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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1947
Page
3
The Gladstone and Wirrabara Laura Knights united for the final meeting of the year with a debate between Laura and Gladstone Knights, Laura winning by sx points. J. Deeble acted as adjudicator and L Watters chaired. supper concluded a happy year. Advent services begin as the Gladstone choir prepares Christmas music.
The A. Farmers' Co-operative Union Ltd reports a monthly market and shears sale at Wirrabara on 21 November with more stock than advertised. Yarding drawn from Adelaide and nearby towns, 1,752 sheep and lambs yarded, 1,525 sold. fat lambs 39/11, fat ewes 20/0, fat wethers 32/1, Merino lambs 36/10, four-tooth to full mouth ewes 40, aged ewes 25/1. Cattle fat steers 13/7/6, cows 5/10 to 12/12/6. Pigs from 20 to 47/6. Poultry and sundries sale satisfactory. December market cancelled due to harvest. The Gladstone Cycling Club event on November 26 at Parish Hall raised £10, organised by Mrs Hillard. Prizes awarded for bridge, euchre, and checkers. Supper by lady supporters. secretary Mr Dick Gate jun.
The page lists bowlers and players including Gladstone George Brown Dan Catford Bawden J C Thomson Kloeden Martin Henschke Treasure Saibell Thomas H A S Galeean A B Smith Stephens Prior W Thomson and others with team lineups for positions 22 25 26 27, showing participants like Laura Woolford Buchanan Lines Blesing-Tucker Reichstein Lehman Sutcliffe Rix Shepherd Wakeham Fuller and more. The fragment appears to be a match sheet or roster with multiple player names and sequences.
Crystal Brook celebrates a Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry event as G I Schulz is exalted to the Honour Degree. The evening features Exaltry Officer J G Megan and Master of Ceremonies A H May, with Iva Short aiding the musical program. Community notes cover harvests, social events, and local visits.
Mr J A Lyons M P has received word from Minister of Works Mr M McIntosh that a water main in Bondowie Street Gladstone is unsatisfactory and will be replaced with a 5 inch cement lined pipe. An 8 inch outlet main from Beetaloo reservoir serving Gladstone Georgetown Gulnare and nearby farms will be upgraded by 1 mile 3 chains with 12 inch cast iron cement lined pipes to meet rising demand.
A fete at St Peter's Church Gladstone netted 117 to aid church funds. Very Rev F B Morri ssey opened proceedings as stalls kept patrons busy. An evening dance featured music by Mrs C Daff and Mr Doke, with thanks to all who helped, especially the latter two.
Jamestown District Council expands fire fighting gear with a Cooper Fire Fighting Pump powered by a 1 TP motor and three Ajax hand pumps stored at Jamestown Fire Station. Five fire posts are listed for district readiness. A long list of control officers is announced, with emphasis on preventing fires and cooperating to combat outbreaks in the Bush Tire Hazard area.
In Georgetown on Saturday, Harry Lawrence Murphy was arrested for possessing stolen property traced from Mortlake Victoria. The theft spree included clothing, a radio set, towels, a Red Hill hotel item, and 20 gallons of petrol. Murphy, a recent Dodge Utility driver, faces charges in Port Pirie after investigations by local police and detectives. The case ties to Ephie D. Dugan of Port Augusta and a missing Mrs Jones truck.
A motor ambulance was presented to Gladstone and district by Brigadier L B Barker. The gift came from the Federal Government through military authorities, accepted by Mr Wy Prior District Council chairman. The ambulance, valued at £1000, contains four stretchers and will be cared for by the local St. John Ambulance, with buildings planned to house it.
Members of the Jamestown Youth Club are advised that the boxing instruction night will now be changed from Wednesday to Friday evenings.
The Weal branch of the T S D held its November meeting with President Leo Redden leading. Remarks mention the annual meet on December 12, a 4 gop muster anticipated, weather disruptions, rainfall, and November totals. Fred Avott hospitalization followed an appendectomy at Laura Hospital.
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