This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 42 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1933
Page
5
A lengthy report on the Wheat Conference shows authority debating policy shifts under Federal Government proposals. Key figures from industry and government discuss taxation, consumption price goals, rehabilitation plans, and the industry’s long battle over prices amid uncertain reforms.
Commercial intelligence notes today’s selling prices for provisions in Horsham stores with a list of items such as bread flour butter sugar and related goods though much of the text is garbled OCR making exact figures unreadable and several items undecipherable. Crystalized sections point to typical grocery staples and price notes for the local market.
Wire from Melbourne reports wheat prices with 2d per bushel for Horsham and notes prices for various grains including onions and barley. Stan dard market figures show 1-7 shillings per unit and 26 to 24 onions with ranges up to £28 for some items.
The Wilitey family sincerely thanks friends and relatives for their expressions of sympathy. They appreciate the letters cards and other support during their recent sad bereavement.
In memory of my dear wife Demi who passed year. She is remembered with love and sorrow. May her living.
The Horsham Times confirms it is published every Tuesday and Friday. This notice states regular weekly publication schedule for the newspaper in Horsham.
Cath Thomas Neville of Footscray was injured while tunnel digging for the Hor NHam sewerage scheme on Wednesday morning. Working about 30 feet underground a bucket fell past his head and shoulders, leaving him semi conscious. He was taken to Horsham Base Hospital for treatment, later discharged after bruises to head and shoulders.
The electric power station shifts to new engines today and may require brief shutdowns of street and verandah lighting tonight. Output will be 20 hp short of normal, possibly affecting illumination.
At Horsham Police Court Jack Friedman of Dimboola Road faced a charge of using a privately registered motor truck for commercial purposes. Witnesses testified Friedman drove a fruit truck without proper registration despite assurances to register it. The magistrate found the charge proven and fined Friedman.
Horsham water authority lifts watering restrictions on March 1 allowing ratepayers to use water for gardens at any time. The change enables day and night watering without time limits.
Town Clerk W P Pryor announced at Tuesday night’s Horsham Town Council meeting that Hocla Pape Co plans concrete pipe works on about a quarter acre in the Coomed yard depot. The Mayor and Sewerage Authority chair approved urgent action for a three year operation with a proposed rate of £5 per month.
At a council meeting in Hersham Loch the Mayor praised the Victorian Wheat Group for moving wheat to Portland. About 200 workers loaded thousands of sacks as the first wheat ship in three years, with 17 boats departing previously. The mayor urged writing to Mr Judd to commend the group’s actions and urged other councils to join in congratulating him.
The annual country fire demonstration opened at Warrnambool in fine weather. Deputy Chief Officer Turner led proceedings due to Chief Officer Chellew’s illness. An electric time-keeping system by Fireman Price of Echuca was shown. The Chief Secretary Macfarlan offered aid within duties. A moment of remembrance honored former Chief Officers Marsh and Lambourn. District results gave Horsham and Geelong City notable placings in hose and ladder events. The next meeting will feature new floral and plant classes. unique dental service promoted with same day artificial teeth trials offered at Horsham Exchange Hotel.
A worker’s arm was liberated from a pipe by the foreman’s aid during a lift. Initial fear of a broken limb proved unfounded after examination by Dr Felstead. The concrete lined pipes are prepared for removal to the Mt Zero water scheme.
Horsham Town Council weighs renewing the chamber floor with linoleum and carpet after the mayor and town clerk argue the room should be used for council and hospital meetings only. Some members urge economy due to low revenue, suggesting delaying until quotes are obtained.
A Prahran council member protested a new carpet in the chamber claiming it symbolized luxury. He said such furnishings belong in Canberra and compared the carpet to famine conditions in Carberi.
Mayor Dr L Hutchesoun urges generous crimems to donate any amount under 2 0 but names will not be published in the Press. acknowledgments will be made in sundry small amounts. The appeal closes tonight.
Wishes to announce her complete range of animal winter coats frocks and millinery. Every garment has been chosen with discriminating care and priced lower than in many years. All sizes from small to extra large are available at Adv.
The Horsham Theatre screenings and Monday to Wednesday showings of Steele Budd’s satirical outback tale win praise as a sign of Australia’s film vitality. Bert Bailey stars in Dad, delivering humor and warmth amid a program featuring Herald Cine-Sound reviews, a British Pathe piece on The Trooping of the Colours and The Derby of 1932, and a Mickey Mouse feature.
At Hersham Town Council on Tuesday Dr. Patterson reported Cr E T W Turst urged a cereber match with Wimimera Shire. Mayor Hutchesson said a match had been sought with that shire but was not available. Cr DL Anderson moved to appoint the Mayor and Patterson a board of control to arrange the match.
The St Matrick’s committee plans a concert at Cathole School Hall on Thursday March 1 with Miss Sheila Kosel singing and a women’s choir. Mes TL Cameron leads the ritual items and local singers contribute a lively entertainment program. The orchestra will perform an appealing selection of music for an evening of high order.
The program features The False Madonna with Kay Fraoers and William Boyd tonight and Saturday. The May Girl stars Lerretta Young as Buster, a modern career girl who later falls for Wallie. Also on the bill is Business and Pleasure with Wil Hogers, plus The Silent Witness Fox drama starring Lionel Atwill and Bramwell Fletcher. Saturday matinee hosts Ken Maynard in The Royal Rider.
A swarm of bees stung Fred Fleischer while ploughing a paddock at Glenlyon. He escaped to his home for safety and released the horses, which bolted, breaking harness. He suffered severe facial and hand injuries and paused work for days before resuming.
New South Wales authorities grant Pastures Protection Boards outside cities power to order destruction of Alsatian dogs deemed dangerous to sheep. Owners in affected areas will be allowed to remove their dogs before action. Minister says wild Alsatians pose little threat, noting their power and intelligence.
Mr W. B. Greenwood opened a Tas Payers Association meeting detailing how unemployment relief tax is payable for the current income year. He explained stamps from 1900 to present years and noted that workers must affix weekly wage stamps when paying their third unemployment relief assessment, with full credit for stamps already attached.
Cattle catalog larger than usual with half the supply bullocks mostly light to medium. high grade sheep firm near top end with prices rising late. Prime beasts realised up to £9. cows £4 to £12 6s. lambs scarce with prices 7s to 15s. Horsham matters noted including court order, tennis club event, and land tenders announced.
Fire destroyed a former Junction Hotel at Deep Lead now in Glenorchy after a long history. The Mow Fungs were licensed there in early days. The building once sold for £12 and moved by bullock team to Glenorchy where it stood for years before burning. Insurance reportedly exceeded £200. Künstler Peter Bousfield plans Grampians study trip for Melbourne exhibition. A watercolor by Bousfield was presented to Lord Bomes recently.
Britain’s fruit market is valued around twenty million pounds yearly for home grown produce. Home growers have not fully benefited as foreign apples dominate shops, but recent years show a two million pound rise in home grown fruit value. Rural Horticultural Society work at Wisley stations reports extensive varieties and positive prospects for English fruit in cooking and dessert.
A male nurse named Bellaires has long served at a London hospital. The article notes his 22 years in the field and describes his demanding, round the clock duties. He speaks of his work as comparable to other trained professions and mentions a wife in Torquay France.
Thomas Henry Kant died at age 74 last Saturday. He was a veteran orchardist, lifelong student of grafting and pest prevention, and a generous mentor to young growers. Kant led orchard reforms in Toomnc Valley and helped oversee similar work in Kiews Valley, admired for Granny Smith and Red Delicious varieties.
Mayor Cermak of Chicago died after wounds from Giuseppe Zangara’s Miami assassination attempt on Roosevelt. He sank into a coma Sunday night and died Monday from complications including pneumonia and gangrene in the right lung. Zangara was found guilty of murder in the first degree. if retrial on related charges proceeds, he faces the electric chair.
Roy Gould of Yaspeet rode Micky the Mouse at Hopetoun’s Wild Australia rodeo. After bucking, Gould's foot caught in the reins and the horse dragged him along the ring. He freed himself just before serious injury, but the incident raised safety concerns.
Pedestrian and cycle entries for the carnival on Saturday March 2 close on Monday. G W Cochrane receives entries from the Wimmera district as keen competition is anticipated in each event. The district tug of war teams also must have entries in by March 16. The committee has announced a substantial prize list to attract wide support and enliven the carnival with day and night programming including a hospital fundraiser.
Mounted Constable Uh Sparrow at Narracort Pollge Station investigates a show poultry death. A prized white Leghorn died about 15 minutes after a medicine failed to help. Lead in the crop is found, suggesting poisoning by the corkerel. the owner valued the bird at £22.
A bush fire called the Minvip Bush Fire Breogmie scorched rye grass paddocks along the railway line about a couple of miles north of Minnvip, fanned by strong winds. The blaze damaged 40 acres of grass, fencing, and a home keeper’s paddock, with possible greater damage if winds shifted.
A boy named Maurice Collins fell from a wagon carrying water from Standpipe near Vora baths as it neared a railway crossing. He sustained severe wounds including a near-severed ear after a wheel rolled over. He was taken to Mio yip District Hospital with serious injuries.
An Agricultural Department officer investigated cattle deaths on Hemley farm at Callawadda. He found cattle died from dry feeding and lack of nutrition, with paralysis of the throat causing the deaths.
Three men suffered injuries when a vehicle lost steering control and plunged down a roadside embankment on the Frances Highway near Mount Deum. Hoy McDonald of the Country Roads Famed group reportedly sustained a broken jaw. others were treated for injuries at the scene.
The readable text references a secretary and a daetety in New South Wales, with mentions of elections and postal figures. It is unclear and largely garbled, offering few concrete details beyond general political references and a few proper nouns.
The readable parts describe unclear, garbled content with multiple typos about a government and a new writing project. There is insufficient coherent detail to identify people places organizations or events.
An unclear report describes a street event with mentions of individuals such as Mithoudsue, Puteday, Tyner, Bertie Hallet, and Yastapar. The text references a feathered figure, a capital appearance, and a fable tied to Lavensiog tomes and Pigbatlag, suggesting a symbolic or misread scene.
A deputation pressed for a special grant to fund country libraries and mechanics institutes. They proposed 6500 books funded by a 500-pound nationwide grant and free transport of books, hoping to build village reading rooms and interlibrary exchanges. The treasurer’s later decision and broader economy cuts would determine if the request proceeds.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.