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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 16, 1939
Page
4
A fragmentary notice describes a rural estate near a school and Enoch Western District with 6 acres and 500 acres cleared. It mentions a subdivided layout, tramway or docks, wire fencing, and a permanent pasture with grazing. Prices noted at 51 percent per acre and references to improvements and telecommunication features.
The article extols Europe as supreme in arts and sciences and argues the continent remains fertile for culture and innovation. It cites radium, the wire, nitrogen from air, steam turbine, and internal combustion engine as European advances and notes Europe governs a large portion of world affairs with a substantial population.
The program lists The Bowed Angel and The Berapper with strong cast names like Walter Pidgeon Hattie McDonald Nat Pendleton Alan Curtis Sam Levene Eleazor Frun and Young Mickey Ranney in the title role. Also shown The Serpener about a social outcast Western town featuring Shocker and Mary Evaie with Elward Pawley and Frank Shiside. The films cover romance wartime drama and a western tale of class conflict and resilience with a climactic town turnabout.
The vessel carrying the King and Queen battles heavy fog and ice floes over 1000 miles from Cape Race. After three days at sea the Empresa of Aneteatin struggles toward Quebec, with an evening arrival now unlikely before Wednesday. Escorts veer to avoid ice and further fog as the liner presses through dangerous conditions.
A detailed critique argues that Australian tariff policy taxes motor vehicles and parts heavily. It cites a table from the National Automotive Club showing duties on petrol, sales taxes, and a complex nine division tariff with high ad valorem and specific rates. The writer condemns the system as exploitation and calls for relief or reform.
The annual report by the Jenlet veterinary inspector under the Harve Breeding Act shows only 4144 draught stallions presented for examination this year, down from 730 last year. The report notes food shortages across northwestern farms and warns that breeding stock numbers keep shrinking while reliance on horse power remains economically key.
Mestre Thomas Young and Co Pty conduct a special sale drawing buyers from Beulah Wedderburn Donald Horsham and districts. Principal sales include crossbred ewes merino ewes comebacks and wethers with totals around 2790 sheep sold at high averages. Attendees from across the district and northern markets attended, with goods destined to Batchewallork Jeparit and Bolan regions.
A nostalgic verse recalls a family circle with mother’s love father’s care and a brother’s aid. It reflects on childhood hours and lasting memories, noting time’s passage and humble hearths as generations pass in Wagun.
A fragmentary report notes Fisk Oatap and Kideey Toher involved in a noted incident. Details are incomplete but indicate a dispute surrounding local authorities. Further readable lines are needed to determine exact actions, dates, and locations connected to the case.
A damaged OCR passage includes scattered fragments of unclear names and terms. The readable content provides no coherent events, dates, or entities to summarize into a factual news item.
An inquiry into a recent sheep branding dispute at Leeton involved the Nag Randra Pastures Propriety Board and inspectors. It discusses branding procedures, permissible acts by buyers, and possible prosecution recommendations with emphasis on the necessity of marking sheep and protections for legitimate brands.
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