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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1928
Page
2
Details list prize money for pony and hack races with weight limits and post entries, plus tilting on horseback and tent pegging events. Publican booths, brass band, and ground admission set at 1 shilling for adults 6d children. car entry 1 shilling. F Buckenara and F Landers, secretaries, contact Gladstone 12d.
Tenders invited for exterior painting at Gladstone oval grand stand and training shed. Gladstone market Tuesday offers 610 sheep 20 cattle and sundries. Leap year ball at Georgetown April 24 with Port Pirie Orchestra. Gladstone Corporation visitors to Juoro discussed sanitary system with Hon R W Foster. Roman Catholic Church foundation stone to be blessed by Bishop of Port Augusta April 22. Gladstone Methodist Church anniversary services Sunday with Reverend Geddes White. welcome social Monday with music and supper. Donations invited for Monsignor Mulcahy. details in column.
A sequence of notices covers awards for Sander and Sons Pure Volatile Eucalyptus Extract including First Award and Gold Medal at N Z exhibition, and International Exhibition Amsterdam. The product is promoted as a medicinal preparation with royal patronage and endorsements from medical authorities.
Abot 40 or 70 tons blue gum wood offered for sale by BE. A. Peart of Gladstone. Wood available at the ramp or delivered.
The S A Cooperative Wheat Pools Ltd advises holders to surrender wheat certificates before supplementary payments can be issued under the new payment method. Many certificates remain outstanding. banks will collect on behalf of clients by signing the back of the certificate and delivering it to the bank for transit to the Pool Office.
Sunday April 16 1923 church notices list services at Albans Cudstone Georgetown Clover Hill and events. Holy Communion 9 am at Albans 7 pm Evening Prayer Rev T Geddes White preached anniversary at 3 and 7 pm. Musical items Monday evening church and public welcome to Rev and Mrs Gedden White supper to follow. Georgetown 11 am and 7 pm evening subject Why are not all men Christians Anthem Clover Hill 3 pm.
An old advertisement touts SANDER'S EUCALYPTI1 with multiple daily uses including bath drops handkerchief mouth wash water for tooth ache and general health. It promises to keep the doctor away by frequent application.
April 9 report notes quiet Faster season with church services through Goon Friday to Sunday. The Methodist event honored Miss Walker with a social including hymns, speeches, and token gifts. Bowls match results favored Brook players in night play. Easter Monday School picnic at the Junction of Rocky and Broughton rivers featured games and prizes for children.
The extract from SANDOR'S for coughs colds and influenza was declared superior in Melbourne Supreme Court. Advert says use SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT for asthma croup and infections and warns against imitations. Obtainable at Gladstopa Pharmacy.
April 3 1928 Wirrabara Golf Club held its annual meeting at the local Institute with Mr L W Hogg presiding Attendance was reported as 000 The balance sheet showed a satisfactory surplus Officers elected Patron A G Grant President L W Hoge Vice-presidents J H Clarke and A M Mahood Hon Sec and Treasurer M L Archer Auditor K Dr Manning Captain J H Clarke Subscriptions set at 21 for gentlemen 10 6 for ladies A trophy was offered by Dr Last of Boo lerco and welcomed Votes of thanks were given to the Secretary and to Mr and Mrs C Nollitt for services to the club.
The late Mr W Bruse, a renowned north coast hotelkeeper, died at Norwood on April 3 at age 73. He and his wife Olivia managed the Exchange Hotel at Port Pirie, later run Quorn and the Transcontinental and Criterion Hotels. Survived by a widow, a son and a daughter.
A damaged testimonial notes kidney strain and backache relief from Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. Mc Jolf Williams from Jamestown cites long relief and cure, praising the product from Foster-McClellan Co. Proprietors in Hamilton Street, Sydney.
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