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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1940
Page
7
Senior Young Farmers efforts reported by Joe Aemenn describe a local event at Murtoa with plans, participants, and a closing farewell. The article notes figures like Dahlenburg and Jiysees Us, mentions a vote, and lists a series of names and actions tied to a community project and disputed goals.
Agricultural exhibit observations describe uneven soil moisture and weed pressures across plots. Notes highlight trenching, minor wheel tracks, and varying seedbed preparation with several varieties showing harsh textures and moderate to fair emergence. Some rows display premature hardening, while others show better consolidation and moisture balance.
Members of the Public Works Committee including MHA Lotney and JF Paton discussed port improvements for wheat, wool, and barley shipments. Victoria growers' associations urged better facilities, while speakers cited cost, water depth, and freight savings from using Portland as a near overseas export hub.
An article discusses looming population issues in Australia and a plan by the Freeland League for Jewish Territorial Colonization to settle Jews in the Kimberley region. It cites successful Jewish farming in Palestine and Russia, arguing settlement could raise Australia's collective value and showcase humanitarian policy while offering Jews a refuge and path to land ownership.
The second qualifying round of the stud championship has been played and the following, in order of weekly play, have qualified. Pullah versus Malliwetl, Fechter versus Kane, G Woods versus Sawyer Warrick, Hoskin versus Ranell, Mekac versus Motiregar.
The Horsham Club held a Lawchday handicap stroke event with the first championship qualifying round. A. E. Clee led A division with 61 net, while J. Bryne and K. Watts showed improvement in B division. Notable scores include F. Simpson 74 in A grade. Nigh tingale 40. Crebbin 81 in H grade. The second qualifying round is set for June 22.
An OCR fragment notes subscribers who did not receive copies of Horshium Timea will be added to notify the office. The text references non delivery and a required action to alert staff about missing issues.
A fragment from a long poem series by a Cavendish author living at Glengarry. The piece describes a rural journey by horse and cart, with vivid landscape imagery and a traveler’s reflections. Characters are fictional, with rustic scenes of inns, rivers, and highways as the ride toward May bells and distant hills.
The British Government forms the English Commercial Corporation Ltd to fill a gap in Balkan trade, targeting Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania with aims to cooperate with British firms. It envisions a permanent role in overseas trade, led by Viscount Winton with a board including Chester Beatty and mining executives, and G A McEwen of the Co operative movement.
A muddled regional note recounts 25 years past events from public works debates to sheep markets. It mentions Mr Hingetthenen denying a paving petition and severed trench work in Dimlunrin shire, plus football plans, petitions, and local disturbances. Names and places appear with limited clarity but indicate civic and agricultural concerns and a disputed pavement project.
Fragmented lines discuss women who appear young despite not being young, noting aging, beauty products, and social pressure. The garbled passage mentions youth, cosmetics, and public scrutiny, with scattered references to Charme and fashion trends.
Fragments from a historical page mention a drapery store and a table with unclear details. The legible items reference Hanlin and a garter, but no coherent event, date, or named figures emerge to form a full action or outcome.
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