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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
4
A large sale near Horsham offers about 3000 high quality sheep and other livestock. The event also features miscellaneous items and a local Borough Hall gathering noted for a public meeting Saturday evening.
A brief item reports a child’s hacking cough at a wood yard and mentions a Great Peppermint event. The note lists no injuries or further names beyond local toponym references.
French forces unleash heavy attacks on the British front causing sharp losses and rising casualties as active operations continue. Reports indicate intensified bombardment and ground assaults with significant troop movements and tactical shifts observed by observers.
Fragmented OCR text describes a chaotic scene around a German airship incident. The passage lists places, names, and events with misread words and garbled phrases, mentioning repulse, actions, and locations in a wartime context. No coherent dates or clear entities emerge for a precise summary.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a local council discussion over a grocery trade dispute. The readable bits reference open debate and possible realignment of market rules, with no clear outcomes or names fully captured.
The Daily Chronicle reports from Fort Stanley dated May 3 stating Endurance was crushed in the Weddell Sea on October 27, 1915. Shackleton's crew landed on Elephant Island on January 16. two men were left behind in a hole with belay effort ongoing.
Coroner returns open verdict on Michael McGuinnness commission agent found on railway line near Kyneton. He doubts rail witnesses and suggests death may result from a dispute over money after McGuinnness was found with money in his hands.
Fragmented account notes Dr Read away for days expected home after spree. Mentions Mayor Dr Barnes, Egypt transport, J M Carroll, Mrs Bullock's son in law, and awards at Ararat Town Hall for bravery. References Major Ke Dyer of North Sydney and a Ballarat meeting. mixed local civil notices and wartime tribute.
Customs revenue for May rose modestly with total duties around 172 397. All states reported gains. For eleven months revenue reached 615 167 600, up 21 706 124. May total was 16 011, with an increase of 930. Caution noted for unclear text regarding fiscalitem names.
By May 26 war pensions totalled 7370 with an outstanding liability of CL 821. The figures summarize government support for veterans and dependents, indicating ongoing financial obligations.
In Speicretreet Melbourne two men attempted to rob Hughes a 2 and James Melmr- Joey 27 post office official of 1865 pounds in government cheques. The plan failed after Hughes resisted anddarted to his workshop. A second assailant chased by McCartney fought with an iron tool but fled.
Fragmentary OCR text references a Sulian capital, Ali Dinar, and a large siege context with mention of Verfue army and a frontier battle. It hints at a historic conflict, prisoner events, and a winter alert, but the passage is garbled with many unreadable terms.
Fragmented OCR reads like a casualty roll: killed in action and died of wounds listed with numbers and letters. Names and places are garbled including Horsham and JH Elsus, giving a partial tally of injured and missing with unclear dates and sources.
The readable text shows scattered names and phrases with unclear context. It mentions individuals and possible events but lacks coherent details, place names, dates, or actions to anchor a definite news item.
Fragmented text reports bombings and protests in Greece and Egypt areas. Mentions Copenhagen Athens and Amsterdam datelines with scattered phrases about petrol depot damage and a hostile torpedo attack near El-Lorish, Egypt, on a recent Sunday.
Obituary notices report Lieut Leslie Flancock of Aubrey killed in action in France while serving with King Edward's Light. a young man with a future in the ministry of the Methodist Church. Also noted are the deaths of Mr John Foley of Arrow, a longtime councillor of the Rowron Shire, and Mrs Mort, widow of Alfred Mort, with brief biographical details.
Report says four men entered a bank on Latrobe Street with a revolver, demanded money, and escaped with £900 in notes and silver. No trace of offenders was found, and the scene described a hidden door and soot in the doorway. Officers searched the area for suspects.
The report states a campaign motion reaching a battlefield in East Africa with forces advancing amid enemy resistance. Details are fragmented but indicate movements by German units and allied forces in the region around a port or front named Pesuediaal Mondas.
In a note reflecting on a district leader’s exit, local residents express deep regret and acknowledge the impact on the Quan community as they bid farewell to a familiar voice and guiding presence.
Mercantile prices listed for lambs pelts and hides show ranges from 36d to 7d per pound for lamb pelts inferior and dead stock, 6d to 7d for tumble hides, and salted hides valued by weight from 4d to 1d per pound. Tallow prices noted and overall market easing by about Q0 per ton compared with last week.
In Stawell last year friendly societies staged five gimkhane to raise funds for the Stawell Hospital and Medical Cross Society. A wheat and oats appeal was launched to aid the hospital. The article notes deaths and local figures, mentioning Willie Smith and Mr Fal Morcon, with Captain Stanton planning to remain in the town.
The scene shows a patent attorney being queried by a judge who questions his role and asks his identity. The attorney asserts he is a patent lawyer and is pressed about renewing expired patents. The fragment ends with an advertising line for Woods' Great Spemmint Cure.
A terse fragment outlines church notices from a Church of England parish. Mentions names such as Norton and Mayden with limited readable details about services or reminders.
Fragmentary notes list church services and small local notices. Mentions addresses, times, and names in vague form, with scattered phrases about a bridge and various personal references. The readable text is inconsistent and only hints at community church activities and neighborly items.
The passage extols Wheoetherkain as a valuable remedy for colds and pneumonia with testimonies from users. It notes its long establishment and ease of administration. Separately a speaker at the Aeronautical Society dinner imagines funerals by air, with a plan for landing stages and rapid transport of mortal remains.
Community notices for the Presbyterian Church include assivers and services with a schedule listing various names and locations. A Tuesday event in June mentions tickets and multiple speakers and helpers across several districts.
A Cambridge paper notes a sermon flyer for a Church of Christ meeting titled What Faith Involves. The event features a preacher and will be held at 2570 Pom Avenue, with details suggesting a midweek gathering.
Classified notice seeks a HORSEMAID or GENERAL with experiences for Miss LINNETT and an ex perienced General. Indicates wage details and posting asks Mrs. A. Feckler Jr to apply at Kalimna Fark. No clear dates or locations provided.
Nurseries advertise seasonal orders for fruit trees shrubs and more from Bruning's Cremented Nurseries at Johns Langlands & Sons. The notice urges customers to place orders during the current season.
An OCR fragment shows scattered numbers and names like North-Central and North-Baater Gippaland with figures such as 498,805 and 4,706,304. The text is garbled, containing stray terms like Weeters Wimmers Malls Sorters and assorted years.
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