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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1929
Page
7
Branch classes of the Port Pirie technical school in Dreasmat ins will resume at Memorial Hall Gladstone. Art Needlework and Millinery offered at £1/1 per term for 18 weeks, payable in advance. New term begins Tuesday August 3. Miss Roberts to attend mornings and afternoons. Principal Herriman.
A Monday evening birthday party at Spring Vale Gladstone honored Oswald Growden. Guests included Mr and Mrs Growden and numerous family members with dancing bridge music and an elegant supper ending with a They are Jolly Good Fellow toast.
In Wirrabara an August evening social and supper honored Miss Maud Jettner. A lively program of music, games, dancing and cards followed a string of culinary gifts from friends. Fifty five votes were registered as the event closed, with remarks on cold weather and hardship for crops and feed.
The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Northern District Councils and Corporations Association met in Gladstone on Friday August 24. Delegates discussed road work funding, school law changes, railway and telegraph safety, and proposed amendments to the Road Act of 1887.
The article argues a balanced automobile blends style, comfort, safety, performance, and value. It credits engineers for balancing features without sacrificing others and cites the Silver Anniversary Buick as an example of leadership in balanced design.
An old-time advertisement touts Down's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney disorders and backache. It cites testimonials from Mrs. McGuire and a South Australia reader praising relief and lasting health, with Foster-MarCullan Co. listed as proprietors in Sydney.
Crystal Brook and Gladstone teams played a tight series of games with Crystal Brook securing a narrow aggregate win as results mixed across pairs. The district mourns the deaths of Mesdames Arberry and Bart while rain through Monday night and Tuesday boosts harvest prospects in hilly areas.
Gladstone Corporation meeting notes show approval of past actions and payments. The council endorsed a paysheet of 560 pounds 6 shillings, approved stove purchase for the nightman’s cottage, considered subdivision of allotment 74 High Street, and agreed to join with the District Council to buy a roller. Directions signs to Laura and Calowle and to Adelaide were proposed for installation near Hewell’s corner and Traver’s Hotel.
Classified notice announces sale items: Wondors-Abbott Bug da Haeyestes Binder Massey Beer drills and 15 hoe. Contact via phone No 1 Lever Box No 11 for details.
A battered verse depicts a captain on the bridge of a warship, praising national colors and duty. A line about Woods' Great Peppermint Cure appears as a contrasting downbeat image amid sea combat imagery.
A dated prose fragment reflects on trouble, financial strain, and attitudes toward marriage. It contrasts being broke with loving, notes wives’ reticence about why they married, and uses a racehorse metaphor to critique expectations versus outcomes.
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