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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1931
Page
2
The Institute announces new library hours with reading rooms open on Monday Wednesday and Saturday 11am to 5pm and Tue Thu Fri 10am to 9pm. Subscriptions vary by age with 20 per year entitling four books and two magazines. Juvenile members have restricted meeting participation. John Souter is president and W J Burford secretary.
Gladstone’s oldest resident Mrs. M A Heaslip celebrated her eighty seventh birthday with many congratulatory messages. Adelaide visits include Mrs J S Fisher. Noel Nave of the National Bank underwent appendicitis surgery at Jamestown Hospital. Gladstone District Council ratepayers to meet August 11 at Memorial Hall. W P Fradd advances 30 feet of bowling club trenching at Gladstone. Adelaide Electric Supply Co to install poles for Crystal Brook Wireless Station boosting early wireless service in the North.
Tender offers due August 22 1931 for Jamestown Show concessions on October 14 1991. Publican Booth fruit confectionery non alcoholic drinks luncheon afternoon tea hot water supply boxing and athletic contests rights. Past attendance eight to ten thousand on public holiday Eight Hours Day.
Jamestown Church of England led by Rector Rev. H. A. Williams hosts Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and Morning Prayer at 11 a.m. Evening Prayer at 7 p.m. with Community Hymn Singing in the Parish Hall. Caltowie holds Holy Communion at 5.15 a.m. Hornsdale observes Holy Communion at 11 a.m.
Mesdames W C Cook J F Dowk ing L Carthew and H B Mayfield with the Gladstone Bridge Club host a Battle Bridge night at Institute Hall on Tuesday to raise funds. Tickets 1/6 men 1/? ladies, basket planned. attendance hoped. Also a satirical note on journalism and justice ends the piece.
The Western Mails wheat map for 1930-31 shows WA leading among states with 162,132,934 bushels produced. NSW, Victoria, and SA trails number WA 3,958,318 harvested acres yielding 52,891,492 bushels at 13.3 bushels per acre.
An attempted break in at H. R. Clark's Drapery, Gladstone, Tuesday night failed due to iron bars and disturbance by locals. Police, aided by MC's Crafter Hudson and nearby youths, arrested three visitors Leslie Causby Alfred Taylor Matthew Doyle, remanded for further charges.
The notice lists Holy Communion and Evensong times at Alban's Gladstone and S George's Georgetown with Rev H Alvey and Anthem details. Additional lines reference Gulnare and Yangya services and welcomes.
Mr L Clark of Vacuum Oil Co toured the Dewson district and saw healthy wheat growing 2 to 3 feet tall with strong stands and ample feed. He noted thousands of acres of similar wheat and predicted dry areas would regain growing capacity, supporting cattle and sheep numbers after tough seasons.
The St James Literary Society held a Tuesday night meeting with a Paper Evening. Miss M Horgan gave St Therese, Miss G Noonan spoke on St Anthony, and Miss G Erwin presented St Catherine. Mrs May and Mrs O Loughlin outlined Soviet Russia and the Five Year Plan while Mr T Horgan discussed the Church and labour relations. Recitations by Mr P Kinane received praise.
Classified notice promotes a printer offering all classes of job and commercial printing with a call to try their services. The ad emphasizes versatility and invites customers to use the printing shop for various needs.
A sacred concert on July 22 in the Methodist school room supported the Kunpo Colony for unemployed men. Rev. S Forsythe chaired, with Rev. D J Wellington presiding as program featured by United C E Society and local performers. Proceeds totaled £5 14s.
At Yongala on July 30, Mr. J Dawes's All Serene defeated Mr. N Jones's Tent Brocades to capture the silver cup and stake. Dawes has received many congratulations on his dog's success.
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