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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
3
Harvesting advances across districts with large wheat yields, local fairs and stalls reporting strong customer turnout. Notable events include a Cricket match, a farewell for Miss Kearney after long service, and a mystery cheque incident in Cleve resolved as a staged theft.
Port Pirie news recounts a dredge Posidnin setback after a carrier arrived in Carnarvon and workers prepared for a large project at Port Pirie. A drowning accident follows when tug Bobbie Burns crewman Kirwan falls overboard and sharks later hamper recovery. the community mourns and authorities investigate.
A period column brims with aphorisms and anecdotes on marriage, virtue, and human frailties. It includes détourned proverbs, brief notes on figures like Maicón O Loughlin, and snippets about arms imports and social conduct, all delivered in a satirical, observational tone.
An old advertisement text promotes Down's Backache Kidney Pills claiming curing backache. It cites a Mrs Bowen and a doctor-like testimonial, offering two bottles for sale and a postal order option via Foster-McClennan Co at 76 Pitt Street Sydney.
The November metal price list reports values for silver at 83 per ounce, copper around 487 pounds per ton, and copper bars near 7,0269 pounds per ton. It notes variations by metal and unit, reflecting market usage and exchange conditions.
In a heated discussion residents from Brinkworth to Wilmington back a direct route to Port Augusta via Wilmington, opposing a Salisbury to Port Augusta plan. A unanimous motion urged officials to verify the £1,720,988 cost for the broad gauge line and urged halted Salisbury work to allow public consideration before Parliament.
Saturday elections in Port Wakefield reelect Mayor J J Thomas with 101 votes and JJ Johnson with 64, defeating Mr Thorne by 63. East Ward sees G s Battery reelected, F Edwards 14, Kennedy 18, majority for Mr Buttery 23. West Ward lists W A Eamdorf 10 reelected, Weats 21, majority for Mr Hamilorf 19. Auditor KE Thomas reelected over KB Spells by 93.
R J Finlayson reports Solomentown voters delivered a calm municipal election. Liberal and Labour candidates shared power, with Degenhardt winning mayoral support by a slim margin, and council split four Liberals and four Labour members. The result shifts mayoral casting votes, while turnout remained steady and orderly amid lively but nonbelligerent crowds.
Heavy heat up to 110 and fierce northerly winds damaged gardens and summer crops amid scarce water. Wheat may suffer from extreme days. Local tennis club fete at the institute featured 8 ping pong tourney, a shooting gallery, one act drama, and stalls raising over £24 for the club. A special Adelaide train brought Wirth’s clowns and animals drawing crowds before a Pepinmuls tour. Wheat harvest limited as farmers worry about losses.
A fragmented newspaper item notes price details related to Bydreck and the page’s early content. The readable phrases reference pricing and publication context without full clarity.
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