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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1928
Page
2
A dental surgeon has bought the practice of R F George and will consult in Gladstone on Tuesday and Thursday each week. In Crystal Brook the surgeon will attend Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Telephone numbers are Crystal Brook 134 and Gladstone 67.
Wanted Mallee roots or cut wood. Goods ready for delivery. C COD. L. T. Jones, phone 96, Gladstone. 6-7-8p.
The Church of England schedules Advent worship with Holy Communion at 11 am and Evening Prayer at 7 pm on Sunday. Pastor D. Shaw conducts evening services with the subject The Advent of the King. Clover Hill holds a 3 pm service.
Gladstone residents are notified that R. McKlernan, formerly of Peterborough, has started a shoes business in Gladstone Street next to Elder Smith Co Ltd. He offers a large stock of men’s, women’s and children’s footwear at Adelaide prices with inspection invited.
A pamphlet on packing fruit for export by Gerrard Wire Tying Machines Pty. Ltd highlights the wire tying method for securing cases. Though not of local district interest, the pamphlet offers valuable information for those concerned with export packing practices and efficiency.
Beander and Son received First Award and Gold Medal at New Zealand and U S exhibitions in 1926 with recognition in Dune din and Amsterdam. Analyses by Professors Inglis Otago and Heaway Melbourne confirm purity and potency. Endorsed by medical authorities and royal patronage, Sanders extract marketed as a medicinal product for infectious diseases and wounds.
Premier Butler reveals drought relief approach amid Bank of State policy uncertainty. Bank will use Bills of Sale to control harvest proceeds, review creditor claims, and distribute harvest returns fairly. Aim to aid farmers to continue next year with justice and sympathy for those harmed by a bad season.
In Georgetown on December 4 the young ladies running the sweets stall for the tennis club fete, with Miss Edna Odgers as convener, held a lively event at Mr and Mrs P R Smallacombe’s home. Activities included a peanut hunt, pianola music, dancing on the turf, bridge tables, ice cream and drinks, and a sixpence supper. The event raised about £5 for the club, and a tennis match on the local courts saw Georgetown defeating Gladstone B grade 12 sets to 6.
Mr 8 G Francis of Georgetown notifies as the authorised Caterpillar tractor mechanic. He guarantees workmanship and invites trials and tenders. Contractors are directed to a separate District Council of Gladstone notice seeking bids on the Georgetown Caltewie Road contracts.
Messrs. Elder, Smith & Co. Ltd. will hold their monthly market at Crystal Brook on Wednesday next offering 3,745 sheep, 35 cattle, pigs, poultry and sundries. See advt.
A Melbourne Supreme Court proven extract touted for daily use in baths mouthwash and inhalation. Claims cure for coughs colds influenza asthma and catarrh with awards including First Order of Merit and a 3.5 AWARD. Warns against imitations and notes Gladstone Pharmacy stocks SANDER'S.
Visiting Day was held at Gladstone Primary School with over fifty visitors. The headteacher Mr F B Chick noted 144 pupils, similar to 1927, praised student Etudes results, and anticipated the last visit at the current building before a new school is completed. Assistants Miss Dalby and Miss Kelly were commended for their service. The School Committee chairman Mr R E Lines thanked residents and builders for progress on the new school.
Sporting notes list Tailem Bend race events including hurdles and plates with horses such as ADON MERRY SAM LOS ANTON CASTWIN LARLTON WHIZBRO PRINCE ITA and DIPLOMACY SE LECT LITTLE GUN GEVITY. A value tip shares a mother’s endorsement for Doan's Backache Kidney Pills via Mrs S W Hennessy of Gladstone, praised for restoring a child’s kidney health.
Friday visit to Gladstone shows F C Grubb supervising bottling on an automatic filling line imported from England. The plant uses filtered water, syrup, and CO2 with a cork cap, features a high efficiency bottle washer, ammonia refrigeration, and a large modern facility. Grubb’s operation emphasizes cleanliness, order, and strong regional demand for its aerated drinks and ice.
Vic Symonds known as Buda dies in Adelaide on Friday November 30 at age twenty. A former Gladstone resident, he worked in the Gladstone loco sheds, later moved to Solomontown, and held in esteem by many. He played for Laura in 1912 premiers of the Flinders Football Association and served as Solomontown Football Club secretary for three years. He left a widow Louie Mellish and two young children. Funeral held at Port Pirie on Sunday.
The Spalding district reports the League of Nations annual meeting at District Hall Friday afternoon November 30 with good attendance. Minutes, correspondence, and elections for officers and a Central Committee representative followed. Earlier, Presbyterian Women’s Mission Union held a November 28 gathering with speeches by Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. McNeil of Adelaide. Methodist Ladies Guild hosted a December 1 concert at District Hall with local artists, a humorous farce Henpecked, and sales of Strawberries and Sea Cream.
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