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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1941
Page
3
Local retailers advertise early buying for Christmas with lay by options. Matthews Emporium Keller's Master and others tout gifts across clothing, toys, cycles, radios, furniture, groceries, and services to entice shoppers before the holiday rush.
A Gladstone tennis event held last Saturday raised £3 for patriotic funds. Honorary secretary was Mr H Hocking. Winners were Growden and Miss Smallacombe with 13 games. Details list many first second and third round matches among local players and pairs.
Gladstone Hotel lists H E Dodd for ales and whisky for Christmas orders. Booyoolee Hotel promotes Nathan Beer on draught via Ted White. Commercial Hotel run by Jack Francis offers West End Beer and holiday stocking drinks. Advertisers wish readers a happy Christmas and New Year.
A list of men from the Gladstone District stepping forward to serve in the current conflict includes Allison, W Hillard, C W Appleton, M BR Hughes, R Blesing, N Jolly, E C Botting, L 5 Knapp, J Bradock, D Lawrie, A J Brown G, Magner Jim Brown, T 8 Magner, J Builder, J T Mighall M, Carpenter W Pearce BR, Cottle, W D Potter J Creber H 58 Smith J Duffy, F Duncan A Dunstone, C Durick, P Evans B Flavel, D A Glastonbury Hale, L Lewett, Ron Stubbs, H lobbs, T a Stewart, John Thomson S W Wilkin H Wood, F H Wilmshurst K Andrews, E H Mellen, E G Growden, W J Page, J A Hill, W P Rice, A R Kellock, K.
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