Horsham Monthly Rainfall Record Unclear Entry
Fragmentary OCR reading shows a Horsham rainfall note with figures "78 1.04 050" and stray letters. lacks a full date or context.
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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 08, 1944
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR reading shows a Horsham rainfall note with figures "78 1.04 050" and stray letters. lacks a full date or context.
After their summer vacation the 1st Horsham Scout group held a camp week featuring patrol competitions won by the MingSiber Patrol under leader Weare, with Bob Neake promoted to Patrol Leader and Eric Barber to Warrant Leader. A memorial service for Lord Somers, Chief Scout, will be held on September 17, with Rover training talks and an open invitation for new members at the Scout hall Fridays at 7.45 pm.
Horsham council calls on Railways to increase stock transport tracks to move cattle and sheep from drought zones to markets and processing works. Dr Rodda and supporters warn of worsening losses without urgent access, Britain ready to buy meat while rail shortages threaten supply. Government announces 30 percent chaff export to aid drought areas and facilitates distribution through New South Wales and Victoria.
Canberra correspondent reports the Minister for Commerce said farmers may increase wheat sowings due to an expected rise in superphosphate supplies. The UN plans extra shipping to aid Australia’s food programme, and areas not planted under the stabilisation plan will be planted.
A fragmented regional item presents peculiar lines about signals to a stormy mish and odd phrases like a bedtime story and blanket, with references to a Great Peppermint Cure for a cough. The text reads as garbled OCR and lacks clear entities or events.
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