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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
3
A schoolboy jokes about a mountain stove used at high altitudes while a doctor prescribes rest. A patient asks for a written note. Bertie boasts of engagement news from Gertie and a bridesmaid correction. A line ponders whether a dead language is spoken by spirits.
A field trial on Mr George Hill's farm tested Atlas Californian Cape Malting barley with entrants including Hannaford Angley Noonan and Phipps. Closest estimates and actual yields were reported while local events note a dance by the Swimming Club, a yacht lecture, school inspection praise, road works linking Yacka, and ongoing wheat deliveries amid dry weather.
On Tuesday afternoon last Col. V. 2. H. Stantke assistant adjutant and Quartermaster General at Keswick met in Gladstone with Major H.T. Harsleit of the 9/23rd Light Horse Regiment Adjutant Lieut. A. J. Stephens and R.S.M. W. Jordan to discuss recruiting matters. They inspected a future Light Horse camp site for February formed a local welfare committee and noted cavalry horse shortages as the main North Australian difficulty. A Gladstone meeting will be held later to further campaign discussions before Col Stantke proceeds to Jamestown.
The Gladstone MGC held a mock wedding reception on Tuesday with Miss M Lines and Mrs M Appleton as bride and groom. Guests included Dr Stork and family, with toasts and a wedding cake from Mrs Barrett. A farewell to Miss C Bennett marked the evening.
In No 1 Division bowls, Gladstone and Laura split matches with Gladstone 85 to 96 Laura in a multi-score set. Players listed include Gladstone lineup Budge Bennett Campbell Lambell Read and Harris against Laura’s Shepherd Drage Butcher Wake with Knauerhase Hammill Kennedy Thwaites. Other results show Laura 54 over Gladstone 18, with Ross Drage Harper Scott facing further lines. The event took place at Praistard and included multiple substitutions and close finishes.
The event lists doubles pairings and singles match results led by Faulkner Groves and ODea Kloss with scores ranging from 3.6 to 29 across both sexes. Notable outcomes include Corcoran defeating ODea 64 and Flower over Head 4.6. Terowie Catholics beat Canowie Belt by 11 sets.
The meeting featured Mrs. Fisher's remarks with support from the other ladies, and Mrs. Bennett answered suitably. Afternoon tea and games concluded the proceedings. Attendees included Mesdames J. S. Fisher L. G Ravtis C Read L Sambell G Sandow L J Sargent C J Lines W Staker A Harris E A Gale and H Bennett. Mrs C Sandow became secretary as Mrs Bennett moved to Adelaide.
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