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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 24, 1938
Page
4
Under instructions from Mr. H Morrison Tepan East the firm will sell as directed. The notice outlines the order for liquidation or sale actions and identifies the principal party responsible for the process.
Mossie These ie & Co Pty Ltd Horsham cleared estate of the late Ernest L Leviteke with strong attendance and spirited bidding. Goods ranged from farm implements to ponies and furniture with prices listed. A concurrent building material sale for Horsham Town Council also cleared all lines. Wilson Bolton & Co reported 16 horses sold and multiple farm items. David Anderson & Co noted sales from Gordon R McDonald estate Thongwa Balmoral about 1000 acres.
A farewell social was held at Dooen Presbyterian Church for Mr and Mrs F H Schmidt who sold their farm and left the district. The program featured songs recitations and tributes from church members including Rev E G Petherick and J Chapman. Gifts of auto tray crystal jug and glasses were presented before a coffee supper.
The advertisement lists forthcoming sales for multiple properties in Horsham and surrounding areas. Items include a 1 acre plot at Cha- Tam and a 88 acre estate at Vectia East, with further parcels in Haven Tarrangark DimBoola Road Firebrace Street and Ararat. Clearing sales are set for May 31 and June 2 with prices described as satisfactory.
Sydney report states Minister for Justice Mr Martin refused appeals from the Howard Reform League the A L P and the Trades Hall to stay the Thursday execution of Alfred Baker age 65 convicted of murdering Marcia Hayes aged Windsor All cabinet arguments for clemency had been weighed.
Riverina logged heavy weekend rains with Jerilderie recording 186 points, Urana 10 points, and an average around 50 points. The deluge was the best since last January and further falls were anticipated in the north and northwest. Victoria’s prospect of general rain has passed.
London, Sunday. Members of the Australian Test team hope the board will allow married players to travel back from Colombo with their wives. The decision will be sent by cable to aid domestic arrangements. Bradman has asked for permission for his wife to join him in London.
Elder Smith and Co Ltd with George Hague & Co Pty Ltd merged report the final sale of the regular season held in Geelong with 1130 bales catalogued. Prices for well grown wools remained firm. top merino clips fetched 19d, comebacks 17d, crutchings and oddments varied, listings show district merino rates and company-wide totals reaching a record 659,000 bales sold to date. The next crutching sale is set for June 4.
Strachan and Co report a large Victorian wool sale closing with 1400 bales offered and 90 percent sold. Merino fleece and crutchings fetched strong competition from Victorian mills and international buyers. Younghusband Limited notes a final sale mostly from Victoria with some Riverina lots, top price 16d for merino wool from Koriella. Dennys Lascelles Limited recount their final sale of the regular season with similar patterns.
Melbourne Monday. Judge Stretton dismissed the appeal by Richard Standish Falkiner of Darlington against a conviction for driving when drunk at South Melbourne Court on April 4. The judge noted the £15 fine was trivial for a man of means and said he would have liked to send him to prison.
In Sydney on Monday, Mrs. Freda Parkinson aged 40 dropped into Woo loomooloo harbor. Police suspect death by own action after a taxi and motor car fled the scene. Earlier, officers were called to a King’s Cross house where she appeared intoxicated and had threatened to jump into the harbor.
New South Wales Minister of Transport Mr Bruxner criticised magistrates who criticized automatic suspension of motor drivers licences under the Traffic Act. He said magistrates are there to interpret the law as it stands.
In the New South Wales parliament last week Mr Lawson asked the Acting Minister for Commerce Mr Cameron whether banks were withholding credit from drought affected farmers and pastoralists, pushing burdens onto wool companies. He also asked if fodder reserves were adequate. Mr Cameron replied he had no complaints against NSW banks and did not see a need for alarm about fodder.
A new convent for the Good Samaritans near Sacred Heart Church Preston Wagga aims to boost local service with a well funded aerodrome project. Council planning to invest several thousand pounds to transform it into a first class airport. Mildura Working Men's Club agrees to grant 190 pounds annually to Mildura Hospital. In parallel a tragedy in Cootamundra sees a man collapse and die after informing a woman her 12 year old son is in hospital with infantile paralysis. In Strabane Tasmania a 16 year old, Wilfred Ernest Chaplain, drowns after an epileptic seizure while fishing. his body recovered near the jetty where his dog bayed.
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