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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
4
Direct buyers are urged to meet J F P or send orders to him. The seller guarantees careful handling and asserts you cannot buy cheaper. J F P is presented as an honest reflector and advisor with many years of city and country experience.
Northern Farmers and Producers Political Unions held delegates meetings at Gladstone on Friday to discuss Grey and Northern Legislative Council candidates and to fill the Wakefield vacancy caused by Sir F W Holder's death. Four districts joined for a Petersburg plebiscite on Aug 20 and a Wakefield candidate chosen by exhaustive ballot as R W Foster.
Afternoon session of the Stanley Farmers and Producers Union saw delegates from Georgetown Laura Clare Pt Broughton Gladstone Caltowie Gulnare Crystal Brook Port Pirie Koorunga Redhill Mintaro Blyth and others in attendance. Officials included President J Miller and Vice President K W Duncan with broad representation from Burra Burra Wallaroo and Wooroora unions and visiting dignitaries. Apologies were noted from Snowtown Flinders and treasurer W Odgers.
Members of the Cuiow hosted a gathering where the invitation was accepted despite various concerns. Friends enjoyed companionship and refreshments for an hour or two in a casual social setting.
The piece argues biographical praise of Sir Frederick Holder is exaggerated and ill proportioned, noting his talents as a debater and organizer but lacking in statesmanship or notable reforms. It discusses his career from teacher to journalist to politician, highlighting his lucid but restrained style and the paradox of great ability with limited lasting achievement.
The article chronicles an Indian man who ascended the Australian political ladder to a high speakership. It notes his sudden death blamed on poor position and political tensions as parliaments kept him from rest all night, impacting his fragile state.
Mr A C Best opened a ten lecture series on advertising for the Gantra Young Men's Christian Association in London. He argued advertising gives a clear advantage to businesses and is educational, shaping public taste, thrift, and recreation. A ads firm praised Beecham Lever Brothers and James for their success due to extensive advertising.
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