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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1934
Page
4
The committee meets for monthly business on the 1st Monday from April to September at 7 20 p.m. and October to March at 3 p.m. The Institute seeks subscribers to support the public facility with hall and supper room available by application to the secretary. John Souter serves as president.
An 19th century advertorial warns that neglecting constipation poisons the body and invites disease. It touts Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a remedy to restore bowel regularity, stimulate bile, and aid digestion, printed weekly in Jamestown Review Office.
An adviser from the South Australia School of Mines discusses best Merino types for local farms, breeding strategies, and efficient fleece processing. He warns farmers about lean-season fodder conservation and warns of marketing losses from small clips due to ignorance and carelessness.
The article traces John Bright and Disraeli on Minority Representation and contrasts it with Hare’s Proportional Representation. It notes reforms from 1832 to 1867, defects in electoral machinery, and the rise of democracy amid social and political reforms. It highlights the House of Lords, bureaucracy, party power, and the temperance and humanitarian movements shaping democratic progress.
The piece criticizes Labor's plan to nationalise banking and socialise credit. It argues that Labour's aim would destroy private trading banks and hand control to a Labor governor, risking currency inflation and economic collapse as seen in other systems. It cites Scullin Beasley Lang figures and bank profits to illustrate supposed motives and consequences.
The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. G Davidson was celebrated at H Heaslip with family and many friends. Mr. Davidson, born in 1854 Carlisle England, settled near Merriton then Waldearah Ercildoune, became a farmer and pastoralist, served on the Crystal Brook council and as a trustee of Wandearah Institute. The couple wed August 20 1884 at Strathalbyn and have five children, three daughters and two sons, with Douglas killed in the war.
Gladstone and Wirrabara golf bouts appear with mixed results. Notable scores include J Sutter beating G Thomson 3 and 2, K Cumming defeating G Thomson 3 and 2, and multiple five and four down margins in R and R play. Several ladies’ matches reported with varied outcomes, alongside Rager Competition results listing large deficits.
The Gladstone Rifle Club held its 3rd competition on Saturday August 25 at 600 yards with a double round of 10 shots and 2 fighters. R W Lines won the Handicap Aggregate with 49 47 7 100, ahead of G Coe, plus top rifle score of 96. Next were L C Zerbe, G G Jeffrees, H M Pascoe, T Aarssett, B C Jarvis, P A Limes, PLC Grubb, S W Thompson, A D Harris, L A Lehmann. A match is planned for Crystal Brook on Saturday September 1.
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