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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1932
Page
2
R. W. Wilkinson Church of England rector Rev E North. St Alban's Gladstone services 8 a.m. Holy Communion 7 p.m. Evensong
Mr. D Fuss leaves Crystal Brook after thanks from friends who gifted him toll notes. Eulogies by C J Lucas PD J Corry and M Gellert recall Fuss’s two season tennis and golf championships. Kenneth Harvey of West Australia visited Jamestown, staying with his Aunt Miss K Rosie. F C Barter and G V Culshaw start practice as barrister and solicitor in Cross Street Gladstone, with Barter to visit Crystal Brook. Barter admitted to South Australian Supreme Court in December, first solicitor to reside in Gladstone for years, and a qualified accountant and taxation expert.
Messrs. Goldsbrough Mort and Co Ltd announce a monthly market at Gladstone on Tuesday next with 250 sheep 30 cattle and 20 pigs plus sundries for sale.
A Tuesday evening bridge event at Memorial Hall drew many players. Hearts defeated Diamonds by 4 tables while Spades won over Clubs by a similar margin, with several names noted as close contenders.
Invitations issued for the 4 Matron's Ball to be held at Gladstone on September 1 in aid of Library Funds. The committee includes Mesdames W. Coe Sr president C O Bennett J P Martin IL Carthew FL C Grolt W Shephard A E Pinch J F Dowling IT M Pascoe with Mesdames WC Cook and J P Martin Secretaries.
Residents are reminded that Wednesday the Burra Concert Party will give an entertainment in the Gladstone Institute to aid the Methodist Church and Institute. Local artists will assist with a first class programme. Tickets are available and seats may be booked. The concert will commence at 8.00 pm sharp.
The report lists winners in multiple categories including Arithmetic Grade II, Spelling Grade IV, Mental Grade VI, and Penny Bank Grade II. Notable names include Do reen Staker, Beryl Sambell, Effie St. ker, Ray Smith, and many others across Grades I to VI with various lessons and honors.
Elder, Smith & Co., Limited announce a special sale of 264 horses at Gladstone about mid September. Horses hail from New South Wales and include 120 broken heavy draughts, 30 unbroken draught yearlings and two year olds, 25 broken in cart horses, hacks and 5 unbroken heavy draughts. Advertisement date to be announced later.
Gelisbrough Mort and Co with Dalgety Co held a horse sale at Gladstone on 29 July. A large attendance from surrounding districts including the West Coast saw 102 horses offered, 82 sold. Victorian heavy draughts topped at £42 while station bred horses ranged £10 to £54.
Norman Sellick of the Unley Symphony presents an inscribed fife to Master Robert Palmer at Gladstone a reward for progress in Mr Keen's school Fife band project. Sellick and wife Lilian Keen are prominent philanthropists in Adelaide and the Unley orchestra is renowned nationally.
Golf results from Gladstone Club Championship quarterfinals feature J Thomson beating H Mig uekd 5 and 4 and W Edmunds defeating J Carthew 6 and 5. GA Thomson beat G Thomson 5 and 4, BE J Taylor won 3 and 1, Miss J Thomson defeated Mrs Carthew 4 and 2, Miss D Pinch defeated Mrs Mayfield 3 and 2.
An August meeting at the Gladstone Institute presided by G A Smallcombe heard leaders like A P Blesing MLC and MPs Lyons and Nicholls pledge to aid farmers in facing high taxation, water rates, and bank interest. Speakers urged unity and accused city interests of pressuring rural producers while praising relief acts and debt adjustment programs.
The newly appointed Gladstone Institute Committee held its first meeting with President L Carthew presiding. R R Dodman joined as a new member, and W L Evans was named delegate to the Institutes Association meeting. Financials showed a debt on Hall of £679 17 6 and a library credit of £69 6 3, prompting plans for a Memorial Library in Memorial Hall funded by Back to Gladstone. Sub committees for Library Hall and Grounds Entertainment and Club were formed. Discussions included a Matron's Ball proposal for the Library and calls to conservative budget measures and dairying production. The meeting approved forming a Memorial Library and allocated Back to Gladstone funds accordingly.
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