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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 16, 1950
Page
7
Farmers report variable rainfall with good district averages but uneven falls. J G Evee from Raeul Creek sowed only 54 pats and plans to start grain in a day or two after weeds germinate. Reynolds and wondah note tasks before sowing, with moist subsoil and warm weather following rain aiding the season.
Incomplete OCR fragment references a donation action and individuals Dahienbarg and Briartet Shire. The text notes a payment timing and conditions but lacks full context or clear outcomes. Further readable text needed to determine precise action, date, and involved entities.
Elder, Smith and Co report a large turnout at Stawele with 6 527 Merino sheep sold under the hammer, averaging about £4 3s 4d. Notable lots included 325 August studs and 495 two year wethers. Prices ranged from £3 10s to £5 18s 6d, with shorn sheep and fat stock also presented at the Hor sham Corporation Yard market.
Dalgery and Company Limited report a large Edenhope sale on May 8 with 3198 sheep yarded and an average of £3/7/5 per head, higher than the £3/1/9 at the previous centre sale. Quotations show merino wethers and crossbred lots achieving top bids, with keen competition throughout.
At a Friday meeting the Wimmera Shire Council debated buying copies of the pamphlet We Can Have Beautiful Tones on vandalism to distribute to every school child. Secretary Lovett noted it suits urban areas but could help here. four to five hundred children live in the shire. Dr. Levitzke and Dr. Waters supported the idea, while LATE Dr. Baker warned it might be too late after recent vandalism. Council moved to have the secretary contact the District Inspector of Schools and distribute one pamphlet per school child.
Dr. C. E. Baker was appointed as the Wimmera Shire’s representative to attend a meeting in aid of the United Nations Appeal for Children. The Secretary Mr. K. H. Lovett stated the council only needed to offer support and appoint a delegate to attend the gathering.
The President Dr F P Hen nessy and Secretary Mr K H Lovett were chosen as delegates of the Shire of Wimmera to attend the Wimmera Regional Committee meeting at Horsham Town Hall on June 14. The appointment was made at the council meeting on Friday on the motion of Drs F Crafter and C Ward.
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