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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1925
Page
5
The Prime Minister appeals to ordinary citizens and families warning that Communism could erode national life. He argues compulsory voting aids duty, urges personal interest, and stresses average men and women must act to protect the nation and its institutions from a looming threat.
British and Australian flour makers face complex issues in wheat production, grading, and milling. Mr Fisher’s talk outlines flaws in using appearance or hardness as quality measures, the role of gluten, protein, and by products, and the need for chemists and physiologists to study flour colloids to reduce costs and improve products.
The Week's Rainfall reports light to moderate falls across Victoria with Burra noting nil at many places and totals from 10 points at Mildura and Wimmera up to 72 at Terang. Balmoral to Terang ranges reach 72. Northern Country sees nil in many places and up to 19 or 154 at Murre sv lle. Hastings records nil to 125 points in Central. Rutherglen shows 1 point in North-East.
The Horsham journeying public questioned railway pies brought from Melbourne via Spencer Street. Passengers complained of dubious appearance and taste while the manager defended the items as freshly cooked in Melbourne and forwarded in hygienic railway kitchens. A reader reported that pies cooked Monday arrived Tuesday and were sold next day, with some diners rejecting the pies as inferior.
Debates and interviews highlight the push to build a railway link between Horsham and Portland to aid wheat transport. Proponents argue the line would save costs and time versus routes to Geelong or Melbourne, while critics cite funding delays and prior inaction by commissioners.
A garbled passage mentions trains and seats, warnings to beware changes, and mentions pets, protection, and an alert about Wood. The readable text is fragmentary with unclear names or dates.
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