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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
1
A listing titled Caltole Roll of Honor 1917 recounts names of soldiers presumed dead or wounded, with sections noting Died in Vamp, Wounded, Wounded-Returned, and Died in Hospital. Included are numerous names from GLADSTONE HIGH SCHOOL and YACKA and places such as BEETALOO VALLEY and HORSE SEASON 1917, reflecting a broad WWI casualty roll. The document preserves ranks and local affiliations, highlighting Navy and Army losses and returns.
A cluttered page lists lodge meetings and weekly schedules for Gladstone area groups. It includes alternate Friday evenings for Guapstoxs grantor council, second Saturday monthly meetings, and various clubs meeting Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. Reading room hours, subscriptions, and librarian details are provided along with postal rates, holiday openings, and shipping times to Port Pirie, Jamestown, Adelaide, and other places.
The steamers are wireless telegraphy and electric light ships with on board doctors and stewards. They are on government service now but will resume one class passenger service with fares from Durban to Capetown and London listed as £1 to £23, subject to alteration. Details available from agents.
Train timetable for Gladstone shows arrival and departure times from multiple routes to Adelaide and Petersburg. Midnight Adelaide via Terowie cancelled. Petersburg connections altered. Trains operate daily except Sundays with no Petersburg link to Adelaide by 10:16 am Saturday.
Office hours announced with daily opening from 9 am to 6 pm and a 12 noon closing on Saturdays. The One Order Office opens earlier in the day and closes at 4 pm. The notice appears in local Fest coverage with details on timing and location.
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