22 Dec 1916
Page 1
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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
1
A historical directory excerpt lists Masonic Lodge No. 24 and other lodges with meeting patterns and secretaries. It mentions Laura Town Telephone Exchange and various local names, suggesting a mixed community directory entry with organizations and contact points.
Directory entry lists Laura Corporation and various individuals, mentions Lootooulie District Council meetings on the second Saturday in admond iran, and notes local courts, vigilance committee meetings, and an institute with room hours. Includes names like Spicer, Hugh McDonald, Campbell, and Mincks, with multiple organizations and schedule hints.
Listings show Laura Jockey Club, Prevident, Wat, Wilson, J Jas Spicer and Hugh McDonald with meetings by Faster Monday and first Wednesday in October. Laura Cricket Club president Cy Bundey, secretary AG We. Laura Tennis Club president LG Rowland, secretary KM Bills. Excelsior Ladies Hockey Club secretary Mite Boahm.
Agricultural society notes a spring show at a new ground near the railway station. President LL Campbell and Secretary C Feletead lead the organization with Laura Bran Bureau listed in the office chain.
The fragment lists a Rainway timetable for Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays and mentions various Australian print items. It references letters, singles, magazines published abroad, and British and Australian paper outputs with cryptic pricing notes and publication terms.
The document lists rainfall and weather figures for Laure An TT year periods with figures such as 1900 18.88 and 1905 9.17, plus averages for decades and specific days. It references barometric pressure around 29.48 and high and low records for January 27, 1913 and July 13.
Pamphlets issued from Murray Pioneer print shop and the Murray Standard General Printing Office list topics by editor Furr TecTion and others. The items include advisories on peach trees, disease prevention, and cultivation techniques with pricing and posting notes.
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