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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1915
Page
1
The text outlines a yearly London directory listing manufacturers and dealers in various goods. It notes exports to colonial and foreign markets, shipping details, and payment terms by postal receipt, highlighting a comprehensive commercial reference.
Readable items list district council meetings held monthly at the council offices in Lanra with chairmen and clerks named. Also notes the local court, vigilance committee, and free reading room hours with dates and officials such as J.P. and constables.
The Sporting Laura Jockey Club presents two yearly race meetings in Wa. Wilson J.B. as Secretaries with aa Splcet and Hugh McDonald. Names like Frome Northern Areas Association 1914 and Roto JAE appear among officials and organizers.
Railway time table entry for Tocedeys Thuredaye Sud Sa ardays with general information on Laura Post Office Mails close times Adelaide southern districts Tunedaya Thundaye etc. Office hours listed including daily and Saturday breakdowns. Postage rates within the commonwealth and various printed items offered.
Fragmentary OCR shows weather and rainfall data from 1900 to 1914 with average values and temperatures. The legible portions indicate monthly figures, highest daily temperature notes, and historical rainfall summaries.
The Agricultural Horticultural and Fluncul Society Incorporated convened a show at its newly opened grounds near Kaulway Graflen. Secretary C Felatesd and Chairman EG Bieubg Ey Seoreury Wa Mowe Je oversee arrangements as spring events begin in September.
fragments show lodge meetings and secretaries for Masonic Lodge No 28 A C Rechabite and Foresters with meeting places at Laura Town Hall and local exchanges. names L L Bunper F Cox and Laura Tue Hall appear in secretary notes.
Fragmentary notes from a Murray Pioneer pamphlet list items and names related to fruit growing. The readable portions reference tactics, plant ideas, and a series of titled topics and individuals, suggesting a catalog or instructional leaflet rather than a news event.
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