17 Nov 1916
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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 17, 1916
Page
1
The note discusses products claiming to prevent clogs and gum buildup in machinery. It highlights the promise of extended machine life and reduced maintenance. No specific brands or figures are provided in the fragment.
It lists Manufacturers and Dealers across goods, export merchants with ship goods, and several lodges including Odd Fellows and Rechabites with meeting notices and secretaries. Also mentions Laura Telephone Exchange and local company names and officers.
Directory listing for Laura County Victoria shows Electoral District of Blarney and local council members including J G Rowland and A W Adams. Includes town clerk, district council meeting schedule second Saturday, local courts with Justices, vigilance committee, and free reading room hours with incomplete OCR text.
The fragment lists Laura based sporting clubs with officers and annual meetings. It includes Laura Jockey Club with president Wm Wilton and secretaries Js, Spicer and Hugh McDonald, plus notes on biannual meetings at Easter Monday and Grat Wednesday in October. Other entries name Laura Cricket Club president G Bundey and Laura Tennis Club with AG Rowland, along with the Excelsior Ladies Hockey Club secretary Miss Boab.
The record lists rainfall figures for Lauran across numerous year blocks from 1373 to 1910. Values include 1373 19.371 inches, 1379 16.323 inches, 1380 16.055 inches, and 1904 18.11 inches among others. Averages cited show about 13.61 inches with several years recording higher or lower totals.
The Laura Branch Agricultural Bureau announces a spring show and weekly meetings. Secretary B J Rove 40, Laura Town, invites members to the Friday gathering on or before the full moon. Details include dates in 1913 and notes on upcoming events at the new show grounds near Hailway Station.
Railway time table lists Toosdays Thoreday each Saturdays with Laura Post Office Buolaroo and intermediate offices. Office hours end around 6 pm on Thursdays and Saturdays. Also notes book exhibitions and portage rates within commonwealth. Printed postal guide details per ounce rates for letters and books printed in and outside Australia with various weights and parts.
Pamphlets authored by an editor in horticultural circles are available from the Baer Pia printing office at Ramme Davoa nv Wer Weammen View. Titles include topics on taxes, destruction costs, and parson prices, with many posted at 1d to 3d each.
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