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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1934
Page
3
Readable ad listing paints Bergera Paragon Golden Crown and The Three Best with a winter sale. Mentions Linen Writing Pad 175 sheets marvellous value half a dollar, Acme Blue Lined Envelopes two per box threepence per packet, and assorted inks pads books on hand.
A large crowd attended the Jamestown races featuring Bundaleer hurdles and multiple stakes events with winners including LAND OF COMEDY, GRATIOLIN, Tricky Bob and Brook King. After the races the Annual Hall of the Club opened in the Institute Hall with music by the Jamestown Dance Orchestra and a women’s committee supper.
Crystal Brook visited Gladstone on the Gladstone Green for the return bowls match and won 132 to 87. Players listed include Thomas Pearce Symonds and OShaughnessy for Crystal Brook and Spotswood Sandow McKiernan Rindge for Gladstone with tea hosted by the ladies after the match.
Shield winners in Arithmetic Grade V and VII, Mental Grade VII, Penny Bank Grade IV. Champion Scholars Grade VII include Harold Ballantyne, Robert Palmer, Cora Jarvis, Robert Chenoweth. Other high performers: Tony Campbell, Keith Ballantyne, Cyril Leesne, Leslie Jolly, Marjorie Hooper, Brian Carthew, Helen Black, Ben Smith. Grade IV: Joan Ballantyne, Merle Staker, Vera Hooper, Frank Lines. Grade III: Margaret Carthew, Mervyn Smith, Maxwell Evans, Jack Abell. Grade II: Heather Jarvis, Barbara Carthew, Audrey Smith, Aldrey Lines. Grade 1: Cathay Ballantyne, Joyce Thomas, Betty Gate, James Steff.
The Crystal Brook Public School Welfare Club met in the kindergarten room with a large turnout of ladies. Miss L Hill decorated the room for the second birthday as Miss L Merton cut the cake. The annual report showed a credit of £22 16s 0d. Prizes funded school activities and a cupboard were added. donations came from H Frith £1 1s 0d and G Storey £2 2s 6d. New officers were elected: Mrs Corry president, Mrs BR L Frebeairn vice president, Miss L Merion secretary and treasurer, with executive committee members and an auditor. Staff and pupils contributed items and performances, with Miss Storey and Mrs Ogilvie as accompanists. A prize was won by Mrs E Pope.
Fifty years ago on April 11 1884 the House of Assembly elections saw Messie Catt and Howe returned unopposed for Gladstone district. A rifle match at Caltowie v Pt Germein on Saturday yielded Caltowie 472 Pt Germein 428 with the Caltowie team including Lieut Kerr Corps Bishop Prest and Privates Stelcke Laubmann Tapley and Moore.
Hackett's Plants and Seeds advertises fruit trees and related gardening supplies available for purchase, detailing offerings and contact points. The notice emphasizes a range of seeds and plant stock accessible to local gardeners.
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