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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 14, 1948
Page
8
A jumble of local classifieds seeks workers and household help. Wages listed for housekeepers, apprentices, and senior staff. offers include sewing machine repairs, laundry services, and parcel deliveries. Also advertised are sales of building blocks, vehicles, farms, and household goods with contact notes for Horsham Times readers.
Church notices list services and events across Horsham and surrounding parishes. Includes St Andrews Presbyterian, Hor sham Sub-Branch, Horsham Mission, Green Park, South Park, West Way, Kalkar, McKenzie Creek, Church of Christ, Lutheran Church, Salvation Army, and related lectures, Sunday schools, and clubs with times from 11 am to 7 pm and mission meetings throughout the week. Captain and Mrs Pilley noted.
Fragments describe ewes and wethers branded items and a reward. Mentions finder ring 324 Kenan and Engraved at ok Te Mottier from Vern with unclear times. Indicates a public sale or auction context and a reward offered, but specifics are unreadable.
Listings advertise Fordson Voarton Farm tractor and other machinery. Warehouses and private sales note condition and terms, including February and October dates, with items like Willys truck and International Tench engines. The notices reference locations around Green Lake, Ki Shum, and Rocklands Dam.
The Horsham Scout committee secured a bright cast from Warracknabest for a Friday performance on June 11 to raise funds for sending the local Boy Scouts to the Pacific Jamboree in Melbourne. The company promises dancing and clean comedy as donations overflow from interested residents, with support from His Worship the Mayor and local councillors.
Vigilant analyzes the Referendum on subsidies and price control as a broad issue. The piece notes political leaders claim subsidies keep prices down while critics say universal controls are costly and unnecessary. It cites Patterson scheme history and argues for targeted, elastic control rather than full government price rents. The piece ends with an appeal to vote Yes or No and lists Graham J. Nicol as author for the People’s Freedom Movement.
The final day featured fine weather and croquet competitions for a season aggregate trophy donated by Mrs Hitlam won by Mrs Lohrey. President Mrs Rodda handed out awards for A B and C grades plus junior events, with Mrs N Smith, Mrs O Beirne, Mrs Omond and others securing titles. Mrs Clarkson received a farewell token from Mrs Rodda as she moves to Hamilton.
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