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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
3
The excerpt lists per unit prices for dairy and produce items such as butter, eggs, potatoes, onions, bacon, oats, pollan, grain, and flour. It reflects a historical market catalog with quantities and per unit costs, including a 10 lb bag of flour and various bushel and pound measurements.
Melbourne market notes from our correspondent show wheat at 2/1 to 254 per bushel, oats 1/11 to 1/ per cwt milling, barley English 1/0 to 27, Cape 14 to 1, maize 4/4, potatoes £2.70 to £3.5, onions £2 to £8, rye £2 Wy tu 1 leo. Horsham wheat yesterday 7 114 per bushel.
Bereavement note expresses gratitude for letters telegrams flowers and personal sympathy after a recent bereavement. Thanks go to Dr Felton, Sister Kemp and the hospital staff, and all who offered support at this sad time.
An informal message asks recipients to accept this as a personal acknowledgment of gratitude from Lanwal Therstam, sending sympathy expressions for the family and relatives after recent funeral notices.
The piece outlines uneasy state politics as federal action stalls reform plans. It notes opposition and jockeying in the Legislature, with leaders weighing bills and voting dynamics shaping potential outcomes. Electoral contest heat rises as candidates maneuver to influence government policy and public support.
A letter argues about whether state government can terminate noble appointments and questions the cash value of aristocrats like Lord and Lady Somers to Victoria’s charitable institutions. The writer notes public interest in regal attendance and wonders about the true worth of such titles in hand money.
The text notes that abolishing the current system may not save funds for the State. It mentions that upon Lord Somers's departure, the acting Governor will earn at least half the Governor's salary and that no decision has been made on an official residence.
Showery weather recorded with light minimums since last Monday. Up to 9 am Tuesday 14 points, 5 on Wednesday, and 3 yesterday. Official noon forecast: chiefly fine in the northwest half, otherwise cloudy and unsettled with a contracting front to the coast and eastern areas, cool west to southwest winds, fresh in straits.
A farmer in Polkemmet uncovered a human skull while diverting water and a complete skeleton was later recovered by Horsham constables Donaldson and Mallane. The bones, fossilized and aged, were found in foreliming position and are to be studied by Melbourne University staff for identification and origin.
Kowree Shire Council at its last meeting dealt with a humorous note from Mr John Wompstein in reply to a cheque for gravel. He refused a Lang settlement and urged payment for his goods, with the council approving paving revisions.
The British Pumintons Film Coupes charmed a large circle of movie fans with Frederik Lotedate's comedy The Arcadians and the clever Dada stage performance. A waning sea bottle clock and a Windsor Hawkesbury College feature add variety as Victorian viewers hope for a Longetenung uklege screening for local pleasure.
Horsham listeners will hear a radio talk by Me Wilfred King organizer of Mother Hubbant's Cupboard. He will speak Sunday night and again Friday July 3 in Horsham about the town’s needs and a special message for listeners.
Horsham Traders Association agreed to close shops from 12 to 2 pm on Friday July 3 to support the Mother Hubbard Cupboard appeal. The group also donated £55 to the charity and urged office workers and shop assistants to join the initiative.
Large attendance at Horsham Town Hall meeting shows strong interest in the Mother Hubbard's Cupboard charity for the needy. Speeches by Wilfred King organizer and Chas King from Bal dabat tourier, with Dr. F Langlands mayor presiding, promising a full report in the next issue.
The article notes a joint meeting of Rotary clubs from Schenectady and Melbourne with privileged speakers remarking on Rotarian friendships. A Schenectady High School orchestra and chorus performed The Long Long Trail. Proceedings began at 9 o’clock Melbourne time, while Schenectady started with a 7:30 breakfast aligning to Melbourne supper.
The Horsham Methodist Men’s Club led by Rev. Harold F. Allen enjoyed an evening at Memorial Hall with ping pong billiards snooker and draughts. Home club members won most events though margins were close a supper followed and thanks were given to Memorial Hall organizers.
Horsham AWA members plan a Band Ball in the Town Hall on Monday July 6. They will canvas well wishers and accept supper gifts at the Town Hall the day before. A supper will be served and music provided by a special Horsham orchestra.
Tonyght and Saturday offer William Powell in Man of the Works as editor of a Paris gossip paper, with a love twist and a forced confession arc. Will Rogers stars in Lightnin as a witty hotel owner whose divorce suit spurs a courtroom comedy and family reconciliation. A nature expedition film on the Antarctic promises vivid scenes and animal life.
A Cornish evening is set for Thursday at Harsha Methodist Jubilee Hall. The program features music and elocution with Cornish cake and Cornish pasties for supper. Proceeds benefit foreign missions via the Women’s Auxiliary Foreign Missions. Ticket details uncertain.
Local ad promotes woollen jumpers and cardigans at Madame Griffiths offering best value in Hor sham. Highlights coats and imported face cloth items, urging immediate purchase and inviting readers to view windows or call 47 for orders before stock runs out.
A pamphlet on Australia’s export trade with America issued by the Australian Association of British Manufacturers Melbourne is to be distributed across the Commonwealth. Foreword by Herbert Brookes former Commissioner General to the United States endorses the statements.
A bright meteor burst near Mildura and Loxton in South Australia shortly before midnight on Saturday, lighting the sky with blue and red flashes. The event shook houses, caused a tremor, and was seen from Banilol to Cowra with witnesses noting a brilliant trail and brief daylight-like illumination.
Forty country constables will be transferred to Melbourne precincts in the city district, with most assigned to Russell Street. Some will join other stations as temporary postings amid a stormy outlook for the Melbourne area.
A youth program plans a royal show oriented visit to Melbourne for a large group of country youths aged between Thams IV cens and eligible, with housing in Melbourne from September 1 to September oF. The initiative costs about £5005 funded by borrowings and prospectuses are available from the Young Australian League, Temple Court, Collins Street, Melbourne.
The Horsham TLAAB Society held its fortnightly meeting in the large room last Sunday with Bre S Williamson presiding. Speaker Mr Wilfred King outlined the Mother Hubbard Cupboard appeal for Thorshai’s teedy to be held July 3, invitations extended to Hibernians and other groups. two new members were nominated. The secretary presented the quarterly balance sheet. Next night’s syllabus item is Newspaper cuttings for July 4. A debate against MOO is set for July 1 on Is Horsham Progressive. Arrangements for a forthcoming concert are in hand and members are asked to meet Sunday afternoon in the lodge room.
Community singing will be held at the Horsham Theatre to aid Horsham Base Hospital, conducted by the Progress Association. Soloist Mr Ken Davidson will perform as tenor.
Judgment given at Horehan Police Court on Wednesday names GL Ray and FL Langlands as defendants with a series of costs awarded. Defendants include Trewe, Davey Om, J Stewart, and others with tentative sums noted plus costs. Last week the court listed further matters including McCartory v John Boggy with costs.
The Hallarat saleroom sale featured four trucks of cattle including prime Shorthorns. values ranged with prices per head lower overall. Traders noted subdued demand with reduced activity from exporters and a lack of market animation compared with prior weeks.
A 43 foot whale was spotted Sunday near Port Iuel attracting hundreds of onlookers along the looping water front. The unusual creature drew wide attention from spectators across the area.
Discussion notes that maturity traits in cattle affect feed efficiency and growth. It emphasizes selecting animals with robust digestive capacity and the need for disciplined feeding plans without prolonged lean periods to ensure slaughter under two years.
Mrs W Murrell, a noted Melbourne jockey with over eighty wins, was barred by stewards from riding the mare Eridunda in a race at Tasman. With no substitute rider, the horse was withdrawn after the decision. Her father H Farmer owns the mare and expressed surprise at the ban.
A fragment from a March Corphall piece by Margaret Ashworth states stanzas on life expectancy for birds, noting a pied piper tale of a watcher with a tern nest and tide washing eggs. The piece also reports Mr. C. T. Beart defending councilors amid criticism of public duties and street plans.
In Atlanticity and Vitel, a drastic policy expedites exile for so called undesirable men and women linked to the underworld. Those charged face a special exile court and, if found guilty, are banished from the city altogether.
A Sydney journalist notes a Scot passenger's confidence about Australian prospects amid high English taxes boosting capital transfer here. Tenders for Victorian Railways firewood supply are advertised with sales at Hor sham Mutivs Stawell and nearby towns. A Rosemere piano and assorted furniture go under the hammer today at 2 pm. Closing of RL H. Pola mountain assigns estate bids runs July 26 to July 1 with stocktake from July 3. A military ball in Minvip is postponed to late August. Reports of gold at Burnlekin River falls near Ravenswood. A woman convicted over 150 times is jailed for shoplifting at Collingwood Bench. Mice poisons and traps are active in Lubeck. Earthquakes hit Gisbourne and Wairoa.
Beekeepers from Victboro and surrounding districts attended the annual Wee Torian Apiarists Conference led by Mr Slater. They discussed bee diseases, pollen research funding, and proposals under the Bee Diseases Act while urging tree preservation and lower motor vehicle registration costs for primary producers.
A fragmentary report notes timber from the Russian ship King Iu remains undetermined in quantity and condition. It is probable that at least half of the cargo will require barking. A wool buyer visited Seymour and achieved some success in market ventures.
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