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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 26, 1929
Page
2
Four roomed stone house on Plain Street Georgetown with about an acre of land. Front shows an axe mark. Priced at £400. Apply to Miss Lloyd care of 4 Watson Street Fullarton or Baul of Adelaide Georgetown.
A forthcoming book presenting the reasons subscribers to the S A Wheat Compensation Fund did not recover their money. It features extracts from minutes and letters, plus judgments by Chief Justice Sir Adrian Knox and Justice Sir Isaac Isaacs. Orders to secure a copy before press through local agents or directly to BIG Print in House, Hindmarah Square, Adelaide.
The annual convention of the North Western District Unions will be held in Jamestown on Wednesday May 1, 1920. State President Mrs Burmard will attend and a large gathering of delegates and members is hoped for.
Sunday April 28 1929 Church of England notices list 4th Sunday after Easter. S George’s Georgetown 11 am Holy Communion and 5 Alban’s Gladstone a m Holy Communion 7 pm Evening Prayer Annual Vestry Meeting Monday at an unspecified time.
The Gladstone branch of the Agricultural Bureau will meet at Memorial Hall on Friday evening April 26. Mr Hill will speak on the most suitable fodder plant for this locality.
An old and new time dance will be held in the Gidware Institute Hall on Tuesday next for the formal opening of the new floor recently installed. Excellent music will be supplied and a real good evening is promised. The secretaries are Messrs Hol McPherson and J Murphy.
A message to advertisers and contributors states all copy for contract advertisements and contributions must reach the office at Gladstone by 12 a.m. Tuesday for danger notices and by 12 a.m. Wednesday for capital advertisements.
Advertisements announce a May 10 event featuring a grand Flower Show Floral Fete Queen Competition concert and dance at Glangtone Institute The issue notes Anglican Church funds and that proceeds or details can be published in the next issue or obtained from the secretary Mus M A Schmidt
Ron Breckin, formerly a pupil at Gladstone High School and now at Adelaide High, won the senior cup with 22 points at the Adelaide oval event last week. He led in the broad jump, tied for first in the 220, and took top placings in the 100 and high jump while finishing second in the 120 and 440 yards.
Excellent progress is being made with the new primary school at Gladstone by F Fricker and Son. The building has been roofed and plastering is under way. When finished the school will add to Gladstone’s fine buildings and improve education for local children. The site is high and dry, opposite Treaviva Park.
An advertisement touts Sander's Pure Eucalyptus Extract as a preventive and remedy for flu catarrh asthma bronchitis pneumonia and other winter ailments. It promotes use in baths mouthwash or on a handkerchief and asserts top awards for purity and potency while warning against imitations.
Help wanted notice from Areas Express Office seeks a companion to a lady or housekeeper helper. North country town preferred. Indy-position advertised with contact through Areas Express Office.
The writing argues women can reveal and reveal men as fools, noting many use money for nearly all things but debt payment. It suggests some men assume sanctity is essential to a perfect marriage, while failing to grasp real women. It also claims some women admire saints abstractly but loathe them concretely as husbands.
The opening and blessing ceremonies for the New Catholic Church at Jamestown occur on Sunday May 5 with rites by Bishop Killian of Port Augusta. Prelates include Archbishop Spence of Adelaide and Bishop Hayden of Wilcannia Forbes. A civic reception for visitors is set for 12 noon on May 4 with public invitation.
The text presents a jumble of phrases about maps, healing, resurrection, a waking doctor, a dog quote, and lines about paying corn. It reads like scattered aphorisms or quotes, lacking clear narrative or identifiable news events.
A Monday meeting at the Conmmercial Hotel presided by Mr. C. Budge set plans for the inter association match on June 3. Delegates from Gladstone Jamestown Georgetown and other districts discussed player lists selections for Port Pirie rivalries and ground conditions. Umpires were named Messrs Sampson Murphy and the Northern Areas colors decided as blue and white.
Forty years ago part of the colony saw heavy rains with the Rocky and Broughton rivers overflowing causing damage. An Adelaide train arrived late. Gladstone Town Council met with mayor B J Knight and councillors. Cricket batting and bowling averages for Jamestown and Gladstone are listed. A. Catt resigns as gatekeeper of the Gladeton Ride Company.
An Australian study favors Cross Kerosene as the standard tractor fuel due to balanced volatility, fast warm up, and high heat units per gallon. It notes efficient radiator temperatures, reduced crankcase dilution, and greater work per gallon, promoting bulk supply and widespread adoption in farming communities.
After years of struggle, tenders are invited for yards and ramps linked to the Gladstone railway siding project. A farewell social for Mrs. Littlejohn featured a townaddress and purse gift. Resignations and new appointments noted in insolvency and local church fundraiser events.
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