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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
2
The Gladstone Girls' Musical and Dramatic Company stage a production titled Tainment with assistance from Mr. F. Rock's Pictures, delivering a program of entertainment blending song and drama for local audiences.
The first in a series of dances to be held fortnightly in St. Alban's Parish Hall on Tuesday May 6 1930 from 8 to 12 with an electrically polished floor and good music. Ladies 1 shilling Gentlemen 2 shillings proceeds to Parish Hall debt. Wardens N Campbell F G Spotswood St Alban's Church.
The Annual General Meeting will be held in the Memoris Hall on Tuesday evening April 29th 1930 at 8 p.m. Full attendance is requested.
A C Read notifies the public of moving to new premises beside Clark’s Cash and Carry in Gladstone. The agency and motor repair business continue as before with Free Air installation.
Applications are invited for two central umpires. Applicants to state price including expenses. Close date April 28, 1930. Send to Secretary B Thamm Home Stone Hut ES-45-6d.
Mr and Mrs R G Glenn of Gladstone thank friends who assisted in extinguishing a recent fire at their residence. The note expresses gratitude for help and support during the incident and aftermath.
Crystal Brook Market at Mevere to conduct its monthly sale featuring 1758 sheep along with cattle, pigs, and sundries. The auction is led by Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd and partners Crystal Brook Market will coordinate the event.
A special requiem mass will be celebrated at Gladstone Roman Catholic Church on Anzac Day at 7.30 am. Rev Father McCurtin will conduct the service and a large congregation is hoped for.
The Good Friday Way of the Cross from 2 p.m. drew a devout crowd as Evening Prayers and The Story of the Cross filled the church. Easter Communion at 8 a.m. saw the largest chamber in years with strong offerings to Home of Mercy Walkerville. Canon Dunn thanks all contributors.
The Gladstone Girls' Musical and Dramatic Co. will stage a concert on Wednesday with Mr. F. Rock's pictures. Produced by Hula Grubb, the event features character songs plays choruses and dancing. I C Grubb promises high standards and timely start with seats bookable at W Cooke's.
The Gladstone district council held a meeting on April 16 1920 with chairman Mr Bennett and Doctors Potter Black Lines and district clerk Mr Budge present. Minutes and correspondence were read. Finance and wards reports were received. Pay sheet passed. accounts paused for payment. Donations to Adelaide Children's Hospital. Various road and bridge matters discussed including a side bridge over Rocky River and road works at McColliffe’s road and Bondowie Road. Returning officer appointed for annual elections. assessor appointed. expenses for councillors' inspections approved. Several contracts and works on Federal Relief and Federal Aid projects noted with progress and needs.
Personal notices from Gladstone detail residents spending the Easter holidays in Adelaide Kadina and Sydney and visiting nearby towns. Names include Clive Barclay W Shephard A Graham Turley D M Gravestocks J Duval P Wise gwan L Harris Beryl Leesue P Kearns and the Evans family. Birthday and wedding preparations with Miss Humphris Pinch and Miss Belle Pinch noted. wedding coverage promised.
The Northern Areas Football Association kicks off with Jamestown at Gladstone and Crystal Brook hosting Georgetown. Umpires H Fawcett and N Ellis of Port Pirie chosen. Four clubs in good form with new players joining amid earlier departures. Clubs plan double rounds and three inter-association games, with weekly team submissions requested by Tuesday evening.
A roster lists Gladstone M Read and colleagues across Reserves and Emergencies with names including Atkins, Canute, Bergin, Farmer, Gale, Graham, Harris, Johnston, Nayda, McCarthy, O Shea, Tatham, Wake, Yates, plus reserve and emergency group members such as Kearney, Kaine, Duffy, Gale, Hall, Wilson, Curyer, Walker, Mo roney, McCarthy, O Loughlin, Trevorrow, Park, Sawatzhe, White, May, Kerin, Wilsdon, Horgan, Wainwright, Blake, and H Dunn among others.
Gladstone Golf Club held a stroke competition with 16 men and 6 ladies. Scores were influenced by hard ground. Dailly set a course record with 82, net 58 after handicap. Top six will earn points toward an eight-competition trophy.
A vintage advertisement touts Aiden Sanders extract as the safest antiseptic for flu catarrh asthma bronchitis pneumonia rheumatism and winter ailments. It promotes drops in bath glass or handkerchief and boasts awards from New Zealand and Amsterdam with warnings against imitations.
The Returning Officer at the Gladstone Institute announced J. A. Lyons and D. Nicholls elected for Stanley on April 12. Badman and Sargent placed third and fourth. Nicholls sent a note of absence due to indisposition and Lyons thanked officers and supporters for the smooth poll.
The death of H B Hewett on April 19 in Adelaide follows a long heart illness. Born August 28 1879 at Crystal Brook to the Hewett family, he married Ada Nichola in 1905. He lived in Port Pirie Broken Hill and Gladstone, ran a general store, served as Methodist Church steward, and captained Flinders Football Club. Survived by wife Ada, daughter Mrs Lines and sons Harold and Colin, with large public tributes at his funeral service and graveside.
Despite economic gloom and tight spending the Texas Company of Australasia Limited continues a vigorous building programme. Bulk terminals in capital cities are finished and depots are rising in Rural areas. Total expenditure may reach £2,000,000 when complete. Wages are at a record high, and more Australians are employed than ever, underscoring confidence in national prospects.
Mrs H Cox of Ellendale Port Pirie credits Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills with lifting her from a weak kidney condition that caused headaches fainting and nervous strain. She bought a bottle after a friend’s suggestion and reports lasting improvement and continued use. Doan’s are sold by chemists and stores, Foster Julian Co Proprietors, 15 Hamilton Street Sydney.
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