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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1937
Page
4
All Surveys for District Councils and Rest Property Act purposes undertaken. Public Reading Room and Library open Mondays Wednesdays Saturdays 11 pm to 6 pm Tuesdays Thursdays Fridays 10 am to 9 pm. Adults 20 per year or 5 per quarter. 4 books and 2 magazines. Juvenile members 2/6 per quarter or 10 per year. John Souter President W J Burford Secretary.
Members gathered as Mr D M Gravestock presided and accepted the resignation of Mr R Abell. The secretary’s report noted minor repairs at the oval and Tresylva Park, new fencing, pavilion work, two successful flower shows raising over £7, water restrictions, and plans for future plantings. The committee praised the district council, thanked officers, and offered to waive the 2/2 fee if the football club repairs the oval for 1937.
Pennsylvania State College researchers show increased crankcase oil consumption linked to engine knocking. Tests on four new six cylinder 1938 engines reveal oil usage rises with knocking severity and can be detected even when inaudible. A spark advance rise from 28 to 37 degrees boosted consumption about 25 percent.
A large Jamestown RSBLL farewell supper for Rev. Darcy Dickson, Rev. N C Halleday, and Mr. A H Warkle at the Institute Dining Room. Dignitaries praised their service, fountain pens were presented, and a program of toasts, songs, and a saw musical number closed the event.
The Saprena notes from April 1917 report a wedding at Mr. Pimber Tadsone and the departure of a party, the marriage of Misa Fodge to Rev J A Andrews, and the marriage of Miss Lily Momy to Mr W Dorey in Gladstone. Also reported are the third Chemical Works Trophy won by R Hemmer and a lecture by Dickens’s son.
A farewell social was given for the Rev and Mrs JH Ashton of Toss and Jonathanwn 184. Notes indicate a cricket match where five wickets fell for the opposition at a local assembly election event.
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