horse injures Mr R Weir. he sustains brain concussion after falling unconscious on Boyce road.
At about 2.30 on a Saturday afternoon Clement Melville McWaters 42 collapsed while kicking a football before a Morgan and Cadell SA match dying from brain haemorrhage. He was the youngest son of the late Thomas McWaters of Burra and brother of AM McWaters Penola District Council chairman. In Melbourne a stranger appeared at the Forse Civil Court bench later identified as Judge Moore from the New York District Court visiting Australia to study court proceedings.
An accident at Stawell last Sunday afternoon injured 15 year old Noemie Atthorpe when a golf club head struck her jaw. Doctors feared a double jaw fracture and displaced teeth and lip injuries led to transfer to a Melbourne specialist for treatment.
George Rarmond Keeson a 26 year old Collingwood watchman appeared in Fitzroy Court charged with stealing two newspapers from Francesco Gisapins newsagent. Constable D Whelan saw him take papers at 4 40 am on July near the shop. He claimed to read one paper and intended to steal only one. The court imposed a fine of 23 in default three weeks imprisonment.
At a Commonwealth Arbitration Court sitting in Perth livestock officials describe a dire wool price crisis. A farmer reported a single seller owed 500 for sale but could not fetch more than a fraction of cost. Bank officials warn grazing is not profitable and fear further advances on pastoral properties.
The State Cabinet backed the Unemployment Council report to raise hours from 34 to 40 on unemployment relief works. Men working away from home would earn £9 1s 6d per week, compared with £2 0s 6d for those living at home.
Melbourne detectives arrest Walter James Abeniter son of Lake Boga on a murder charge after Mrs. Sarah Jane Dendersom died from a hammer attack at her Albert Park home. The incident occurred yesterday and the farmer is in custody.
A cycling group rider from Mavelstuee was injured when the bicycle they rode collided with a motor car at Foutserny street on Thursday. The incident involved Melhhaene and Vala Moss, both 17, with Drake and Rilelia noted as part of the party.
A woman was found strangled near Centennial Park yesterday in Sydney as detectives pursue a leadless case. Authorities report little success so far, with no clear motive or suspect identified.
Cabinet sessions discuss budget proposals and spending plans in Melbourne with plans to move to Canberra next week. Officials anticipate key decisions affecting national programs amid economic pressures.
Parliament rejects the Amalzattin Press Directors plea and confirms cabinet guarantees for the Donald Freezing Works at 3 percent, with a hearing scheduled in weeks. The deal aims to reopen the plant and secure wheat supply, tied to Victoria's share and ongoing rehabilitation programs.
A report to the Minister of Lands recommends opening about 125000 acres of press land across Innisfail Cairns Herberton Atherton and Tully River districts for settlement. The aim is to develop Northern Queensland through land, forestry and agricultural interests. A separate Horsham court ruling favored N McMullin against A Vincent of Cherrypeal with costs. The Horsham ALP hosts a euchre party at Cheeseman’s Cafe with prizes, and another euchre event for the Imperial Sub at Porring’s on August 3.
The principal board of the A LT Society considers lowering mortgage interest across country city and suburban properties to aid in national recovery. For two years from September 1 the society will accept 5 percent per annum on existing and future mortgaged properties, replacing current rates. The move aims to protect policy holders and support thrift amid low world prices.
In a contested case the court weighs whether a lender would extend credit at favorable rates given mortgage conditions. The evaluation centers on contingencies that affect interest risk and potential penalties. The outcome could alter loan terms and the overall security of the transaction.
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