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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR indicates a land sale listing with details on gardens, a creek or hedged area, and fruit lands. Mentions Lewil elg and Rewtalon parcels, acres, and a price around £ 3,000. Readable names and places are uncertain due to garbled text.
Property rental list describing several houses with four to nine stone rooms, kitchens, porches, verandahs, gardens, and outbuildings. Prices range around £50 to £100, with mentions of location in town, windbreaks, and well worth inspection. Includes references to soil and property features and weekly rent.
The notice lists a grand prize of £2100 for a Twelve Months Trip by Work Fund and smaller rewards including £10 for second place and £50 for third, plus 97 other prizes totaling £1000. It mentions entry arrangements and committee notes and notes the eight hours Great Art Union Value.
AML DOGS and POULTRY found trespassin on 5 249 354 Hundred of Calton 317 283 and Psrt 220 Hundred of Boogoolie will be destroyed and all Horses quod Paaeth bets unded.
An open air gathering led by Laura French urged support for liquor restrictions while Pastor Ira A Paterson preached against alcohol. Local notices recall the passing of a resident, praise soldiers serving abroad, and announce Melbourne Eight Hours Committee Art Union prizes with tickets sold locally and through a Melbourne agent.
Wirrabara hosted Flinders in the second round with both sides producing erratic play. Pat Meaney stood out with a brisk 27 before a run out ended his innings while Lea Walter and E Kote contributed despite the wobbling scorecard as the match swung on scattered partnerships and missed fielding.
Cole's bowling and Northeast collapse with several wickets. Kotz and Hascesm contribute standout bowling and fielding as W Northeast dominates early, then Cole steadies to dismiss key batsmen. Tom remains not out as Laure prepares for next Saturday’s clash. Bateman scores 21 and Clarke hits a six before a late collapse.
The Boogoelio District Council held a Saturday session on March 18 with Chairman W Wileon and members Hincka Maywald and Higsee. The meeting reviewed contracts on the Gladstone Road and Appils Warrowie, noted broken stone, gravel work, and partial completions, and discussed extending work timelines and rubbish removal along multiple roads.
Fragmentary OCR records indicate discussions on road works near a motel site, financial statements showing payments and grants, and acknowledgments from Crown Lands and hospital solicitations. Mentions include district position applications, Main Road grants, and a vigilance committee report with dated notes referencing local officials.
Fragmented report outlines Liberal and Socialist candidates for the district election. Mentions Monie H. Nz., F. L. Bundey, B. D. Michella contesting Liberal, and warnings that the Liberal party must defend power amid calls for reforms linked to New South Wales acts and worker protections.
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