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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 02, 1941
Page
7
Hor sham and district residents are listed for enlistment in the AIF with many names published and some removed for medical discharge. The note invites additions and corrections from readers while acknowledging the large volume of names from Hor sham and surrounding areas.
Fragmented report outlines election-like process within a football club, listing officers and committees amid garbled OCR. Mentions Natimuk Nh Carey, Foothill, WHS, and a range of roles from president to treasurer, with unclear dates or events and widespread misspellings.
A London lecture outlined wool industry futures for Australia amid war, with South African representative Foster Duplessis predicting no immediate crisis for Dominion growers while South American output remains risky. The talk urged international cooperation, including a possible comprehensive pool scheme and a Briton led Stabilisation plan to set product prices with controlled margins.
In Kulamirrie near Goulburn landholders watch a pioneering soil erosion control project. Concrete spillways and silt saving dams on gullies divert water, reduce headward erosion, and protect pasture. Earthworks and rock walls form the structure, with plans to plant trees next spring to aid soil conservation.
The article reports Miss B Praer reviewing hospital meal practices in England and the United States. It notes American methods aim to curb food waste by rationing per patient while British standards emphasize hospital kitchens and staffing to meet patient needs.
A RACV member who regularly made a 170 mile trip cut fuel use by driving moderately and coasting downhill. He reduced average speed from 50 mph to 35 mph, kept the speedometer under four, used neutral on slopes, and halves daily consumption from nine gallons to seven gallons each way, saving four gallons per round trip.
The project seeks to prevent erosion by stabilizing gullies under close observation by the Soft Conservation Service. Mr McKell co operates in the work and anticipates successful reclamation, halting spread to ruin more land and offering a practical example for others with similar problems.
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