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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 26, 1946
Page
2
Butter output fell last week due to rail and road delays during holidays, with a large recovery expected this week. Rain aided feed conditions in most districts, cattle in good shape, and demand strong for Erie Valley butter despite unchanged prices. Eggs: supplies were light though holiday consignments expected later. production remains low with weeks needed for a notable rise.
See lines advertising maids coats at 50 each with various cone quantities and fully lined options. Includes strong twill English sheets 60 by 100 30/9 pair and larger sizes with coupon counts. Also all wool grey blankets 76 by 86 at 42/6 each and Mothers Day gift items daintily wrapped.
The Jamestown Market lists items for auction including 183 Wethers, 1 year, well grown. 75 Wethers, 1 year, exceptionally well grown. 210 Wethers, late shorn, various ages. 30 Mixed Fats and 25 Fat Lambs. 20 Fat Wethers and 70 Wethers with 2 year old stock. Also 12 pigs with 3 Pure Large White sows aged 34 months and 2 Pure Large White boars aged 3 months from Dawkins bloodlines.
Next meeting set for Thursday May 2 at 3 30 p m in James town Institute Room. Election of Officers plebiscite arrangements and general business on agenda. Acting Secretary H K Moore signs notice.
Friday May 3 at 2 p.m. selling milking cows due to calve, heifers, tractors, plows, binders, drills, cultivators, wagons, windmill head, stove ranges, safes, beds, tools, oats pig feed fowl feed wheat hay chaff laying hens and pullets. Includes farm implements and Sundry items in good order.
Jamestown Institute hosts a May 2 8 p.m. benefit night featuring Harold Raymond blind violinist and his Merry-makers with new acts and feats. The program includes The Great Leonard magician Elsie Robbins Don Barker Kathleen Hughes Lenny Joy Doug Skurray Margaret Best Morris Allan and more. Georgetown May 1 and Laura May 3 shows follow with admission 2 shillings 5 pence and children 1 shilling 2 pence including tax.
Estate of Stephen James Fahey deceased invites tenders for purchase or lease of 758 acres in Hill River Estate. Lands near Spalding, Burra and Andrews Siding include five room dwelling, outbuildings, dam and 550 acres arable. Tenders due noon Friday May 3 1936 to Bagot's Executor and Trustee Co Ltd Adelaide. forms from company or Goldsbrough Mort & Co Blyth Burra Snowtown or Jamestown.
Parents of children aged one to twelve who have not been immunised are urged to take advantage of the above arrangements. The notice lists injections on May 8 at 1:30 pm, June 65 at 1:30 pm, and July 3 at 1:30 pm.
A local column lists multiple church services across Jamestown and surrounding towns including Jamestown Baptist Lutheran and Salvation Army sermons with times and reverends. It also covers Easter holiday visits by residents, a hospital update, and community notices from Gladstone Naracotte and Laura as well as a note on a large Pon derosa tomato weighing 294 oz grown by Mrs. M White.
Easter Monday events featured the Jamestown Methodist Sunday School annual picnic at Bundaleer Springs with many children. Mr and Mrs L Gray of Jamestown hosted a group at Bundaleer Springs on Easter Saturday. Easter Monday also saw the Jamestown Salvation Army hold a picnic at The Cups in Jamestown.
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