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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 12, 1944
Page
2
Fragmented funeral notices list names such as Mae, Dante, Albert, Bert, and Sher with scattered references to towns, dates, and kinship ties. The readable portions mention May 10, 1945 and memorial sentiments but lack coherent events or clear relations.
A garbled report mentions the second committee and appointments related to school matters. Names such as Mr. BK Miller and Mrs H B Leber appear amid unclear references to a state government and a plan involving children and Hindu industries.
Subscriptions to the First Liberty Loan reach 90 000 in Horsham district led by local committees and investors. Jonathan’s total indicates substantial support with figures around 71 440 from 37 percent subscription while doctors and church groups organize drives and social events to boost contributions.
The Rev. EK Shackell of the Mor Methodist Church hosts holiday services and visits with congregants. Readers note his ongoing pastoral work and community outreach as part of the season’s observances.
Obituary notices recount Agnes Helen Muller death in Bolers pint and funeral details at Horsham Cemetery. Also notes on John Welz, James Shaw, Jane, Dent, and Edward Hallam with services, interments, and funeral arrangements by A. F. Welgitt & Sons.
A Horsham Town Council and Portland Borough Council meeting in the town hall discussed harbor or deck facilities to improve Portland port. A parliamentary committee report awaited potential conference invites northern areas and representatives to push for a river and canal link to enhance shipping access.
The fragmentary text lists state examinations and names of examinees, followed by an urgent notice about hospital staff shortages under Victorian authority. It mentions hospital posts in Melbourne and Korea Town Hall style wording, seeking ward maids, orderlies, and mental health workers, plus calls for leather and footwear industry input and comments from officials on staffing.
The fragmentary notice lists Margaret, daughter of Mir and Sim W Utatoe, Mant street Continent. It mentions May date and a church event by Fr Alexander of Andres. It references G. Moberty and Aten E. Robsroke with connections to Haravr Walter Piyvnan L.A. sequences.
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