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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1951
Page
1
Hor sham businessmen and a trade union leader deem a 35 hour week as economically unsound. Melbourne officials forecast unions pushing for shorter hours claiming a 40 hour week would reduce production and raise costs, with debate on nationalisation and welfare for workers.
A deputation of housewives and dairy farmers protested a proposed rise in butter retail prices. They urged government action, citing hardship for small dairy farmers and pressure on households as exports of butter declined and farm incomes fell.
School officials report the new bus service from Hatooren to Horsham High School remains nonoperational. The Education Department postponed start-up, citing equipment and staffing delays, while officials urge applications for a contractor to operate the route.
Two district figures, W. R. Lawrence and W. J. Mibua, MLAA, spoke to councillors about road weaknesses from firsthand observations. They traveled to Watchem for the centenary welcome by train between Warracknabeal and another stop.
Farmers in Kalhow Pinipenie and surrounding areas delay sowing as air remains cool and wet. Some report good soil. others fear heat and further rains. Officials anticipate progress next week while many fields stay fallow or awaiting better ground conditions.
The Hor sham Branch of the V W W A held a meeting in the Fire Brigade Hall on Wednesday night to discuss aims and services of a newly formed cooperative. Speakers covered membership growth, supply provisions, and organizational plans amid a broad program of community agricultural support.
A washing line caught fire after a crash near Nhill on Wednesday morning when a power line broke after a truck collision. Firemen blamed the line for spreading the blaze to clothes left on the line, with responders citing a common electrical fault and delayed shutdown.
A fragmented and garbled text references a long lasting land and cemetery, with scattered phrases about assurance of duration and a nearby site. The readable parts suggest a planning or reverent note about land longevity and cemetery representations, though specifics are unclear.
Three members of the Balladeon Horsham unit in Wales Light Horse Regiment will travel from Melbourne to Canberra on June 7 for ceremonial opening of the Commonwealth Parliament. They will train five days at a Canberra camp and join the 10th Prince of Wales Light Horse color party for the ceremony before returning to Melbourne.
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