Adelaide Always Perfect Lubrication Claim
Promotion for Adelaide lubricant markets its consistent quality and non clogging performance. It touts reliable lubrication for machines and extended equipment life.
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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
1
Promotion for Adelaide lubricant markets its consistent quality and non clogging performance. It touts reliable lubrication for machines and extended equipment life.
Directory style notice from County Victoria Stanley district lists officials including Mayor H G Howland councillors A W Adams F L Bunley I M Newman W Holman J Moody P Winter Town Clerk W H Campbell and others. Also mentions District Council offices Laura second Saturday in exchange and various committees with names Spicer McDonald and others. Local Court J P Mitchell S M Clerk Mounted Constable Wellington and Vigilance Committee meetings. Institute reading room hours subscriptions and officers H M Newman Cox W Campbell.
The London Directory lists exporters with their shipped goods and the markets they supply. It notes steamship lines and offers ad opportunities for agencies and merchants, priced at £1 for trade cards and from £3 for larger adverts.
Article lists presidents and secretaries of several Laura area clubs including Laura Jockey Club with Wm. Wilson and Jas. Spicer, Laura Football Club with RJ Rosa J.P. and Be Winer, Laura Cricket Club led by Mr. G. Bundey, Laura Tennis Club headed by AG Rowland, and Excelsior Ladies Hockey Club with secretary Mise Boalun. Details show biannual meeting dates Easter Monday and first Wednesday in October.
The Laura Branch Agricultural Bureau and local agricultural society announce meetings and officers. The Laura Town Hall hosts monthly sessions with Chairman E G Glusing J.P. and Secretary H J Mose. The hauls and show grounds are noted near Haulway Station.
Brief OCR fragment lists lodge names such as Masonic Lodge No 23 SAC Odd Fellows Ma Rechabites Forebters and notes meeting days and secretaries. Mentions Laura Town Mal and contact lines with names like Campbell and Bundey, plus references to Laura Telephone Exchange and Muse Company.
Mails close times vary by region with Adelaide and Southern Offices at 10.15 am on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Booleron and intermediate offices close at 3 pm Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. General office hours run until 6 pm with savings bank hours 9 am to 5 30 pm except Saturdays books close at 1 pm. Postage rates cover letters cards printed matter and newspapers with different weights and destinations including United Kingdom and British Protectorates.
The report lists 11 year period rainfall figures and three year sequences with averages around 15 to 16 inches. It notes a 24 year average rainfall of 17.07 inches and records a low barometric pressure of 29.48 on December 22 at 2 pm. It also cites the hottest day in 1913 and the coldest days in June and July.
A fragmented item advertises Murray Pioneer pamphlets by H. S. Taylor of Murage Piece and The Laura Standard General Printing Office Utica. It lists pamphlet topics related to trellis acts, fruit growing, and pruning with prices and posting details.
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