New Library Arrivals From December Possess Popular Authors
The library lists new circulation titles from December including Now It can be Told Elizabeth Frayne The Girl on Zero Barry Perowne The Trail from the River Eugene Cunningham Fever F J Thwaites The Curse of the Canure Walter Masterman Year of Reckoning G Price Ward Cab Sir Herbert Hodge The City of Gold F Young Brett Beyond the Kuber Jack Hides Thundering Hooves Ranger Lee The Gun Hand G Richardson Undercover Woman Dorothy Herzog The D A calls it Murder KE Gardner Dames Don't Care Peter Cheyney The Lady in the Morgue Jonathan Latimer The Casino Murder Case S Van Dine Additions are regular and suggestions for new books are invited and may be obtained if approved by the committee.
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Elizabeth Frayne
Barry Perowne
Eugene Cunningham
F. J. Thwaites
Walter 5
Masterman
G. Price Ward
Herbert Hodge
F. Young
Brett
Jack
Ranger Lee
G. Richardson
Dorothy Herzog
D.A
Gardner Dames
Peter Cheyney
Jonathan Latimer
van Dine
Jamestown Racing Club Officials and Padded Hurdle Entries
The Jamestown Racing Club lists management and stewards for 1940 events. Bundaleer Padded Hurdle Race offers £22 10s in prizes, Lawn Handicap £21, Mannanarle Novice and Jamestown Handicap provide 16 to 27 guineas with nominations and acceptance fees. Nominations close Monday January 7th 1940 with weights declared January 13 and acceptances due January 18.
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Jamestown Racing Club
Free Transport for Horses to Adelaide Meeting
The Club will subsidize transport for horses from the Metropolitan Area up to 60 shillings per horse by motor float or railway. Horses from centers not served by Adelaide floats get up to 40 shillings per horse by rail or float. Transport arranged by Gordon's Agency with freight refunds paid at the Secretary's office on Race Day. The Committee may reject nominations, split races into divisions, alter conditions with AJC consent, and is not liable for nomination errors. J W O'Brien, Secretary, c/o Review Office, Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At & P
Gordon's
Race Club
Adelaide
Jamestown
Gordon's Agency
A.J.C
Dalgety & Company auction lots listed in detail
Dalgety and Company Limited will auction a large stock including sheep cattle horses pigs and poultry with numerous lot specifics. The sale asks for terms to be arranged with the auctioneers and invites further entries.
Ladzow Farm Near Spalding Up For Public Auction
Mortgagee exercising power of sale offers 438 acres in Crown Lease No 38 at T C Ladzow’s property 7 miles northeast of Spalding. Watered by a team of tanks and dams with paddocks, stone house four rooms and stables. Rent £27 7s 6d annually. Terms require 10 percent deposit and balance within 14 days of consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Crown Lands
Reynolds
S.p
T. C. Ladzow's
Spalding
Change of Business Notice in Jamestown
Mrs. McDougall, a milk dealer, informs Jamestown residents she has sold her business to Mr. A L Thessen Ger effective January 1, 1940 and thanks patrons for past support. Mr. A L Thessen Ger also notifies Jamestown residents he has acquired the milk vendor business from Mrs McDougall starting January 1, 1940 and asks continued patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RS. McDougall
Jamestown
A. L. Thessenger
ME. A. L. Thessinger
Water borings offered by Horwood Bigshaw Ltd district contract
Horwood Bigshaw Ltd offers up to date boring plant with competent drillers ready to undertake contract borings in this district. Prices and particulars on application to local agent J. J. Dowd or the Northern Representative c/o Box 45 P.O. Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horwood Bigshaw Ltd
J. J. Dowd
P.O
Jamestown
Areas Express and Farmers Journal Dec 15 1939 Front Page
Front page brief notes the Areas Express and Farmers Journal for Friday December 15 1939. Local items include community updates, weather outlook, and regional notices amid a period of prewar journalism.
Jamestown area news and regional notices update
Misses Nancy and Yvonne Yeomans visit Jamestown. W J Burford returns from Balaklava trip. Mt Gambier teacher Hedley Noblett earns MA. Cpl Watters at Royal Adelaide Hospital improves from pneumonia. Kellock duo depart for Peninsula holiday. Rev G G Evans officiates Walkerville wedding. couple to reside at Solomontown. Kath Redden home from Broken Hill hospital training. Northern Water District honors retiree R Townsend with radiator gift. Rev William Jarrett preaches at Gladstone. heads to Victoria for Christmas. W Hancock marks 81st birthday and 57th wedding anniversary. long service as local official noted. First wheat load delivered at Gladstone yards by C O Chumann for Louis Dreyfus Co. 624 lb bushel sample praised.
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Gladstone Yards
C. O. Chumann
H. T. Harslett
Messrs
Louis Dreyfus & Co
Ford
Schumann
Portable Gramophone for Sale with 36 Records
A portable gramophone in excellent order with about three dozen records is offered cheap. Respond with "Xmas" at the Review Office in Jamestown for details.
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Jamestown
Christmas Shopping Holidays in Jamestown Schedule
Jamestown shops will open Friday December 22 until 9 p.m. Saturday December 23 until 10 p.m. Closed Christmas Day. December 26 and 27 open until 6:30 p.m. Closed December 28 29 30 and January 1 New Year’s Day.
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Jamestown
Ladies Hairdressing Full Mead 10 6 Xmas Appointments
Make your Christmas appointment early at Gladstone 119. The notice invites customers to secure hairdressing services at the Mead location with the given contact number.
Christmas Church Services Across Jamestown and Gladstone
On Sunday December 17 1939 Jamestown Church of England holds Advent III service at 11 a.m led by Rev A H White with 7 p.m. address by Rev K Chatfield and Capt Roach. Canowie Belt hosts Sunday School Anniversary at 2 30 p.m. and 7 30 p.m. Methodist offers special Christmas services with 11 a.m. Jamestown worship and 7 p.m. Christmas Hymns and Choral Service by Rev J J Mahoney. Gladstone hosts Christmas services at 11 a.m. led by Rev G R Parrott with 7 p.m. Carols by the choir Huddleston 3 p.m. with Rev G R Parrott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown Church OF England
A. H. White
Th.l
Advent III
Jamestown
K. Chatfield
Capt
Roach
Canowie Belt
Methodist
J. J. Mahoney
Gladstone
G. R. Parrott
Huddleston
G. BR. Parrott
Gladstone Market Postponed by Goldsbrough Firm
Goldsbrough Mort and Co Ltd announce they will not hold the Gladstone market on Tuesday due to ongoing harvest operations.
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Messrs. Goldsbrough
Grasshoppers Return to Orroroo Terowie Areas Damaging Crops
Swarms of grasshoppers have reappeared in the Orroroo and Terowie districts causing damage to lucerne paddocks and other green herbage not too dried. A nighttime swarm invaded Jamestown on Sunday but in small numbers and without significant damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orroroo
Terowie
Lucerne
Jamestown
Country Women's Association Jamestown Talk by SA Delegate
At the Jamestown Institute Supper Room the Country Women's Association Jamestown Branch meets on Thursday December 21 at 2 30 PM. Mrs F P Keats from Orroroo will give a talk about her recent World Conference trip to London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Women's Association
Jamestown
Jamestown Institute
F. P. Keats
Orroroo
Country Women Association
South Australia
London
Special Postage Rates for Australian Forces Members
Postal authorities approve reduced rates for mail to naval military and air force members effective Monday December 18. Books periodicals newspapers 1d per 12 oz parcels 6d first 1d each additional 1d letters 1d per oz eligibility requires addressee rank. Jamestown post office officials provide details. Rates apply within and beyond the Commonwealth.
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Jamestown
Commonwealth
Dance fundraiser in Yongala supports tennis club
A Saturday night dance in Yongala drew a large crowd to raise funds for the tennis club with music from Miss Arthurson and Mr. K Howard. Tim Howard served as MC and Junior Red Cross members provided supper. Sixteen local tennis players traveled to Morgan East for an enjoyable afternoon. Hay carting is finished and wheat carting begun with the first load of the new season delivered to Mr. F. R. McNamara from Clark Bros of Mannanarie.
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Arthurson
K. Howard
Tim Howard
M.C
Red Cross
Morgan East
F. R. McNamara
Clark Bros
Mannanarie
Burglaries Hit Jamestown Over Several Weeks
A series of thefts targets Jamestown including Brooks Bros Ayr Street shop break in through a skylight with £39 stolen. District Council offices were robbed with an inverted heavy safe containing only records, and a car owned by Dr E J Harbison was stolen and recovered near Port Adelaide. Police and Detective Sharpe investigate connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Messrs Brooks Bros
Ayr Street
Sharpe
Jamestown Police
District Council of
J. J. Kerin
E. J. Harbison
Port Adelaide Rifle Range
District Council
Gassmer
Port Adelaide
Also Mentioned on This Page
Balfour
Laura
O'loughlin’s Service
E Certified
Gawler Place
Queens College
North Adelaide
Electrolux
L. N. Abotomey
Jamestown Hotel
Gladys Cockburn
Main Street
Hollywood
A McDougals
Jamestown Racing Club Limited
P.c
Comfort Funds
P. J. McCarthy
J. Kelly
J. Pilkington
Phil Jones
M. J. Cronin
H. G. Bailey
F. R. Field
A. P. Yeomans
BE. J. Swann
B. A. Gordon
Geo. Goudie
C. M. Bailey
L. Bailey
E. J. Swann
EH. J. Harbison
James Rundle
F. Hall
Acceptance
Mannanarle
Belalie
Broadview Stakes
Crockery
ICE
Healing
Cyclops
J. Inglis & Son
National Library of Australia
Free Transport
J. W. O'Brien
Jamestown Market
Dalgety & Company Limited
D.H
M.S
Suffolk
Orpington
Gladstone Market
Goldsbrough, Mort & CO
Areas Express
Farmers’ Journal
Nancy
Yvonne Yeomans
W. J. Burford
P. Moebus
Balaklava
Hedley L. Noblett
Mount Gambier High School
M. Noblett
Cpl. Watters
A.sf
Royal Adelaide Hospital
K. Kelloch
Mes.srs. Elder, Smith & Co. Ltd
G. G. Evans
St. Andrews Church
Walkerville
Phil Lyndon
Marjorie Evans
Solomontown
Kath Redden
Broken Hill Hospital
T. P. Redden
Whyte Yarcowie
Miss Cotton
Les. Cotton
Robert Cotton
Northern Water District
R. Townsend
Crystal Brook
J. R. Dundan
Townsend
Department
William Jarrett
Gladstone Methodist Church
Jarrett
W. 8. Jarrett
Bank of Australasia
Victoria
W. Hancock
Gladstone Court
J. G. Deeble
Mrs. Hancock
Mr. Hancock
Darrell Barrett
North Terrace
Tlooloo
D. E. Curtis
Saltram Road
Glenelg
R. M. Spicer
S. W. Thomson
Bundaleer Hall
R. Trevorrow
ANCE
Miss Phyllis Cook
R. A. Klingner
St. James
H. C
St. Mary Mag
Caltowie
H.C
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
J. C. Gibson
Baptist
K. J. Chatfield
J. Mahoney
Country Women's Assoc
AIR Force
Yongala
Areas Express” Office
Nla.gov
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