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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1931
Page
2
Gol dsbrough Mort and Co offer cattle sheep pigs and fat cattle at Jamestown Market with 385 sheep l 30 cattle 10 pigs 2 fat steers and 3 young cattle listed. Forbes Rosa Buggy noted in good order. Conditions at sale and further entries invited. Clients must arrange terms with the auctioneers before sale.
Dalgety and Company announces sale by auction under the instruction of the Official Receiver in Bankruptcy of R L Keding. Items include McCormick Deering tractors and implements, a 1927 Chev motor car, hay stack, 165 acres fallow on W A Swearse property, and 120 acres fallow on T Swearse property, both subject to share farming.
TENDERS will be received up to the 30th April 1931 to purchase 1 acre freehold land or thereabouts including 7 acres established Lucerne. Improvements include a five room stone house kitchen verandah motor garage and chaff shed watered by a well engine and pump located 1 mile south of Jamestown Post Office. Highest tender not necessarily accepted. For details contact ELDER SMITH & CO LIMITED Jamestown Old.
A 1931 multi event afternoon features cycle races 1 and 2 miles, 100 and 220 yard sprints, children races, animal chases, ladies and gents races, three legged events, relay contests, motor car chair events, and novelty acts. Proceeds aid Jamesown Soldiers Memorial Park fund. Admission 1d. Jamestown Brass Band plays. refreshments and public booth available. Secretary G. A. Gilbey, phone 242.
Tenders due by 12 noon Wednesday May 6 1931 to Bagot's Executor and Trustee Co Ltd Adelaide for lease of freehold sections 202W 2031 203W parts in Narridy Koolunza Hundred totaling 1088 acres three miles south of Crystal Brook three miles east of Red Hill. Includes four paddocks house barn sheds 90 acres fallow 350 acres stubble and accessible permanent Yackamoorun Creek water. Terms two or three years from May 12 1931. Further details from company Goldsbrough Mart Crystal Brook or Gladstone.
A meeting of the Agricultural Society will be held in Irvine Street Room at 8 p m Monday the 27th. A lecture on Poultry as a paying proposition will be given by Mr C F Anderson State Poultry Expert. Election of officers and welcomes to members and visitors. E L Orchard Acting Secretary.
Readable text lists truck delivery timber options including Mallee long lengths at 25 per ton and cut Mallee at 26 per ton delivered to residence. Other sizes include half ton 14, ton lots 28, spring wood 23/6, half ton 11/3, stump pricing 28 to 30 per ton with various small lot denominations.
A fragmented church notices page lists Holy Communion and Prayer services in Jamestown Hortisdale Belalie North and nearby towns. Reverends H A Williams D J Wellington and H Alvey conduct morning and evening prayers with specific times noted.
The rainfall summary covers several months with January to April figures, noting a total rainfall period and upcoming events. The Literary Society session at Span Hall will feature MP R. J. Nicholls delivering an address, with invitations sent to district members. The Second Annual Ansa Sports show is scheduled for April 6, with tea provided and reservations requested. Laubman & Pank plan visits to Riverton in late April, with multiple town stops. Adelaide guides, scouts, and ex-service men are noted for a War Memorial ceremony on Anzac Day, to be conducted by the Governor.
The Gladstone Cricket Club held a premiership dance at the Institute Hall to celebrate winning the Rocky River Association premiership. Attendance was small with decorations, music by Fred Rock’s electrical reproducer, and supper supervised by Mrs. W. C. Cook. Secretarial duties were led by Mr. 8. Barris with assistance from club members. Crystal Brook broadcasting project progresses with wireless station construction three miles away, equipment arrival, and mast materials. Then and now lists names of House of Assembly members elected in April 1881, including E. C. T. Stith, T. Playford, Landseer, J. L. Stirting, and others.
In South Australia a Glasstone country representative for over forty years, W Hancock is credited with reporting Circnit Court proceedings in his town for forty three years. His absence of Myr Tuncock was marked by court staff, while Hancock also served as Visiting Justice at Gladstone Gaol and is remembered by officials and judges for his dedicated service.
A large fire at Hy Hollitt’s farm, about a mile northeast of Ghidstone, destroyed implement sheds, four valuable pits, and about 30 tons of new hay. Four bags of seed wheat were saved from 110, and horses were released just in time. Loss is expected around £350 with no insurance. no immediate cause found and coroner not needed.
Gladstone hosted Wirrabara with April scores showing Mesdames Hewett and Glen losing 16 21 26 to Parkyn and Anderson WW. The pairings Shephard and C ber beat Sutter and Piper 26 0. Readams Growden defeated Zily and Coblac 26 12. Osman and Fisher beat Manning and Lienmann 26 42. Final tally Gladstone 99 Wirrabara 56.
Sixteenth anniversary of the Anzac Landing celebrated at Institute Hall Gladstone with N Campbell presiding. Returned men in attendance, hymns sung, prayers offered, W McNwmeey reading fallen notes, wreaths laid at Memorial Tablet, address by Rev H Alvey, and collection for the AIF Cemetery and Broadmeadow Soldiers. Secretaries arrangements by H T Haralett.
Local reports describe a well attended social and dance evening at the Belalie North institute where Miss D Goodes and Mr W Cumings led music. Farewell remarks honored Mr and Mrs Mena and family who are moving to Yacka, with a substantial roll of notes collected for them and community tributes from trustees and locals.
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