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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
1
Gladstone town hosts a concert and bull event organized by B Company 2nd Battalion Adelaide Rifles to raise funds for the Gladstone ball. Tickets are 2 shillings 6 pence and available from Phillips Laura. seats may be reserved in advance.
On Tuesday a private contract dispute over a sheep sale came before the magistrate. A defendant argued the sale was private and that the purchaser took the goods as described. The magistrate Mr J P Btow ruled for the plaintiff, awarding judgment in their favor.
Fragments describe a forthcoming Military Concert at Gladstone to support the Gladstone half of B Company. Reports mention local agricultural society balances, garden notes for Jane, and several regional editors and journalists connected to Adelaide presses. The piece notes church events, horticulture topics, and upcoming elections with editor appointments in local newspapers.
The message discusses rain shortages and flooding effects in various parts of the state. It cites Mount Barker and Monarto correspondents noting intermittent showers and hoped-for crop benefits. It mentions farmers continuing ploughing despite rain and livestock losses from drought.
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