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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1940
Page
2
A scrambled field report from Burak states lists items from Ballarat and local factories. Mentions cheese mature dairy items, bifurcated notes on production and sales, with unclear dates and names, suggesting a brief commodity market glimpse.
At the Austany Town Council session concerns over martial weaponry and public safety dominated a heated meeting. Mayor Charles reported costed measures and a plan for security aid while officials urged calm and municipal readiness.
Warm weather dominates the week with scattered rain moving east as a cold front approaches. Town meetings and farewell events fill the schedule, with the Mayor outlining future tasks and community organizations hosting gatherings. Sicknesses and local attendance noted. several officials and residents appear in coverage of public life.
The Horsham Ageient Tart Society abandoned the year’s show for the first time, planned as the 83rd event. The decision followed overseas grave informational sit uation, with the event slated to be held Wednesday and yesterday.
A summary of Horsham school activities notes student achievements in art, singing, competitions, and card games. It mentions staff members Mr Manuel and Mrs Wright, the head teacher, inspector comments, and praise for scholar participation during September and May.
In Horsham a wartime patriotic effort is described with plans to address fortifications. The report notes military coordination and planning steps involving local authorities and the national defense program. Officials emphasize readiness and public support for defense measures amid ongoing security concerns.
The annual meeting of the society, held last Sunday, elected officers. Canon Pattall was named president, with Fyen tain as vice president and D. Saund my and F. McPherson serving as secretary and treasurer respectively. A list of committee members followed.
An article details price increases across multiple grain markets with a focus on wheat and barley costs. It notes farm and miller reactions, supplier adjustments, and interlinked effects on consumer bread prices. It mentions international scope including Australia and North American regions and cites commission discussions and policy responses.
A fragmented report describes a car theft at Stinson Park near a lake with a bystander hearing a shout. The piece also mentions a factory and munitions concerns while noting a man’s arrest in a separate incident and a missing person near a stream.
Fragmentary wartime note reports suspension of child evacuations amid ongoing crisis. Vague references mention authorities, safety concerns, and unclear timelines as operators review procedures and conditions for future evacuations.
Fragmentary obituary styles a long list of names and places with a funeral service and graveside. References to Willis and various family members appear amid scattered geographic markers and institutions, indicating a local remembrance in a fragmented OCR passage.
An OCR damaged notice lists multiple names and places in a long, jumbled obituary segment. It mentions a death on a Friday at an age around 60s and references relatives and various places, but most specifics are unreadable. The muddled text includes scattered surnames, institutions, and dates, lacking coherent sequence.
A fragmented report from Moemlas dekt covers the Montis meeting at Mameham fBresn Cunnell Cp. It notes Haim Shore of Sesto, Frown Jaye Departed, and Revita amid long service. mentions Dui Anderson appointment and resignation of Be Halgon. ends with Miss Katies Leintberg noted in New York cable.
A vague item notes support for British air raid victims and calls for fundraising. It mentions a fund and medical help, with unclear attribution and fragmented wording, reflecting uncertain OCR text from a wartime era notice. Citizens are urged to participate, while some names and details remain unclear.
Incomplete OCR text mentions Gandhi and future action but lacks clear context or specifics. Unable to determine events, dates, or entities beyond Gandhi reference.
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