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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
3
W L Parsons Stores in Gladstone advertises a sale of millinery costumes jackets and woolen goods with reduced prices for all orders received by Thursday April 4. Ladies and boys items include white boater straw hats and cotton tees at discounted prices. The store promises to pay your fare if you come down to shop.
The Gladstone circuit court on March 26 presided by Juxtine Murray and James heard cases from Melrose Port Pris and Port Airie. Defendants faced varied charges from breaking and entering to theft with several convictions and prison terms including hard labor and terms of up to 18 months. Some defendants were discharged or granted leniency and pleas of guilty or not guilty were recorded for multiple offenses across the docket.
Marat charged by M O Kite for having drunk in Wirrabara's public area on an auction day. He was fined 10 shillings after being found guilty of disorderly conduct at Wirrabara Police Station on the same day. District note dated March 29 1915.
The election results show the Labour Party overwhelming the Liberal government with the premier and attorney general defeated. Ministers including Homburg also lost, while Liberal supporters Badal Burgoyne and others were defeated. Voter turnout was low in Laare as Liberal doubts persisted. The majority supports Labour policy, minority to accept the verdict.
The report compares party standings at midnight Monday in 1914 1915 with the latest Stanley district results. Liberal candidates led by E D Nicholls narrowly beat Barwell, with Nicholls 277 to Barwell 284 in others, while Fitzgerald and Niabella trailed. Informal ballots and full results from Clare Mintaro and other regions are noted, showing Liberal strength persists and Labor fared better in some booths but failed to swing major districts.
Unclear OCR reads Central District No 1 and No 2 divisions with names like Hoa J Port Adelaide and JP Cooke Lib along with Garvey Loh. The fragment hints at electoral could be council divisions and candidates but details are incomplete and unopposed in parts.
Adelaide House of Assembly election results show candidate 28 P Blondell Lab elected unopposed with no opposing nominees. Fortunate status confirms unchallenged seat and party designation not listed in fragments. The brief OCR note records an unopposed win in the Adelaide assembly race.
Fragmented OCR lists candidate names and labs with multiple errors. It mentions Alexandra Newcastle and Port Adelaide sections, two wanted notes, labs like Burgoyne Lib Teopenny Lib and MacGillivray Lab, with unopposed and two-wanted entries and various abbreviations for districts and laboratories.
R D Nicholls born Neotewarre June 97 1889 educated Cameron Eastachoul. A farmer by trade and active in agriculture, he supported welfare of farmers and chaired local debates and model parliament. Barwell born Adglside February 26 1877 educated Whittam St Peters moved to Port Pirie long in practice. He led Port Pirie Mines for 18 years and held multiple public roles including vice president of Young Men's Association and Port Pirie Hospital board member.
John Pick, a Barra district leader and Liberal Union vice president, brings deep agricultural and grazing knowledge to Parliament. W Miller, early Galden Gully settler born 1850, became a Farm Union director and led agricultural work in Bolatio. L Coughlin, a Frome district grazier, served as Assembly member in 1890 and held government roles, later becoming a Government Whip and ministerial figure.
A report on a farm and garden club meeting notes a member’s travels through Germany, England, and Yorkshire, detailing observations of agricultural methods. The account contrasts Australian farming with European practices, citing land use, stock farming, and market conditions observed during the overseas trip.
A fragmented report discusses Canadian agricultural pressure, drought impacts, and pricing issues. It notes governors and growers facing hard conditions, primitive methods, and shifts in handling and transport. Mention of meetings, bills, and named individuals appears amid a late paragraph of unclear OCR.
The report lists races including the Allies Flying Handicap with entries such as Mal by Hl Woellned a and Teaky ae KING ORORGE HANDICAP. Other names include 5Bees McDonald's Pinbaille and Garnett's Garnet's Lord Keshorst in the Russian Purse.
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