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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
2
Mixed OCR fragment outlines agency work, transfer handling, mortgages, and security arrangements. Mentions Block clearing, payment approval, and crops related commodities such as wheat, twine, cal, wire, iron, and farm requisites. References Australian Triplemout Company and gunton tyre with rates.
Fragmented sale listings describe 1965 acres across multiple hundreds including Caltowia Laure and Howe. Details cover fallow paddocks and outbuildings, miscellaneous holdings in Hoogoolia and Lanne, with prices per acre and notes on stock enclosures, cultivated mews, and running water features.
Fragmented text describes various structures and outbuildings such as wooden outside room stable pig sty and iron kitchen with fruit trees and a garden. Mentions stone rooms gas lines and a terrace of blocks, but details are garbled and specifics uncertain.
The notice outlines penalties for noncompliance with electoral enrolment and claim card procedures. It states officers must act by law, details temporary absences for electors, and notes that a new print of the Commonwealth will begin on September. O L Stephens, Commonwealth Electoral Officer for South Australia, signs the notice.
Llan's Ltd. warns customers at 53 Rupdle Street Adutaila that unauthorised tuners are using their name to obtain money. All Allan's employees must carry proof of bona fides and customers should verify before allowing any tuner to perform work.
Thanking friends for expressions of sympathy, the family of Mrs. F Swain Frionttrabare records deepest appreciation for the kindness shown after the death of their son Private Fred Swain who served on the Gallipoli Peninsula for King and Empire.
A damaged OCR notice touts a dentist visit at Laura on Ratardey in August offering a free consultation and possible extraction or operation. It urges residents not to miss the opportunity, claiming wartime benefits and claiming care would improve satisfaction and health.
A public recruiting campaign meeting was held at Leora Town Hall under Mayor H. G. Rowland and Dr. T. W. Higgier. The gathering approved forming a campaign committee, appointing a secretary, and coordinating with Central Committee secretary Victor H. Ryan for a public meeting next Wednesday.
A clipped postcard story notes a soldier Pte W T Acott from Lora in the Dardenches sending a novel card. It references N Malcolm Irwevant and A Troop A Squadron, with Mr Gordon Kurey at Lana receiving a similar card. The item evokes wartime correspondence and local names.
In Murraytown near the river a tragedy is reported with scant readable facts. The fragment mentions a fatal incident and local authorities investigating a scene described as near Murraytown with limited specifics available.
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