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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 08, 1946
Page
5
An unclear report mentions a fatal incident aboard a Adelaide Express with references to various names and places. The fragmentary text lists individuals, locations, and potential dates, but lacks coherent details about the event or outcome.
The Horsham Lawn Tennis Club opened its season at the Horsham Botanic Gardens with 72 entries for the American mixed doubles, up from 44 last year. Mayor Dr. Wilfrid Smith declared the courts open and praised club members and council cooperation for preserving facilities for servicemen and the community.
Court winners included S Brown Miss McDonald 27 games and W Richmond Mrs Highdale 28. Quarter finals saw Brown-McDonald defeat Richmond-Highdale 5-3, Mills-Kelly defeat Needham-Fenwick 5-4, Bolton-Nasebandt defeat Douglas-Puls 5-3. McIntosh-Hull had a bye. semi finals unfinished to be completed next Saturday. The Presbyterian Club opened its season at St Andrew's with a mixed doubles tournament, plans to enter Churches and District Association, and a final won by Lynette Steakley and Don Rushbrook over Roy Reid and John McLean.
Readable fragments show a dated notice referencing Horst Churches and District with mentions of October and October 12. Names and places are garbled, but the item appears to be a local church district notice or schedule with dates and attendees.
The Dimboola Bowling Club held its official greens opening on a Saturday afternoon with President August Schultz declaring play open. Thirty-eight players contested the men’s competition including 17 visitors from Horsham. final rinks saw Beynon Weight Sallmann Ward defeat Porter Fink 2 1 and the President’s Trophy silver serviette rings awarded to the victors.
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