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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 25, 1926
Page
1
Unreadable OCR fragment about Empire Day and school activities mentions Hampstead, a manor, and various names. The text is garbled with numerous spelling errors, making it difficult to extract coherent events or dates.
Local readers report a heated debate over a proposed large scale afforestation plan in South Australia. Critics fear land sales to private buyers, potential profits, and the impact on timber markets while officials push expanding timber reserves and state planting programs.
The writer recounts a European tour starting in Holland and Amsterdam with a party of ten. They visit The Hague, observe Dutch windmills and canals, admire art and architecture, and note hotel stays and meals. The journey continues to Brussels with references to ship travel and local scenery in a period newspaper voice.
A correspondent signs as Plt and criticizes women who go into town to fetch texts for themselves and their children, accusing them of vanity while defending farm labor and political aims. The letter defends public visibility, condemns satire, and argues mothers’ efforts improve domestic economy and household skills.
The text contains tangled OCR fragments about Tee Chinese Suu Lin and Chang Ton aged 34 and 35 accused upon arrival of the Arafura from the East. Disjointed phrases mention imprisonment for a period and influenza references with garbled product and location names.
A fragmented OCR item lists numerous names and initials with affiliations and locations, noting prize awards and recognitions across various individuals such as Mr S tephrn Wy Phentom and Mrs Komastephens, among others, with scattered references to places and institutions. The entry lacks coherent context but preserves a tally of awardees and participants from diverse groups.
The oolong Hite Skin and Tallow Brokers report mixed hides and tallow prices with buyers bidding on merino and various grades. Prices range from light to heavy hides and back from 7 to 108 per unit, with improvements noted in tallow sales and overall market weakness for light hides and kip.
The report lists various piano and instrument passes including two advanced, one intermediate, four other grades, and three cello passes. It notes harmony rudiments and advanced harmony, with reference to the Roberts Avenue conservatorium in Nor shaml.
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