16 Jun 1916
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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
1
A partial directory from London and suburbs lists names such as F. L. Boxper and RF. Cox with entries like Davee and Horm. The fragment also mentions Leona Stanpann and H. J. Kesrore among readers.
Directory listing shows the 1434 mile north Stanley electoral district in Victoria with officials for Laura Corporation Meete District Council Taura and Booyoulie area. It notes Mayor H G Rowland town clerk W H Campbell auditors Jas Spicer and Hugh McDonald and various councillors and magistrates, with meetings schedule monthly and institute reading room hours and subscription details.
Sporting items list Laura Jockey Club officers and secretaries, annual race meetings announced for October. Also notes Laura Football Club premiers in Flinders Association, Laura Cricket Club secretary, and Laura Tennis and Excelsior Ladies Hockey Club secretaries.
The notice lists Adelaide and Southern Offices mails close times and Monday to Saturday schedules for Booleroo and intermediate offices. It details office hours for General business Savings Bank Money Order and postage rates within the Commonwealth and to the United Kingdom British Protectorates.
Railway time table entries repeat and mix days creating confusion for readers. The page shows odd spellings and duplicated lines making Tuesday Thursday and Saturday references unclear. Readers may struggle to extract accurate schedules from the garbled OCR text.
Reports for BooYoolie Agricultural and Floriculture Society and Laura Branch Agricultural Bureau. Last Wednesday in September Spring show held. President W H Campbell and Secretary C Feistead listed. Myers Friday deadline at vara Town Hall. Chairman E and Secretary R J Row J.P referenced.
Masonic Lodge No 33 meets on or before the full moon with W H Campbell as secretary. Oddfellows M A meet on alternate Tuesdays with Laure Bal and WH Campbell as secretary. Rechabites meet on Wednesdays with Laure Tor Campbell as secretary. Foresters meet first Monday each month at Laura Town Hall with L Bundey as secretary.
The report lists yearly rainfall figures for Lourm over several years with average values. It notes three-year rainfall consistency, a long term average around 16 to 19 inches, and a record of barometric pressure low on December 2 at 2 p.m. It also records the hottest day on January 27, 1923 and coldest days on June 10 and July 18.
The Laura Standard General Printing Office advertises pamphlets on law and horticulture. It lists items such as protection acts, Prusixo and Decipvous topics, with prices posted per pamphlet. Minn Pamphlets published by B. J. Rose.
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