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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1924
Page
10
Voters faced long queues and crowded booths as candidates contested seats across Horsham and Melbourne areas. Official tallies show counts near 400 in some districts with late returns not expected to alter outcomes.
The Dookie Agricultural College hosts an annual training course for farmers to improve knowledge in farming and stock raising. Beginning August 5 for ten days, the program includes lectures by experts, poultry work, fruit growing, farm carpentry, dairying, pig breeding, and demonstrations with agricultural machinery.
Sir John Higgins urges producer cooperation to protect and market commodities including wheat and wool. He warns finance as the keystone of any scheme and notes relief and currency issues as barriers to development. The report also notes a spike in fox poisoning and farm losses amid heavy rain in Clyde area.
The opening of the new Methodist Church at Pimpinio scheduled for Sunday June 29 has been postponed to a later date. W. H. Guest, secretary, and J. W. Fisher, present, note the change.
The program lists 8 p m prayer meeting, 1 am family service, and community song rally. Mr C H Howkin leads with evangelistic rally and Rev T H Indian as preacher. Subject is The Song of Jubilee and communion will be observed.
A collage of job ads and notices from Horsham including LADIES WANTED to make aprons lingerie or blouses, HOTEL registry, TO LET, FOR SALE Strawberries and poultry, Black Orpington cockerels, White Leghorns, and large machinery stocks from Ballarat. Includes prices and contact lines with multiple names and places in Wimmera region.
Sale notice for second-hand building materials including galvanised corrugated iron posts and poles in good order. Delivery possible to Spotswood or Geelong. Prices and particulars available from Outdoor Superintendent, Victorian Wheatgrowers' Corpora tion Ltd in Melbourne.
For sale notice describes a meeting titled Come there the Warm Hearts Are hosted by Bundat. It lists a time around 7.30 p.m and location Msagm 215. The item frames a community event with an inviting tone and mentions Caley Shire as a regional reference.
A damaged notice warns that persons entering the Vectis East property will face trespass penalties. The notice cites dates and local authorities but is partially unreadable, listing a potential court or police action and hazard to animals on site.
Local notice states all stock at North Brighton must be removed before July 1. It notes Massey Harris Agency at Horsham has been taken over by G. C. Joven and advises on duplicate parts of various machines stocked. Contact Wilson Retreat Mursitam by phone.
On June 18 a mother complained of a headache and a daughter found only 12 of 20 aspirin tablets. The daughter gave three to her mother. A doctor was summoned as illness worsened and the mother died at about 1 o'clock. Dr. Brett led a postmortem showing fatty heart disease, possibly worsened by an excessive aspirin dose. The coroner ruled death from cardiac failure possibly hastened by the large dose of aspirin.
In a heated session the opposition clashed over a national anthem proposal and the censor program. Mr Yates attacked the film Flaming Youth as a moral offense while arguing for The Song of Australia as the official anthem. The chamber erupted with singing and calls for order as the speaker adjourned the motion.
In the Casterton Coleraine Merino region a potential coal seam was found during government led drilling. At 30 feet a 14 inch seam of black coal of good quality was encountered, with two bore plants active and optimism high for payable quantities to aid western state development and reduce factory fuel costs.
Public advisory warns readers about toy box delivery requirements under the Postmaster General's Department. The notice stresses prompt action by recipients to ensure timely receipt and compliance with postal guidelines.
E C Culliver Cater of Horsham offers catering and event planning services. The ad mentions marquee setups and party hire goods, with references to Joe H Arnott Firebrace Street and a store offering watches, jewelry, and giftware. The text emphasizes affordable options and a complete stock of decor and equipment for events.
An unclear ad copy touts watches clocks and jewellery repair services and a postal course offer. It mentions a guarantee and a bond refund if a course is not fulfilled, with contact at 225 Collins Street MEI ROTENE. The text also references a confectionery collect item and suggests promotional material for courses and goods.
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