30 Jun 1916
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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
1
A complete commercial listing of London and suburb suppliers. It catalogs export merchants and the goods they ship along with colonial and foreign markets they serve. Provides a compact snapshot of industry players and the trade networks of the era.
A dense directory from Victoria's County Stanley records Laura district governance. It lists council officers, auditors, local court officials, vigilance committee, institute hours, post office schedules, and postage rates, plus railway timetable glimpses and meeting cadence for second Saturdays and Wednesdays.
The list notes Laura Jockey Club with two annual meetings on Easter Monday and Wednesday in October, plus presidents and secretaries for Laura Football Club, Laura Cricket Club, Laura Tennis Club, and Excelsior Ladies' Hockey Club.
The Laura Branch Agricultural Bureau announces a meeting to be held at Laura Town Hall chaired by EG Biesing with J.P. Rose J as secretary. The meeting timeframe references a Friday on or before the full moon and involves the Boorvong Agricultural Horticultural and Floricultural Society.
Notices list lodge names such as Masonic Lodge No 28 and Rechabites with meeting nights and secretaries. Foresters and Oddfellows groups are noted with monthly or weekly meeting references and contact details.
Historical rainfall data for Laurean and surrounding periods 1879 to 1913 show yearly totals and averages. The record notes averages of 16.40 and 18.61 inches for two periods with a 36 year mean of 178 inches, plus extreme barometric readings and notable dates such as December 2 and January 27 1913.
A pamphlet by B B Taylor purporting to be an authority in horticultural circles offers items for sale at The Laura Standard General Printing Office. It lists nine topics including taxation and protection acts with prices and posting dates.
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