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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1923
Page
2
The auctioneers urge buyers to attend a sale featuring horses, implements, and machinery in good order. Vendors offer half the carriage for purchases over six horses within 138 miles of Gladstone Railway Station and will deliver stock and gear requiring tracking. Luncheon provided. sale starts promptly at 11 o'clock a.m.
Page four news notes Anzac Day plans unfold with memorial services in Memorial Hall at ten. Rev W Borvilt and Mr Gordon to speak. Gladstone Town Hall program features Searle Dandiva entertainment and hearty audience response. Tenders invited for alumuns change in Gladeton area with local officials, plus broader district notices on livestock shows, stock, and agricultural sales.
A vivid account of a Toraday evening function by the Friendly Society Lolemehte, featuring a goat dance, winners Lodive and others, and music by Mr red Jul fery and O. Fox. Secretaries directed by Mrs T. Jeffery, with GES members assisting. BALAN Excelsior Band to perform at Georgetown pits and King Will strand, with concerts in Gladstone and Trosvlva Park. The event highlighted progress under Mr Hulmoe’s tutelage and a 32-member party, urging generous support for high travel costs.
A horse owned by Mr. Millard was found dead Saturday morning with its throat cut. Detective Gibb and others searched the area but could not locate the perpetrator. Mr. Millard suspects a local feud and valued the horse at about £15.
Gladstone Corporation held an April 11 meeting with full attendance. The council debated hosting dances to aid Memorial Hall and set conditions for admissions and fundraising. Cr Jones and Cr Osman supported hospital access, while others discussed property purchases and allocations.
The Gladstone District Council held an April 13 session with members Menting and others voting on road projects and staff actions. Reports from the treasurer noted expenditures and a pay sheet review. several resolutions approved road work and clerk procedures while addressing objections and committee appointments.
A jumble of weather, politics, crime, and social notes fills this clipping. It mentions drought relief, possible resignation of a British prime minister, riots in India, local sales, obituaries, and varied anecdotes from public life with many garbled words and misspellings.
An OCR fragment describes assorted domestic cleansing and cosmetic preparations using brands like KYRO and RRRO with mentions of wash products, powders, and skin care tips. The text references a chemist from Gladstone and names several obscure brands, reflecting mid century consumer culture.
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