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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
2
Invitation notices announce an auction on September 1 for farm property including mixed sex mares, draughts, horses, ponies, cattle, and numerous implements such as a Sunshine Harvester, plows, drills, cultivators, waggons, and other gear. Items list many brands and gear with luncheon provided.
A fragmentary note from a Gladstone area column covers farm sale listings near Crystal Brook and Gindestone, plus public meetings on repatriation and agriculture. It mentions a range of items for auction, a commission awarded to Bert McDonald, and a new advisory committee for returned soldiers.
The text shows dialogue about a murder and a dubious medical extract. It praises a product named SANDERS EXTRACT and claims cures for dyspepsia, typhoid, diphtheria, and other diseases. It promotes the extract as safe when used as directed and as a preventive remedy.
Our Australian lads fight in harsh conditions and need support from home. The M C A is the trusted anchor aiding soldiers and widows alike, with every penny going to those who serve and endure. August 1st marks the drive to help relatives and friends through sacrifice.
The Gladstone Rifle Club held the third weekly competition in conjunction with the club. The event featured two shoots of seven shots each at 600 yards. Boones failed to complete results in the fragmentary report.
In the Gladstons Police Court before Mayor Mr F C Grubb and J P W Hancock John James O Grady faced remand on habitual indevotion. Police applied to have the provisions of the Tnebriates Act applied. The application was granted.
An old advertisement extols Sander’s Extract as a universal remedy. It claims prevention of meningitis and diseases, relief for ulcers and wounds, and cure for colds, rheumatism, neuralgia, and bronchitis, with a warning from Melbourne’s Age about eucalyptus dangers.
The item lists horse racing prospects and various race names such as Grand National and Balham Park Plate with potential winners or contenders. It also contains stray remarks about construction work on a railway and a grocery exchange, reflecting a fragmented newspaper snippet with chatter and vendor dialogue.
Fragmented wartime and social comments cite martial Spain, German war support by Sydney workers, and strong calls for prudence. The text lists public figures, deaths, and notes on morality, gratitude, and industry, with scattered Australian locations like Mount Gambier and Narrogin, plus references to Labor and recruiting.
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