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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1925
Page
1
Regions items and garments alongside gloves gauntlets elbow tops and embossed designs. The ad lists various vendors and products including ladies gloves and decorative wear. It notes new arrivals and a broad assortment with terms like Tallis Sunshades Jap Yonsades and combos of powders perfumes and garters.
The article surveys the Little Desert from the Wimmera River to the South Australian border, detailing its physical features, scrub, mallee belts, springs, and water depths. It notes past leases, landholders, and proposed settlement plans, plus orchard attempts, honey potential, and drought relief uses.
The Geelong Hide Skin and Tallow Brokers Association notes keen demand for full wool skins pelts and lambs. Prices vary by skin type with Merino ant comeback and large to superior lots quoted at firm rates.
A weather summary notes a southerly flow on the 23rd with high pressure over the state, followed by warm conditions through the 26th. Northerly winds and a southern disturbance brought rain and thunder across central and eastern areas on the 29th, with negligible fall in Wimmera and Mallee before fine weather returned. Temperatures ranged from 32 degrees at Eberys on the 24th to 104 degrees at Mildura on the 29th, and rainfall totals varied across districts from a few points to 13 points in Horsham.
Historic racing notes list Bonarosa and progeny, tracing lineage through Flo rentina Mona Vista and Muncaster to Oaks winners Musa and Jenny Diver. Mentions Cesarechtel and Otenteu as kin, with references to Year 1917 foaling, Liver not Autumn Cup, Ascot Derby, and other stakes results. Also mentions Pleurinte and Symington family connections and asks for further particulars from D4 MacLea.
The government agrees to subsidy the Tramways Trust to provide free tram passes to Booth Australian Houses of Parliament members. A yearly payment of 5 pounds 17 shillings per member is arranged, covering all tram routes.
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