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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes show JR Baillie and L A B Teackes of the Violin associated with a Horsham setting. Mentions a university or session context and a supervising figure, with unclear names and dates.
Dr W T Kendall, chief veterinary officer, urged discarding high jump at the Victoria society meeting. He argued it offers little value, requires harsh training, and risks horse injury or death, while public spectacle and crowd appeal remain its only gains. Discussion postponed to the next meeting.
Messrs Denny and Laseelie Limited report a large turnout as 3650 bales sold. Demand remained strong from Continent, Japan, America and Yorkshire with notable gains across merino, crossbred and topcombed wool. Top prices reached for exter combing and Warrambeen clips with clear clearance of the catalogue.
The Minister of Agriculture Bourebier warns that lamb prices may fall due to a strike and shipping delays. Government stores will hold up to a half billion carcases to stabilize supply and prices, with options to slaughter in Melbourne and advance storage warrants.
Ballarat yards sale Tuesday featured varied sheep prices and softer cattle values. Notable figures include 2 bullocks at £14 1 0 and cows from £12 10 to £10 0, calves to £9, with a heavy lamb run of 5162 but slack demand across all classes.
Postal voting forms are available at all post offices and division returning officers. Electors traveling to another state must apply via the Chief Electoral Officer to the division returning officer for postal ballot papers. Early application is advised as ballots arriving after polls close will not be admitted to scrutiny.
The entry describes Fleuriste, bay horse by Bananasoa, winner of the Woekly Stakes and noted for Derby and Two Thousand Guineas placings. It lists lineage through Florentina and Muncaster, with connections to many winners including Musa, Mirgks, and Taga lin. Fleuriste achieved multiple placings in major handicaps and sprint events, with strong showings at Sandown and Warwick Farm, and is tied to a prolific family including Symington, Buckwheat, and Blankney.
The notice lists Orient Line mail steamers to London via Colombo Egypt Naples Toulon Gibraltar Plymouth with tonnages for ships such as Otranto Oronsay Obama Ormonde Ormaz Ostraley Orsova Orveto and Orsova First and T Class. It notes special excursion fares from Colombo and mentions agency details. The wool market reports spirited competition, strong demand for higher quality wools, and continued buyer interest in French crossbreds with sellers favored.
Fragmented OCR text presents a chaotic poem fragment with garbled phrases and stray names. The readable parts reference eroded lines about time days and a rock along a line of leaves, and a stray name appears near the end. No clear event or narrative emerges from the damaged text.
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