Ballarat Operatives Admitted Turmoil Amid Tight Tie
Fragmented OCR text notes operatives in Ballarat facing a tie with unclear candidates. Mentions possible names and numbers but details are garbled and partially unreadable.
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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1945
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text notes operatives in Ballarat facing a tie with unclear candidates. Mentions possible names and numbers but details are garbled and partially unreadable.
The Horsham Post records heavy rainfall figures across years with monthly totals and daily highs. It cites historical extremes from 1893 when 5.83 units fell and 1934 as a driest month, along with overall yearly rain totals and monthly breakdowns for several years. Public notice details appear later in the fragment.
Professor Browne will give an illustrated address at the Town Hall Horsham this Thursday on Schools of Tomorrow. A large audience is expected and a collection will aid state school milk food. locals urged to attend.
The readable text discusses a governor election and payments related to a public project. It mentions a city, a rededication or creation scheme, and concerns about payment quality and arbitration. Specific names or places remain unclear due to distorted OCR.
Fragmentary text mentions local overseer news and a person named Vi Hininate. The readable lines reference days Wednesday and Friday and a note about an Avery Abslated Brea, but most names and details are obscured.
Local officials in Horsham coordinated a ration book distribution at the town hall and nearby polling centers on Federal election days. Attendance included hundreds of residents from 5 to 8 years and 406 younger than 5, with a smooth process but some late-arriving visitors.
In a recent talk S S Demuine urged research into underground water storage possibilities. He noted England and other nations study sub surface reserves and Newcastle near Melbourne holds about 36 000 000 000 gallons. Melbourne surface storage totals around 29 000 000 000 gallons, with costs and land use implications. Preliminary work exists in central Australia and other regions, suggesting thousands of square miles of dew country contain sub surface water.
Mro and Mel A. J. Maurer of Plenty Road Preston report their son Alan Albert Maurer formerly of Horsham is listed as a gunner in a Royal Australian Artillery squadron at Wewak. He served in New Guinea after duty with the ALF in the Middle East. His mother before marriage was Miss Sadie Ingleton of a Horsham district family.
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs Lona Dayeon Dawson of Horsham aged about 79, with details of her Montreal origins and family, followed by notes on Ena Cromley’s funeral at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and Kiel Cemetery arrangements. The text lists multiple family members and mourners. Additional references mention Alexander Mathewson and other local figures connected to the community’s bereavement notices.
Horsham beat Dimboola by 12 points at Dimboola with over 800 spectators and a gate of £26 18s. Jones and Causon starred for Dimboola while Kemp Edwards Ball and Harris were among Horsham’s best as the visitors edged ahead in a rugged match concluding 11 1 1 to 8 5 behinds.
The Laharum Club hosted a college evening with a crowd enjoying music by Mr and Mrs Ash and two novelty dances won by Miss M McTavish with Mr F Wigley and Mrs Jamieson with Mrs Evelyn Carw. Umpired match details and remarks by Mr A Marah Allerten were noted, with door takings and supper served afterwards.
A crowd of about 400 witnessed the Bombers defeat the Spitfires by 18 behinds to 1 goal 8 behinds at Horsham Recreation Reserve on Saturday afternoon. Faux Connor Phillips Taylor Amour Habner and Hirat starred for the winners with A Wilson the sole scorer for the Spitfires. The match secretary Mr FA Orth said funds would go to the Horsham Base Committee after final tallies. Public support aided a charity aim linked to the institution.
The fragment describes a golf event with players and scores moved to a local competition setting. Details are garbled but reference to a match at a venue and participants includes names such as Shes BN and Mennett with unclear outcomes.
District news recalls the final Euetire Tournament with male and female competitors, led by local officials and volunteers. Weather updates warn of continued dry conditions impacting agriculture and daily life as the season shifts toward autumn.
The Laharum monthly meeting at Laharum School on May 3 raised funds for the Comforts Fund with 22476 qr donated. Winners named include Mrs Dumeany and Birailiar for prizes, as the gathering welcomed guests and thanked contributors from the community.
The article outlines a heated Victoria legislative electoral contest with discussions on electoral districts, plans for the state government, and pushback from multiple factions. It references Campaign rhetoric, district reorganizations, and public messaging aimed at constituents across Gippsland and surrounding regions.
The damaged item reports Allied operations in the Philippines and Indies with references to March and April material movements. Mentions MacArthur and forces advancing, enemy equipment losses, shipping tonnage, and air support from bases in the region.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a voyage or coastal navigation scene with names and places obscured. The text references sailings, a peninsula, harbor details, and a sea crossing, but specifics and dates are unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR with mixed phrases about Japan and a hero, irregular wording, no coherent event, names, dates, or places clearly readable. Unable to determine a concrete news item or outcome.
An unreadable OCR fragment shows garbled phrases about a chaff seizure and various named terms, with scattered references to places, people, and events, yielding a noisy, indecipherable record.
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