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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1915
Page
1
A concise London directory lists manufacturers and dealers across every class of goods. It covers a complete commercial panorama for London and suburbs, highlighting exporters and their shipments amid colonial and foreign market supply networks.
Directory entry for Laura Corporation and Booytoolie District Council in Victoria's Stanley district. Lists meetings, chairmen, councillors, clerks, auditors, local court officers, vigilance committee, and institute hours with multiple names including H G Rowland J P and W H Campbell. Includes cadence of meetings on second Saturdays and first Tuesdays with various offices and roles.
Sporting notes record annual meetings for Laura Jockey Club Amited with President Wilson and secretaries Spicer and Boldt. Laura Football Club lists premiers Flinders and 1914 Northern Areas. Cricket and Tennis clubs note presidents and secretaries, while Recessior Ladies Hockey Club lists secretary Roy Fuller.
The Boooyoolie Agricultural Horticultural and Floricultural Society Limited lists new show grounds beside the railway station. Spring show occurred last Wednesday in September and the Autumn Show is planned for March with President J F Roennfeldt and Secretary C Felstead. Laura Branch Agricultural Bureau holds monthly meetings at Lima Town Hall chaired by EU Blesing JP with Secretary J Rose JP.
Community fraternal groups list meeting dates and venues: Masonic Lodge No 23 and Odd Fellows sections note meetings on Mondays or alternate Tuesdays at Laura Town Hall with W H Campbell as secretary. Rechabites and Foresters entries show alternation and locations. Laura Telephone Exchange contact details appear with names L F L Beasley and P Cox. stray names include J Bose and M Kauegur.
Local post office hours listed for Adelaide and southern districts with parts of Booleroo and intermediate offices. Inland postage rates show letters per half ounce, post cards, printed papers, magazines, and overseas rates with unit pricing.
The report lists rainfall averages for three areas with figures like 16.01 and 16.67 inches, noting daily totals and monthly context. It references dates such as December 23 at 2 p.m. and January 27, 1913, along with days in June and other scattered data.
Special note explains pamphlet printing in horticultural circles. It lists publication offices and printing charges, with references to Laura Standard, printing offices, and distribution details for the Pioneer pamphlet.
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