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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1939
Page
4
A garbled catalog lists sales across three days with livestock including 2500 crossbred and cubebark steep, 300 sheep, and a Cheering Sale account for W. and A. Persier scheduled around Thursday March 30 to Friday March 31 and Wednesday April 12.
Readable items describe a March sale at Horsham with lots of ewes, wethers, rams and lambs. Listings include Corriedale and Merino stock, ages from year to four years, various weights, and multiple January and February sale dates. Also notes outside agents, drovers, and partner details for Thomas Young.
Listing offers 400 acres near Caserton with 44 000 sheep capacity, 28 inch rainfall, fair improvements, asking price 5 10 per acre and easy terms with early possession. Also leased 2000 acres in Whmvmera near rail and steel with two homesteads, first class land and machinery sheds, 100 homesteads available, sectioned options, contact THOMAS YOUNG & CO PTY. LTD Horsham, Phone 3.
Tenders invited for the purchase of Allotment 33 parish of Natimuk containing 314 acres 1 rood 14 perches with 14 acres sown to Howerne and 10 irrigable acres. Property includes a five room house, stables, sheds, seven paddocks, well watered and fenced on the bank of Innik Lake three miles from Natimuk. Nominal deposit terms for balance by arrangement with F W Grabsch Pty Ltd Hursham.
Police probe delays in identifying a man whose body, found clothed only in a shirt and socks in a dam on Colin Morbon property near Calder Highway, Dumoss, lay undiscovered for about a week. Detectives have secured the victim’s skin and will compare fingerprints with CIB records.
The deputy coroner Mr. Melterg attended Wolwa today to adjudicate the will of Elizabeth White who died after her husband’s death. Raymond White is named sole executor of the state. The Crown authorities informed the witnesses at the inquest.
An old advertisement touts Noan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney tube issues and back pain. It claims the pills purify blood, reduce waste, and relieve swelling and fatigue with extensive use by millions.
The 1839 Wheat Growers Conference concluded after sessions that included a push for subsidies for outback doctors and a plan to establish a koala bear reserve in the Grampians financed with a £10 grant. Delegates also backed drought relief, free or contributory dental care for school children, transport to secondary schools, cheaper utilities, and opposition to private livestock selling at Newmarket.
Wire report from Melbourne states a large timber yard fire at Messrs William Cooke My Ltd in Press Hill damaged valuable machinery worth an estimated £10,000. The blaze confined to a dressing mill after four brigades battled flames. nearby shops and cottages suffered damage as residents fled in night clothes.
London report cites Franco saying the entire world is theirs and a nationalist victory is near. He pledges pardons but vows to punish crimes of red domination and announces a new offensive to force surrender. The Republicans are warned of blockade and catastrophe unless they surrender with white flags.
Dispatches report a 4000 pound gold consignment vanished en route from Benidorm to Madrid amid civil conflict. Officials probe a widening theft inquiry as Madrid reports heavy fighting and a possible air fleet handover dispute with Burgos. Rebels claim advances on the Cordoba front while some troops reportedly hoist white flags.
An Oklahoma City air crash killed eight people and injured several after the plane’s engine failed and the craft burst into flames near the municipal airport.
Wire story from Motimene reports a Western division forest inspector’s evidence at a Bush Fire Communion hearing. The inspector argues the ideal forest is one that has never experienced fire, framing it as a standard of excellence in forestry practice.
Crown case opens against Patrick Todle a 27 year old salesman charged with murdering civil servant John McCarthy 45 on December 4. Prosecutor Mr Book alleges McCarthy was injured during the robbery and found unconscious. Todle claimed self defense. Proceedings adjourned.
The Oxford and Cambridge colleges are urged to amend privileges as a "Tax the College" campaign moves toward Parliament. Oxford owns 170000 acres in 47 counties and Cambridge 115000 acres in 39 counties. Critics note colleges sell land in growing areas while buying elsewhere, creating a tax burden imbalance for private farmers and others seeking land.
Report from Wartook notes a splendid trout rise Saturday and Sunday evenings with browns up to Sith landed between eight and nine. First good news in five months. Tomorrow night a general meeting of all anglers is called at the Fire Brigade hall at o'clock sharp to discuss Murray fir trade plantation and other topics. Suggestions for angling improvements welcome.
The text discusses how various countries alter car registration fees, noting Britain cut fees by 25 percent and others like France Germany and Italy reduced or abolished them. It argues higher upfront payments deter ownership and suggests quarterly payments could ease the burden, touching on impacts on fuel use and revenue.
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