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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 27, 1946
Page
3
Yesterday’s Horsham market prices list varied provisions with fluctuating costs. Local buyers tracked changes across dozen items including staple grains and meats while vendors reported shifts in supply and demand during trading hours.
Fragmentary OCR text lists names and fragments including references to memoriam items with scattered identifiers. The passage appears to be a damaged public notice or obituary fragment with unclear dates and places and no coherent events.
Kalkee’s star Alan Momet of Kilkee suffered a broken ankle in a late third quarter collision at the Mor iam Tratmut Tat final. He was admitted to the Horsham Base Isoptel and later returned home after treatment.
Parity read Gordons curator J D Leané resigns from Horsham Town Council to assume curatorship of Bachhorn City Council. Isane plans October departure with wife for new duties. Horsham Base A officials attend Victa Country Hospitals conference in Melbourne. Town Hall clerk Biote receives long service acknowledgment. Local figures celebrate milestones and wartime memories. Sergeant Toman returns from London Victory Parade to rejoin Australian forces.
An obituary notes the sudden death of Hay, a relative of Stanley Rigby, following a long life of farming in Greenland and the Patanka area. Survived by his mother Mrs Killen Wighy and many siblings, the service included a military funeral and a guard of honor.
Greek Prime Minister Thaldaris declares foreign interests foment unrest in Greece and accuses abroad bands of aggression east of the Amgena Sea. A Daily Herald correspondent says British troops could land soon and predicts official withdrawal dates.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a rent dispute with references to a judge named Ghote Bal and an applicant seeking permission to raise rent. Mentions a person named Mrs Aeste Sapryer and a night codistian, with unclear location and dates.
Voters face a pivotal election in a tight seat as candidates from major parties campaigned in Horsham and surrounding towns. The piece notes key speakers including leaders and regional figures, with emphasis on industrial policy, stabilisation, and wartime economy as the campaign unfolds.
The speaker vows to provide for the people a decent standard of living. He credits the Labor movement with creating reforms for the common people. Mentions reshaping Parliament and a rapid turnover of ministers within 18 months of office.
An OCR fragment cites Mr Blater and Mr Slater addressing labor issues and emergency regulations. It mentions McLeod exhausted by efforts, and references a bar party in the east and spartan protests amid regulatory debate.
Victorian parliamentary figure Mr J McDonald addresses electors at Town Hall amid debates on Labour's socialisation plan and the Country Party stance. He cites figures on taxation, industry support, and price stabilisation while challenging Curtin on socialising industries and explaining benefits for growers and workers.
The piece argues Labor overstates past achievements and credits Curtin for wartime foundations while underrating earlier leaders. It rebutts Labor’s praise of war effort measures, marketing controls, dairy subsidies, and price supports as inherited or misattributed, urging voters to favor Liberal policy stewardship.
A system of transport committees will be created at each grain elevator centre to manage road and rail movements for the 43 000 000 bushels wheat harvest in Victor. The aim is to ensure effective storage and shipment to the seaboard with representatives from related bodies and the provincial wheat growers association coordinating a limited period arrangement.
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