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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
1
An annual London directory helping traders contact manufacturers and dealers by class of goods. It lists shipper goods and the colonial and foreign markets these sport merchants supply.
Directory listing 11 County Victoria Electoral District of Stanley with names H G Howland mayor R C Sara auditor Spicer and Hugh McDonald. District Council meets second Saturday monthly Wilton J P councillors Maynald T W Lixgina J 4 Klemm Thos Hincks clerk W H Gampbull auditors Jue Spicer and Hogh Id Local Court J Mitchen JP constable A Haluk Wellington resident justice Wilson Spicer K W Duncan RG Bieting T Quiglay Ed Rowe FL Bantley JF Rovonfeldt Vigilance Committee meets first Tuesday monthly chairman J F Recanfaldt secretary C Pelatead Institute five resting rooms open daily from 5 am to 9 pm
The document lists officers for the Laura Jockey Club limited with President Wm Wilson and Secretary Jan Baker plus Hugh McDonald. It notes two annual race meetings and mentions Easter Monday and October events. It also records presidents and secretaries for Laura Football Club Laura Cricket Club Laura Tennis Club and other hobby clubs.
The Booyoolie Agricultural Morticultural and Floricultural Society Incorporated announces March meetings at Laura Town Hall. President J P, Secretary C Felatead, and other officers listed. full moon deadline for Laura branch activities with E G Blesing and B J Rowe named as J P secretaries.
The text lists local fraternal groups including Mason Lodge WO 33 and Foresters with meeting hints. It mentions W H Campbell and Laura Towa Hall as secretaries, and references the Laura Telephone Exchange and related names.
The notice outlines mail closing days for Adelaide and Southern districts, office hours, money order times, and postage rates within Australia. It also reports rainfall figures for Laure across an 11 year period and a record barometer reading, with dates spanning December to July.
A garbled note references Murray Pioneer pamphlets and horticultural materials. It mentions General Printing, L. Ramen Daxura, and various names and places, indicating pamphlets or notices circulated to fruitgrowers without clear details due to OCR errors.
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