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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1934
Page
5
Fragmented diary style list of commodities with varied terms and prices including cheese honey pollard and flour, with scattered measurements and prices. Numerous garbled entries hinder precise interpretation but indicate market notes on foodstuffs and agricultural items.
Melbourne correspondent reports on weather conditions and wheat prices. Mentions locations and figures in a compressed telegraph style, noting fluctuations and market impacts. The text is garbled but centers on agricultural commodities and regional conditions.
A bereavement note expresses thanks for flowers letters and support during illness and after the passing of Dhow McTavish. It mentions gratitude to Wharton Matren and Stat of Ve Ths Elepitent and acknowledges those who cared during the illness.
A disputed public work project involving a minister for lands and local inhabitants prompts debate over relief, unemployment funds, and government roles. The account cites delays, alleged mismanagement, and questions of who should bear the burden of the construction effort amid unrest and calls for investigation.
A foreign loan of £22,000,000 faces potential censure in Parliament as opponents argue the rate 14 rate was too high and mismanaged. Supporters point to over subscription and aim to attack unemployment policy, previewing a charged election season in September with promises and policy debates.
Tree trimming accident in Mininvery left Mr J Sims with a limb pinning him at the fork of a large tree. He escaped serious injury after being freed, though the mishap caused a frightful moment during the topping. Emergency was called and Mr Sims was treated on site.
About 20 residents attended a Wednesday meeting at Guouhe orstam Methodist Jubilee to form a branch of the League of Nations Union. Officers elected included President Meo EL Foster, Vice Presidents John Bennett and Der 2d W. Chariton, Secretary and Treasurer Miss J. Mektae, Committees Miss L. Ling and Hey. E.G. Petherick, Rev. Fo Wouls. Interim plans aim for a future meeting to recruit more members in support of peace and welfare.
The Horsham Debating League opened in CYMLS rooms on Tuesday with a debate on abolishing capital punishment. Teams from PYMIL8 and CYOMUS argued pro and con, with verbal victory awarded to the PYMIL8 team by 2 points. Individual scores listed show Mr Anderson, Mr Pallot, and Mr Godfrey among top contributors.
The Week commencing August 2 features events by the Mothers' Club linked to Su Moe setting. Members encourage school supporters to wear white and pay a token sum to raise money for school maintenance and laddering funds for the head teacher.
Late on Sunday evening a derailment on a Nathimuk bound track near Tarramkirk left Edwin Millis of Deparit and RO Gupes injured. Millis has spinal injuries feared, admitted to Jequirit Hospital. The derailment damaged the track, front wheel, back wheel, and fender.
A charity community singing event to aid the Horsham Fire Brigade will be held this Sunday evening at the Horsham Theatre. Words will be projected on screen to help patrons follow the songs, with performers Jason Fraser and Alan Griffiths of the Flesia orchestra. Admission is silver coin.
The Catholic Women's Social Guild held its annual meeting at Horsham with President Mrs J P Brennan and Vice Presidents A Beott and J Sksecreta D Kirby re-elected. Bishop Foley addressed members on guild activities while Fr Coughlin spoke. Proceeds from a recent function surpassed four pounds. Public Works lists include repairs to State School No 1519 Drung Drung and State School No 199 Warracknabil.
Longerenong college students held an entertainment with half the proceeds donated to Horsham Base Hospital. A £2 10s cheque was gratefully received by hospital secretary Mr. C Frencham. The party was escorted to the hospital by Messrs G B K Woodgate and G Dent to entertain patients with numerous items.
Half yearly share of £8347 from the Alfred Felton bequest is allocated to several hospitals. Horsham Base Hospital receives £82 Nhill £12 Warracknabeal £12 Stawell £0 Ararat £40 Arnaud £40 Hamilton £40 A special grant of £10 goes to the Stawell District Hospital building fund.
Deputy Director J Lawson informs Mr Scholtheld that the Pimpinio Telephone Exchange will open earlier following revenue improvements. Extended service to be provided on weekdays and Saturdays with free Friday travel for subscribers, starting July 1. Public holidays will see normal operations as offices reopen for business.
The case was heard on Wednesday by Jarot McThomesday Percy Waller with costs of £1 1s and £10. Davies & Finlar sonow A Fairbanks £17 18 0 with 2s costs.
A well attended Horsham studio recital featuring Miss Hilda Ziebell on violin and Miss MacGill cudlly on piano. J Sutton-Crow curated the program with pieces by Bach Grace Palate Debussy Grieg and more. Mr Crow and Mr Rennison praised the performers and greeted guests at a post recital supper.
Readings from the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission show War rock at 12,548 fed, Taylor's Lake at 23,063, and Pine Lake at 43,090. The figures reflect water storage levels as of yesterday.
Crown lands sale at Horsham Court House failed as valuations were set too high and no deals were made by auctioneers Thos Young & Co. The read reads as a damaged, fragmentary item with mentions of talkies at the Horsham Theatre including The Midshipmaid and Love on Wheels, featuring Jennie Matthews, Fred Kerr, Jack Tara, and others, plus a note on a special Australian talkie Unknown Central Australia highlighting modern air travel versus camels.
A June 14 concert in Stawell drew a large audience and boosted RABELLA funds. Horsham artists Miss Joan Jones Mr Jason Fraser and Mr Claude Frencham led a strong program with Edie Mitchell at the piano and S K Mitchell conducting community singing. The event, praised for merit and atmosphere, energized supporters and enriched local cultural funds.
The Methodist church marks sixty years in Horsham with a Sunday communion and three services. A birthday gathering and supper follow in the Jubilee Hall on Wednesday.
The calendar marks the start of winter as today, the shortest day of the year, according to the official notice. The observance, termed winter hogina in the record, signals the seasonal change and length of daylight.
Wireless journal and Melbourne daily hail Melbourne concert duo Misses Victoria Anderson of Horsham and Viola Morris of Melbourne as top artists now appearing in London's musical scene. The double sided record includes The Evening Star by Schumann and The Sisters by Brahms, praised for disciplined yet spontaneous singing with crisp rhythm. A BBC London recital started midweek, broadcasting to India, Canada, and Australia with Australian hearing times from 10 to 4 p.m.
The fortnightly Tor sham A W A meeting was held in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday with Miss Dougherty presiding. An invitation from the A W A for a social evening next Tuesday was received. Mesdames nant Mares and Conroy won the fas bridge after the general business.
A brisk sale occurred at Nor adjuha on Tuesday as Messrs Saw yer and Devlin disposed of the estate of Mr. Jes Finck. Large crowd attended and bids were strong with horses selling for 18, 16, and 20 pounds, a binder 26, hav 25, engine 41, plough 1, wagon 10 pounds.
Madame Griffiths announces she has disposed of her business from the first of July and thanks customers for their patronage. She advertises new coats, frocks and millinery at bargain prices for the next few weeks, urging customers to phone 470 to arrange purchases.
In the Mount Lonarch district near Avoca eagles caused trouble during limbing season. Mesera 3. H. and D. Keith deployed crow traps and achieved highly successful results as the birds of prey were caught.
Milicent Jordan hosts a New York dinner for Lord and Lady Fernalice with Dan Packard and Kitty in attendance while Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery star in films. George Arliss leads A Successful Calamity as the First Armored Car Regiment, formerly the 13th Light Horse, expands its July schedule with monthly troop parades and upcoming equipment visits, plus drill hall improvements and uniform updates.
The Horsham Base Hospital secretary Mr OC R Frencham thanks Mr FE Treadwell of Noradjuha for a £15 receipt from a Noradjuha dance held on June 1. The Noradjuha committee plans to make the event annual, greatly aiding the hospital committee.
Government Meteorologist Mr Watt assessed rainfall across Australia as satisfactory overall. Queensland and Western Australia showed adequate moisture, but southeastern wheat areas badly needed early rain. The situation is not desperate yet, though a good fall before June end could improve prospects.
An inquest conducted by Coroner Sy V Thomson and Deputy Coroner W Lewis into the death of Mrs. Albert Bickley of Gritjork after a collision between a service car and a train at the Hamilton station crossing on Ballarat road. Driver John Keenan testified he did not look left, focusing on a truck ahead. Verdict: accidental death with avoidable caution noted.
The Geelong Women’s Debating Association held a session on Wednesday to debate the topic That banking in the Commonwealth should be nationalized. The event featured discussion of the proposal and its implications for national policy.
Five year old Jack Fyers was bitten on the cheek and mouth by an Alsatian at Fiskineville NW before two men beat the animal away. Eleven year old Manrion Gregor sustained wounds to the rate and shoulders in a separate Alsatian attack at Marrickville.
An improvised band with a mouth organ bells and a phonograph entertained onlookers near Tum bulgum as Constable Fardy guarded a loaded gun. A brown snake appeared and was blown to fragments amid the noisy scene. The event followed by the band resuming music after the violence. In Sydney Wheat Commission testimony Mr Tout urged farmers to fatten lambs or steers for export, asserting stock readiness would aid wheat farming and industry.
At end of July a world congress of women against war will meet in Paris. In July humorous anti war rallies occur in various regions while a State conference of returned soldiers sailors and nurses will be held in the Central Hall Melbourne on July 14. A mass demonstration is planned for Anti War Day August 1 followed by a general State conference.
The Public Works Department advised the Minister of Public Works on a recommendation from the Unemployment Council that the Lawan Shire Council be approved for repairs or reconstruction of bridges and drains damaged by floods subject to conditions. The spending limit cited is £10.
A 14 year old Nhill boy, Lloyd Turner, son of Mr and Mrs Turner, sustained a leg fracture and scalp wound when a post toppled from an iron ring during a girls basketball activity at Nhill School. He was admitted to a private hospital and underwent surgery with satisfactory progress.
Reports from the Graziers' Federal Council convention in Sydney describe negotiations between the Commonwealth Government and Soviet authorities over a wool exchange deal. The closing session offered no details on the discussions or possible terms of the arrangement.
Community fears canceled wheat shipment from Portland eased when Judd of the Victorian Wheat Corporation announced a cargo would sail via the pure for Vin. The steamer Tilker arrived early Sunday and anchored in the bay as docking procedures began amid renewed interest.
The Korait Mer ba Dies Institute and Frey Libraries committee writes to the Libraries Association asserting many books belong to subjects not fit for a public library. Books are sent with a three day reform condition, which the committee says is insufficient time to read. Some books are placed in the library unread.
Mr A W Milbourne of Ailsa reports one valuable ewe killed and about six more badly injured in a pattock on his property. He delivered the sheep on Sunday and suspects they were worried by dogs during the night.
Railway officials and wheat shipping agents faced serious inconvenience after duplicate invoices attached to wheat trucks on Geelong Cunningham pier were removed over the weekend. Investigations point to small bars as the culprits, with the Railway Department planning action against any found offenders.
The report notes six months of last year shipping JL cwt of scrap iron from Melbourne to Japan valued at £11,750. For the year ended June 3, 1901, 274,804 cwt valued at £22,340. Vice Consul P J Black says Japan must import most iron for industry, copper being the only metal well supplied. Iron from Australia was not mainly for ammunition.
Miss Eileen Watkins a young Adelaide schoolteacher on holiday with friends in Canterbury vanished Tuesday while going to a cooking class. A woman’s beer marks were found trailing from the shallow Camell baths to a depth well over a person’s head suggesting possible foul play or a dangerous accident.
The County Court today dismissed Margaret Walsh of West Melbourne's £468 claim against Streatham farmer Janice Keenersley for compensation over her son Juomus Edward Walsh, 28, dying from tetanus while in Keenersley’s employ. Judge Winneke ruled evidence did not show Mrs Walsh was dependent on her son.
Sydney report on Mrs Danny Cathro found dead in an attached garage. Post mortem shows carbon monoxide poisoning as the cause though the engine reportedly not running and no petrol fumes detected at the garage. Husband discovered the body, mystery surrounds circumstances.
Melbourne hearing features counsel for the company attacking the Auditor General Mr Cerutty and other witnesses. He accuses Cerutty of prying into private company affairs to satisfy outsiders while vowing a strong critique of Cerutty’s action and persistence.
The trial of four men charged with conspiracy in connection with the Dominion Tobacco Company was adjourned after accuser Ralph Hamilton Lane disappeared. Joseph Valentine, secretary of Caulfield, was discharged. remaining defendants included Robert Carrick of Windsor and Walter Moran of Malvern, with proceedings pushed to the next Criminal Court sittings.
Mr Onwep McKenna, secretary of the Motor Transport Association, testifies that drivers must stay alert at all times. He recalls a shift from horses to cars and warns that fatigue now leads to hired incidents in road transport.
Best quality bullocks and steers drew late rates at Ballarat Corporation sale on Thursday. About half the lot consisted of bullocks and steers with 347 head of sheep traded. prime wethers and merino pens noted. Prices broadly rose with keen trade and exporters driving values higher than last week.
A stack of about 2000 bags of wheat collapsed in the Footerray granary, Rehatt and Barrie, when the floor gave way under the heavy load. The stack weighed roughly 170 tons and crashed through the corrugated roof and opposite wall with a roaring sound like an explosion.
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