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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1940
Page
2
Yesterday's Beling prices for Provisions list butter factory Ballarat and local, eggs various, onions brown globe, bacon, pollard, bran, cheese mild semimethed matured, honey, flour bag and other items with unit prices. Names include Horgham stores, Gutter, Egg Beard.
Melbourne market notes for Thursday show wheat bagged 3/114 and 4/25 for bulk, oats 2 Milling with mixed buying interest. Potatoes listed as Prime Neerims and Ballarats at £14/4/10 to £14/10/5, Barley English varieties at 4/3 and 2/2, onions Best Spanish £5/5 to £5/1, prime chaff £4/17/4.
In loving remembrance of a dear father and grandfather who passed away September 14, 19xx. Gone from our sight but forever in our hearts, memory cherished by his daughter and son-in-law with family. In memory of a loving brother-in-law Smith who died September 10, 1928, peacefully sleeping, sorrowfully remembered by sister-in-law and nieces.
A long stalled Balmoral Glenolic River reservoir plan is revived as droughts raise public demand for a reliable water supply. After a parliamentary deputation urged action, authorities signaled readiness to start surveying Hawat Hawat water options and the community hopes for a permanent solution despite political opposition from some Hinterland politicians.
Historic petition and later trusts fueled a drive to impound waters at the Levels River and McKenzie to form a major reservoir. Speakers praise the Wimmera Shire effort completing Warrock Reservoir and urge broader support from farmers, chambers, and parliament for the Watt’s water scheme to fuel irrigation and regional growth.
The Horsham district pipe band annual ball drew a large crowd at the Town Hall, with lively performances by the Horsham and Distillery Pipe Band and other local musicians. Proceeds supported the society, and the evening featured a modern program, dancing, and social for farmers and residents.
The committee of management at Horsham Base Hospital announces its annual appeal to citizens for eggs to support patients. Funds or donations are requested to aid patient nutrition and care. The appeal emphasizes community involvement and helps supply hospital kitchens.
A stormy May in the Wimmera brought dust, high winds, and scattered showers. Northern regions saw little rain, while farmers hoped for a genuine downpour as temperatures neared the 80s and crops suffered from aridity. Reports noted isolated hail and a few charged gusts, with some towns recording notable damage and others remaining dry. Officials projected continued unsettled conditions with occasional dust storms, and residents remained hopeful for rain and relief.
In a Warracknabeal court session, Edward Williams of Melbourne faced charges for excessive speed on the Westn Highway. Transport Board inspector testified the truck followed another vehicle for 13 miles at high speed, with a journey from Melbourne to Warracknabeal covering 14 miles in ten hours at a claimed 25 mph limit. Williams insisted his speed was near the limit, facing a fine as per the Transport Act.
Fragmentary text describes an air force recruitment event or training session featuring an individual named Jett and mentions official responses, ranks, and numbers. Names and exact locations are unclear due to damaged OCR. The readable parts indicate a formal recruitment or training context with some figures referenced.
Fragmented OCR listing letters found in daily papers mentioning King, Forte, and a Horsham area chaplati note. The garbled text references apportionment of letters, threats, and mentions of an evening dusk in a cited forsht or foreword. The readable parts point to a collection of correspondence notices with historic context.
Fragmentary OCR details show bids and price notes with mentions of twine costs, percentages, and comparisons to last year. Names and full context are unclear, but indications point to price increases driven by rising production costs and materials.
Rail worker Mr F Gonroy of Green Park was bitten on the hand by a black spider during building demolition at Jing. The incident caused alarm but prompted prompt treatment and no loss of his arm. The report highlights a separate note on war effort fundraising and school recycling programs in Victoria.
Members of the Unical Artists will stage a varied program at Town Hall on Thursday night September 10. The show aims to aid the London air ent victims with appeals supported by the Dar shoni Trea Cross Society. The 18 pieces include ballet, comedy, a polyphonic quartet, tap dancing, vocalists Ken Davidson Don Amos and Jerry An, and magic interludes. An orchestra will perform from six with tickets 2 shillings available at Me C Rennisan TM S.
A combined meeting of the Horshant branches of the Red Cross Society and the Comforts Bundy was held in the Tojivh Hall on Thursday September 10 at 2 30 p.m. Mrs AffeKumm and Mrs Lytton Stephens two prominent workers for both organisations in Melbourne are curating this party the State from fird muling Hor Mrs umm embankation very amine
Partial readable text mentions benevolent and aid activities with garbled phrases. Several names and items are unreadable, obscuring concrete actions or events. The fragment hints at charitable or supportive efforts but lacks coherent details for a clear summary.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice about groceries and supplies. Key readable items include mentions of a hospital name, a supply list, and a date line. The legible fragments suggest a public sale or availability of groceries tied to September dates.
A Methodist Jubilee Hall church circuit fair in Horsham raised £50. The event featured decorated stalls with preserves, produce, flowers, and crafts, plus an afternoon of stalls run by district churches. A musical programme closed the day with stage items and a male choir concert lauded by attendees.
A tender by Mr Ty Edwards of £3200 13s is approved for additions to the main lock at Stawell Hospital. A further bid of £727 2s 6d is the lowest for new nurses’ quarters in the diseases ward. The hospital holds a credit balance of £123 18s 6d. Receipts for the tale this year were £1056 19s 8d, vs £901 5s last year, with year-to-date expenditure in the same months at £808 this year compared with £701 19s 5d prior year.
The court records show nine orders in the Farisian Court of Petty Sessions this week. Forrester Motors awarded £7 2s 0d with costs. Dawe and 2 Gemntyre fined. Tohergon and others awarded £1 16s 6d costs. Ty MeBeniy £5.
The Patriotic Fund and the Travellers' Association of Victoria organize a net union to provide comforts for the afflicted. A large fundraising sale of art works is planned with hundreds of pictures valued at considerable sums. Proceeds will support public hospitals and charitable causes in Melbourne and surrounding districts.
Lyaney Koenig faced Horsham Court with charges of parking a truck in a manner dangerous to the public on August 26 near Exrebra car street. Witness BraGlowas testified seeing the van parked about four feet from the curb for five minutes as cats scattered. Koenig claimed he went into a shop, and he was cited for a separate bicycle light offense in Darlot street, with Maurien Franco fined 20 shillings.
Archie Crofts MLC sails to entertain troops with a vaudeville revue at Princess Theatre Melbourne. Crofts Stores sponsors a weekly three hour package inviting 4000 troops to enjoy a two hour show plus stage entertainment with broadening acts each Saturday night.
Mr FP A Cameron MLA received a letter from the secretary to the Minister acknowledging representations for starving stock freize rates. The note states that stocks shipped to southern districts for agistment are affected and the matter has been referred to the Railways Commissioners for report.
Major Dent of the Salvation Army Headquarters will deliver a feature on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Citadel. A former war digger and current chaplain to the troops, he led the Young People's Department before the war. He will speak to local Salvation Army members, returning servicemen, and families about camp life and war work.
A charity dance marks the anniversary of the Hor sham Hospital and the Blind Institute. The event proceeds support the hospital and institute, with Drongi South offering a Wednesday September 1 occasion featuring the Hones Orchestra and a supper. Admission is 2 shillings for men and 1 shilling for women.
A meeting of the motor trade will be held next Wednesday in the town hall. Speakers from the V A C G will present views on the petrol rationing scheme.
The Sole Bros circus delights a diverse audience with traditional acts and animals including elephants ponies monkeys dogs trained by a troupe offering acrobats trapeze acts a tight rope routine contortion jugglers and a clown. The program is praised for good value despite changing times and waning crowds.
August examination results show multiple students across grades with top marks. Notable names include Marjorie Pelchen and Clive Polliger tied for first in grade 1, Evelyn Bowden in grade 3, and Dorothy Edmondson with Victor Barry leading grade 5. Other high scorers span Dororthy Moore, Dorothy Moore, and Mavis Gray in grades 1 through 4.
A Camberwell car driven by Miss Macauley and carrying her mother and two brothers overturned after a tyre blew near Green's Creek on Wednesday. Mrs Macauley sustained a cut and shock but all others were unharmed. The car skidded 50 yards before overturning amid the incident described in local reports.
Report from board member Glayre on tours of northern wheat regions shows many farmers in financial distress and low prospects for a good spring harvest. Restrictions and war economy blame farmers for price instability, raising doubt about returns above production costs.
The notice records engagements for Norma Florence L A WN MacLean of Kyabrain and Ivy Fisi Rogers of Nhill with Stanley Mavold and details a Hutchinson Peatherby marriage at Surrey Hills. It describes attire, bridal party, and post ceremony reception, naming relatives and witnesses in a period social page style.
After a serious illness, Mr. We f. Denholm can resume business this week. Mr. Jas. Kenny, head teacher of the Ramlaw State School, is chosen by the Education Department to run the Practising Shop at Lal merat for trainer fenchers.
Obituaries announce the death of Mrs Hila Herine, wife of Witttes, with funeral at Natimuk Cemetery led by G. J. Wood and pallbearers F., J.8, W., Heard, plus local mourners. Also notices Patrick Joseph Carroll, native of Bray, Wicklow, later a farmer and gardener near Polkemmet, buried at Horsham Cemetery. Willis Matthews of Hopetoun. John Forsyth of Murrayville. William Peter of Mount Dryden. and other local figures.
A joint statement by the Minister for Forests and the Forests Chairman indicates a plan to suspend all industrial activities in mountain areas during the upcoming dangerous summer period. The move aims to reduce bush fire risk, with suspension details to be announced by authorities.
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