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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 31, 1935
Page
5
The services of A F Weight & Sons Funeral Directors are offered with discretion and tact. With over forty years of experience they assist the bereaved in mortuary arrangements within financial means. Located at 28 Wilson Street, Horsham, contact tel 220 after hours 226 and 644.
The family of the late John Dunton expresses heartfelt thanks to Drs Felstead and Stephens, Marton Booth and staff of Wembley Private Hospital for kind attention. They also thank Rev Clinch and friends, notably Mr E Kimberley, Mrs M Kimberley and Mrs Finck for many acts of kindness.
Memorial notices from Horsham Lang Isabella and families honor Fred C G Koenig died June 1 1921 a mother and grandmother June 3 1934 John Lehmann died May 30 1931 and a mother grandmother died June 1 1942 with family notes of remembrance and love.
In loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother who passed away on June 1 1932 in Gods Loving Care. From her sons and grandchildren at Massey and Warracknibent.
Commercial intelligence notes yesterday’s selling prices for provisions in Horeham stores. The report lists current costs for staples and daily needs, reflecting market shifts in the local trade.
Wire report from Melbourne lists wheat now 3/24 old 3/14, oats milling aft 2/3, feed 1/3 to B/1, barley English 2/10 to 3, maize 4/11, potatoes £4/15 to £6, onions £7 to £8, chaff £3/5 to £4. Wheat price in Horsham 2/9 per bushel.
The article discusses chronic grievances in public service, noting wage suppression and job insecurity during the depression. It highlights scientific staff in the Department of Agriculture accepting low pay, causing talent loss to private firms or other states, and cites a pupil draftsman who rose to a federal post, illustrating pay disparity and promotion limits amid illness in another state position.
Weather notes report unsettled, showery periods with two points fallen in Horsham since Monday. Forecast calls for fine to the north and west, clouding later with renewed unsettled showery weather tomorrow, and winds freshening from the northwest veering to cool squally westerly.
The headmaster Mr H W Ralford warns Tadents, little folks, and those aged 44 who have not started school must present at school soon after the next stay when holidays end to enroll. Fees are 80 bi tithe. space is limited and late entries may delay until another term. Children reaching six must enroll now for compulsory attendance.
At Horsham Police Court on Wednesday a near record number of motor vehicle offenders were dealt with. Most breaches dated March 10 with raids across town. Constables Nelson and King acted as informants and PM Mr D D G Binit presided on the Beach. Fines of one pound two shillings were given for failing to maintain rear lights.
A Horsham group presses for an overhead bridge at the railway station. They urge the issue before railway authorities and local officials, citing long standing public demand.
The Mayor Dr Jnrives welcomed Mr H W Clapp the Chef Commissioner of Railways on his Horsham arrival. The case against Bernard McManus for driving with one headlight burning between sunset and sunrise was dismissed for lack of evidence after the police cited the sun setting time. McManus was fined £1 for driving without a licence.
A Sham Centenary meeting presided by Dr F Langlands approved a Soldiers Memorial Avenue project from the railway to Wimmera bridge with funds from local donations. Objections by the Railway Department and farm owners over planting near the Natimuk crossing halted full implementation. work to plant to start in two weeks.
The annual Ball for the Horsham Blind Institute, held Monday at Horsham Town Hall, attracted poor patronage despite festive decorations and Fiesta orchestra. The event aimed to raise funds for the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, but attendance disappointed the organizers.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an incident at Orem Park involving a collision on a footpath near Blair Street. Details are unclear but local youths or bystanders are mentioned with possible references to offenses or actions following the event.
Foundations are done for a 330 h. Brigitte generator at Lorshan Electric Light Works. A steel girder weighing about 1d tons was placed to support overhead gear for engine erection and overhaul. Engineer Mr. B. Connelly led the skilled work as the engine is due to arise in a week or two.
Rane Sherwell appeared at Horsham Toun Court on Wednesday charged with riding a bicycle in David Street without a light. Constable Nelson said the incident occurred around 11 30 p.m. on May 10 as Sherwell followed and intercepted in the railway yard. Sherwell denied the name Shaw and claimed confusion over the light and identity. A fine of 10 was imposed.
Arthur Harper faced Horsham Police Court after a May 10 incident on McPherson Street in which Constable Nelgon said Harper drove a Boetig cart northward without a light. Harper claimed he was returning from work and the cart was detained for lack of lighting.
Tenders close today at 2 30 for the sale of an improved farm owned by Mr J P Murphy. The property lies four miles from the National area and is offered for public consideration.
Report notes residents on Edith Street suffer inconvenience due to a derelict crossing at the east end of Hadith Street now blocked. Gates originally set by landowners and the railway remain problematic with no safeguards. Horsham Town Council bears responsibility for a proper crossing, while motorists face fines for windscreen wiper and rear‑view mirror noncompliance.
The Horsham theatre bills Bert Bailey in Grandad Rudd and a Pathé film Day in the Lives of the Dionne Quintuplets. Voltaire with George Arliss opens Monday to Wednesday with Kentucky Kernels and Wheeler and Woolsey as supporting acts. Optical firms Garrard will visit Horsham on June 5.
James Thyan Kelly pleaded guilty to leaving a car in Firebrace street hindering traffic and was fined 10 at Horsham Police Court. Charles S. Purvis also faced a similar charge and received a 10 fine after traffic was obstructed on a crown of the road.
The record shows multiple defendants such as Rivrehd Water Supply, Hallam, Molaner, Norman R McIntyre, Parsons, Jamie Peters, David Winilela and Langlands, with specified sums and costs in a Hor Stam Police Court proceeding. A Roads Board Office note mentions Mr S Je Mintz retirement from district engine position.
Lngt Sat Limuay, 65, was taken to Warmekoabeal Hospital by Constable E. Carron after his overcoat caught fire near a fire. He succumbed Monday. Coroner ordered burial and an inquest. Sister in Fitzroy located. Benjamin Kuhne fined for riding motor without time to get licence. Loan Council tensions rise over Victoria’s financial agreement. Four miles from Dimboola a boy Mervyn Howland, age six, fell under a trailer wheel and is in private hospital with fractures and internal injuries.
At the Horsham District Young Farmers Club executive meeting significant revisions were approved for the Horsham show schedule. In stock sections ages for calves were increased and sheep pigs and poultry classes expanded. New sections for yearlings and beekeeping honey were added. It was decided records must detail all work over the prior year.
The Horsham branch of the Australian Natives' Association held its final meeting of the year at Musgrove Hall on Tuesday night with President A A Knowles presiding. Reports covered a member clearance, Jubilee fund, returned soldiers pensions, sick list, and £97 in accounts. Elections installed W H Cox as president, with P Francis as vice president and A A Knowles as ex-president.
A national referendum showed 160000 farmers in favor of the Agricultural Adjustment Act proposal, with 27000 opposed. The measure, part of New Deal policy, aims to reduce wheat acreage and strengthen farm programs. the act includes a processing tax on wheat and eligibility for tax-based incentives. Separate Ballarat notices describe a telegraphic obituary confusion and a local motor accident in which James Scott was injured. a wheat bags incident damaged property at Bongiorno Bros Ltd.
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