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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
2
A chaotic district meeting report highlights plans for patriotic funds and social events with committees named for arrangements. Weather and farming updates note heavy rains, grass growth, lamb losses from foxes, and barley, crops improving with ploughing and potential light undercrop.
An odd fragment discusses hair and skin whitening ideas, mentioning hormones, aging, and a dubious product routine. It references RK McMulin Chemist Boreham-Ad and hints at medical or cosmetic claims, with unclear dates and names, leaving many details uncertain.
At a social gathering in Murtua, Mr HK S Lee received a watch of merit as esteem for valuable services to the people of Murtua. He also got a traveling bag and rug from the RC Church congregation.
A prepared statement shows Herung Shire general rates for the year totaling 341 with a 40h increase from the previous period. Between June 1 and mid-year the amount paid rose to 45 as compared with 1815, signaling a notable rise. The year to date receipts reflect gains, while a bank balance stands at 25517. Frank Fedlebury of Lab is recovering from treatment, now convalesced, easing concerns among family and friends.
Fragmented OCR text from a historical paper includes stock market terms and stray names, with chaotic numbers and place hints. The readable portions mention Bailarat stock market, various entities, and assorted figures, but most content is garbled and non-coherent.
Letters from German citizens describe severe hunger and rationing as a British blockade tightens its grip. War-time shortages hit cities and rural areas, with accounts of bread lines, scarce meat, and desperate pleas for relief while hopes realign on postwar policy and economic strain.
Fragmentary ad style notice urging care and health and citing a moral or medical appeal. Mentions father mother and family, with cryptic phrases and garbled wording. Appears to advertise a college or health related institution in Melbourne.
A fragmented report describes the Oversea Club's tobacco gifts to support soldiers and the Southern Cross Tobacco Fund. It notes distribution via banks and post offices, urging public contributions and detailing intended benefits for troops, with references to allied aid and wartime logistics.
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