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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
10
The Wimmera League opens with key matches and weather concerns. Horsham and Rupanyup lead the weekend schedule with a special train and a full list of players, officials, and junior plans discussed at the Horsham Town Hall.
Fragmentary remarks compare Britain and the Empire and assert Australia would lose its national identity if it broke from the empire. The garbled text shows a speaker discussing loyalty to the British Empire and implications of independence.
A report from the Warrick mubeyl Herald discusses zone cues and a practice match with Minyip. It notes stiffening play from newcomers Moss Count Fry Houill Mitchell and questions over SA players Crust and Moss and their eligibility for metropolitan competitions.
Bowing and croquet era held a social afternoon on Saturday with many members and outsiders attending. Several matches and competitions were played as trophies for the season were presented by the president and guests.
Last Saturday Balmoral hosted Douglas in Balmoral Gronerg Town with mixed doubles and ladies doubles results listed. Other items note East Wonwondah and Horsham club practice, and a racing summary from Benefly at Warrnambool with multiple race outcomes and betting. A Brim Springs Ride Club meeting is announced for Brimpaen Hall on May 11.
Abel won the winner with Mesere Tehason and L Rees second and third. A sweepstake was held at each range with prizes for first second and third. The notice lists Delaney Johnson Tabel and Lanebeon as top finishers and mentions a day of sport and forthcoming pigeon starling and wrowe events at the Mor sham Club meet tomorrow at 2 pm.
An appeal by the Rotary Club of Melbourne for the Boy Scouts Association support faces difficulties with Horsham. Treasurer Mrs A D Stanistreet reports £16 16s / £16 16s 6d collected and expects more applications. Nearby, public notices reference a Brisbane fraud case, a jail sentence, and upcoming collections by Mr A L Standstreet and others.
Public Works Minister Gowrie told delegates from Stawell Boroughs and Avava Maryborough districts that half the state main roads would be taken over as state highways with no fundary available. He explained maintenance costs, tourism impacts on the Grampians, and the need for motor taxation to fund upkeep under the Highways and Vehicles Bill.
A report to the Borough Council details Clapp’s meeting with the Chief Commissioner of Railways. The Mayor Dr. Barner asked about improvements. officials offered few promises. Discussions referenced a Wheat-shipping port at Portland and land gates at Horsham, with mixed support and timing for ministerial action.
Report of a disrupted meeting where Mr Clapp and Dr. Robert Smith presented delayed promises and apologies. Terse exchanges followed with demands for better communication and assurances, while attendees criticized assurances and called for improved provisions. A separate note mentions a railway refreshment increase and a missing jewellery incident on Sydney wharf.
A mangled OCR page lists rental offers and sales notices across Horsham and Ballarat including To Let items in Green Work and Horsham Parish, sale inquiries for a German-made instrument and California-made lead products, and property listings such as a seven-room home on McPherson Street with yard and fruit trees. The text also references agents THIESSEN & CO and BROADBENT BROS. & CO, with contact details and a Football Meeting note.
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple items including a children’s story The Electric Light and a sermon God Ww Me is and What He is. It references Rev T F Stanley and various place names Horsham and Walworth, with scattered numbers and commemorations. The readable items are church and school related notices with unclear contexts.
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