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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 02, 1941
Page
6
Chief of NSW Department of Agriculture urges policy to balance farm asset maintenance with marketable output. Emphasizes diversified farming to sustain fertility, prevent boom bust cycles, and meet postwar demand for animal products while managing wheat market uncertainties.
A farmers guide describes leg mange in NSW horses known as itchy heels common in Riverina. It covers detection via hind fetlock feathers and damaged fences, mite biology, symptoms such as reddened skin vesicles and crusts, and how warmth and humidity drive mite activity. Untreated infections cause hoof and bone damage and may lead to chronic conditions, especially in draught breeds.
A Horsham reader recounts how a visitor found a gold diamond brooch at Coles Stores and advertised it in the Times. The owner advertised a reward. a reply described the item accurately and asked for posting to Horsham. Despite posting the brooch, no acknowledgment or thanks arrived, prompting a call to donate the reward to Hersham Hospital.
Fragmented OCR yields a garbled note about a typist without hands involved in an immigration matter. Names and places are unreadable, with lines suggesting legal action, hearings, and dates but no clear facts. The readable bits indicate a court or inquiry related to a person named Hines and references to New die and Chesie in a murky context.
Readers are invited to submit brief letters on general interest. Viewpoints may reflect personal opinions and not the Borehem Times. Inquiries for insertion require brief, legible one side of paper and must include the sender’s real name and address.
Le Plastrier and Sutherland of Horsham George Street are listed as late Alps Building Contractors. Kormates submitted plans prepared for country work under the Vudertat Workman title.
The Ararat and District Comforts Fund requests sage thyme and marjoram for Allied troops abroad. Herbs should be cut when no dew is on them and dried quickly. Donations may be sent by rail free of charge to Mrs B Brown Convenor for Herbs Auxiliary 79 High St Ararat April 30.
W A Lawrence president of Horsham Music Club responds to Horsham First claims about Music Week. He states the club never organized broadcasts from Horsham and has operated for about 11 years without reorganization, inviting further discussion with interested parties.
A chaotic Horsham Times report hints at diggers and their spouses under scrutiny amid a tense local scene. References to Reverse Garrison Battations, legal claims, and community figures suggest ongoing investigations and civic concerns during a period of upheaval.
The Army Historical Review argues that war tanks trace to ancient times with Hamilcar using trained elephants in 120 BC to terrorize Romans. It notes Antiochus’s scythe chariots, Britain’s ribandequin siege engines, and early drafts by Leonardo and Napier, who envisioned tank concepts long before modern armaments.
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