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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1947
Page
2
Yesterday's Horsham marketPrices show bran oat meal and other provisions traded with updated figures. Prices list includes multiple local vendors and reflects regional trading activity in the area.
Bereavement cards and memorial lines express thanks and memory for departed relatives. Messages mention loved ones Francis Stanley Russell Jame James, Emily Hicketts, Peg, Kevin, Lorna, Tee, Elsie Koeniz, and others with family names and places such as Horsham. The notices show formal acknowledgments of condolences, flowers, and telegrams from relatives and friends.
Market report from Young's Market shows prices for Muscovy ducklings and various poultry, with hens and drake varieties listed. Fruit and vegetables prices include apples, oranges, pears, tomatoes, lemons, bananas, carrots, parsnips, turnips, cabbages, celery, and beans, with units per pound or per bunch.
At the Town Hall event Mr. Rankin urged Mr. Cain to restore the Horsham train service, arguing it aids early-morning commuters and business transit. Weather and local entertainment notes follow, with community fund drives and services for youths and service members detailed in later items.
The Government approves a £1500 grant toward a new Horsham swimming pool. The Public Works Department sets the maximum grant, and the council has decided to proceed with the project. Conditions will be announced later.
Advertises a new service operating between Horsham Goroke Nand eoorte via Natimuk Minimay and Frances with details and arrivals at the Horsham office. Nolle Prosequi Entered in Hall Gap Road Accident case. Crown Law Department filed nolle prosequi against William John Larkin. Meeting of the Wimmera Regional NF Council discusses Organising Officer salary support from State National Fitness Council. Stawell Gift profits reported at £12584 with hopeful sponsorship and accounting details. Applications for Super Subsidy outlines a 2d per ton per mile transport subsidy for superphosphate shipments and conditions for eligibility and claim process.
Alfred Weistt known for half a century in commercial and sporting life died on Saturday at 64. He was senior partner of Weistt & Sons timber merchants and undertakers with his brother Walter. Survived by two sons George and William and a daughter Mrs N. Firess, funeral in Horsham Cemetery with services by the Ferrel chapel.
Horsham hospital reports the lowest maintenance cost for occupied public ward beds in the latest financial year. Manager W H Shockridge released figures listing costs at several hospitals including Mildura, Sale, Wangaratta and Warragul with Horsham at a notably lower total.
Personal notes from Horsham focus on patients at Horsham Base Hospital including Mr Ek. Zaehau of Lumeside Avenue and Mrs A Scott of Dovenland. Ex_students from May exams named for telephonist appointments include M Hyld fan M Rogers and others. Other items mention visitors Mrs Graeme Brown from Alva Hamilton and local residents returning home to Malvern.
A Melbourne society note outlines a theatre party at the Centropolis Centre for Dorothy Jean Collins and her sister’s upcoming wedding. It describes outfits, gifts, music, and attendees including the Wright family, Miss Mendersin, and Mr R Tavier, with plans for a reception at a local hotel and a future Port Melbourne visit.
Rainfall in Horsham for May ninth tied the city’s lowest May total since 1911 and 1931, with only five rainy days adding 52 points. The month’s average high reached an unusually warm 87 degrees, the best in several years, while drought years show stark contrasts in rainfall and temperatures. The detailed figures show sporadic rain on May Sth, 24th, 24th, 26th and 27th, with long dry spells until late May.
The Premier of Victoria, John Cain MLA, opened Prestige Ltd and Simpson Textile Machinery Pty Ltd in Horsham. Leaders touted decentralisation with local support key to ongoing success. Prestige reported full production with about 120 female workers and hosted a gala event at the Town Hall.
The Premier urged strong focus on water supply and housing as essential to Victoria's development during a civic reception hosted by Mayor Wilfrid Smith. Mr. Cain outlined government responsibilities while ministers stressed decentralisation to attract industry to country areas and boost regional prosperity.
The Premier inaugurates the Simpson's adjacent to May and Millar foundry, introducing the Drei eon ering and signaling a push toward automatic looms. Report notes excitement, testing, and the potential for Horsham as a center for secondary industry amid rising costs and labor concerns.
The Premier and Prestige Ltd leader addressed a Town Hall ceremony in Horsham Friday night marking the factory opening. He urged decentralisation to Melbourne and argued the country should absorb growth, praising job creation and the town’s approval while noting concerns about urban migration.
Premier J Cain told a civic reception that he would not renovate his own house because repairs require labor and materials that would drain the pool needed for new construction. He emphasized the housing problem in Victoria is worsened by renovation demands.
Bobby Locke of South Africa overturned a late deficit in the fifth round to capture his fourth victory in six Thi rd states events at the Goodell Round Rolin tournament held in Newton Massachusetts. Locke finished with a strong score to win by one stroke, defeating local contenders.
A health ministry report from 1945 notes widespread illness reduces worker productivity by about twenty percent. It cites cold and related ailments causing days lost, with women among the groups most affected.
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