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Newspaper

The Areas Express

Location

Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia

Date

Dec 24, 1942

Page

2

Store Closes For January Holiday Break

Tixtends to her customers and wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy new year. The store will be closed from January 1 to January 12.

Farm property offered by auction by Elder Smith

Mrs M McLeod directs Elder Smith to auction her Belalie farm holding comprising 320 acres in sections 188 and part 322 EK Hundred Belalie. The 4 paddocked property includes a stone house, modern conveniences, bore water and wind mill, with 10 percent deposit on hammer fall and balance in one month. Auction in Jamestown with full details available from the auctioneers. Also offered is Mr P D McLeod’s farming plant, stock and furniture.

Elder, Smith & Co., Limited Jamestown P. D. McLeor Adelaide Stock and Station Journal

Sale of Contents of Stepmother's Residence by Mrs Zwar

Laura receives instruction from Mrs C H Zwar to sell household goods from her stepmother's home. Items include a Model T Ford, piano, dining set, beds, chests, crockery, furniture, sewing machines, tools, and various household equipment in orderly condition. Proceeds to benefit estate.

C. H. Zwar Heinrich Revsch Singer Wertheim

Church notices and services across regional parishes

Listings of church services and religious meetings from Indress to Crystal Brook and beyond. Include Presbyterians, Anglicans, Methodists, Catholics, and Salvation Army activities with times for Christmas Eve and Day, Sunday schools, and holiday schedules.

Uliay School All Laura St John's Church of England Manis H.C H Margaret's Wirrabara WLC

Christmas greetings and military families in Laura and Jamestown

Local notices recount Christmas leave and holidays for RAAF and RAN personnel from Laura, Gladstone, and Jamestown. Families host sailors and soldiers, with travels to Victor Harbor and Adelaide, plus a Camp swimming carnival and updates on former Jamestown residents linked to Moonta High School.

For Sale and To Let Notice Board Item

FOR SALE Ford Roadster Model B4 engine excellent order well shod single or double rooms permanent or casual board or meals at ARIADNE Residential Irvine Street Jamestown Phone 72 WASTED to InnsRellattelle Harness Horse J V Franci Jamestown

Ariadne Irvine Street Jamestown J. V

Notice to farmers sales of seed wheat

Notice to farmers under the Commonwealth Wheat Acquisition Regulations prohibits selling or disposing of any wheat without written consent from the Australian Wheat Board. Seed wheat sales require genuine seed wheat transactions and application on a Board form from the Adelaide office or P.O. Box. Noncompliance may lead to prosecution and advances on wheat may be withheld. Percy Hutto, State Superintendent, Adelaide, 18 December 1942.

Australian Wheat Board Savings Bak King William Street Adelaide P.O Percy Huttos

Train Alterations on Bowmans to Gladstone Route

South Australian Railways announces timetable changes for December 24 and 25. The Bowmans to Gladstone service leaves Bowmans at 8.35 p.m. December 24, connecting with the 6.40 p.m. Adelaide to Port Pirie train, and the Gladstone to Adelaide service departs 9.20 a.m. December 25 connecting with Peterborough and Port Pirie trains. P. Cherry, Railways Commissioner secretary.

Bowmans Gladstone T Rai Balaklava Peterboroneh Port Pirie Adelaide Arain Hamley Bridge Peterborough P. ¥. Cherry Bow-mans

Librarian Position Open at Gladstone Institute

Gladstone Institute invites applications for a librarian. Include qualifications and salary expectations. Submit by Wednesday January 6 1943 to President R Dodiman or Secretary Miss J Ballantyne with details of duties obtainable from the President.

Gladstone Institute R. Dodiman Miss J. Ballantyne

Christmas 1942 Sermon and Christmas Day Observances

Amid war news Australians mark Christmas with prayers for peace and tribute to the fallen. Messages of goodwill reach across continents as families in Jamestown and Gladstone reflect on sacrifice, faith, and the future, while church services list Christmas Day and postholiday schedules.

Thanking Mrs Lehman for Red Cross help in missing son news

Mr and Mrs Brown of Gladstone express gratitude to Mrs Lehman for quickly contacting Red Cross Headquarters which brought word of their son George who was reported missing in the Middle East on December 1st. They now say he is out of the hospital and doing well.

Ad Mesth Carter Canowie Bolt Set Frank Carter Middle East Frank Jwo

Laura residents thank helpers after December fire

J. W. Siggins and family and the M and Mis group of Laura express gratitude to all who assisted at the fire on their property on Tuesday December 15.

Mis J. W. Siggins Laura

Christmas Eve Store Closures at Jamestown

Retail shops in Jamestown will close at 5 20 P M on Thursday December 24 and remain closed Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday December 25 to 28 192?.

Jamestown Renain Sunrday

Patient Strays From Hospital Found Near Farm

Early Thursday morning a patient from the Timestown Auspiral Me hospital wandered away causing anxiety among relatives and residents. Police and townspeople searched the area until Mr Crank Wall found Mr Start on Mr HAL Mall's farm in a creek Friday morning. He was weak but unharmed, wearing only pajamas.

Timestown Auspiral Smart Bettie North Suiie of Health Niends Start Crank Wall Hal Mall Muapital jEveryone

Austerity War Loan At Jamestown Report

The local War Loan Committee reports Jamestown subscriptions reached £7600, marking an advance over prior loan totals under the leadership of secretary R. McLennan.

Jamestown R. McLennan

Best Wheat Yield Reported Across Northern Areas

Harvesting is underway with Tamers yielding about 90 12 bags per acre. John Williams of Canawie District notes the current wheat season as the best in 27 years at Glen Providence. Sample weights around Jamestown run 62 to 65 pounds per bushel.

Canawie John Williams Glen Providence Jamestown

Watering troughs aid travelling stock in Naracoorte district

Mr. W. J. Baynes returned from the South East impressed by new watering places for travelling stock in the Naracoorte District. Troughs at intervals are supplied from private wells or bores under council arrangements. Nearby, clear areas support cleaning gas producers with motorist notice boards.

W. J. Baynes South Naracoorte

Naval officer from Gladstone named in dispatches

The Naval Board reports King approved dispatches for Lt. D. Burpley RANVR in undisclosed circumstances. Lt. Junney, born in Gladstone South Australia, enlisted in Brisbane December 1910. He went overseas as a sub lieutenant September 1941 and became lieutenant December 1941, now serving overseas.

Naval Board D. &. Burpley RANVR Junney Gladstone South Aust Brisbane Ife

Train Alterations and Red Cross Update Notice

Train alterations announced with departures from Bowmans on December 24 and Gladstone on December 25 connecting with Peterborough and Port Pirie services. Red Cross Jamestown report notes extreme heat relief at a meeting and Mayoress awards for babies Suzanne Walker Peter Hall Dianne Gilfillan. Depot to reopen in January.

Jamestown B. T. Daly Suzanne Walker Peter Hall Dianne Gilfillan Orchard Joan Crump Mesdames Jany

Help for War Prisoners Appeal Spreads Far East Aid

The appeal of Sacrifice Day for prisoners of war on December 23 gains support as a second shipload of food clothing and medical supplies departs from Lawrence Marques in Portuguese East Africa for POWs in the Far East. Many have been moved from Malaya to camps in Formosa and Korea where winter snow is long and the Red Cross shipment sent December 4 includes warm clothing for 25 000 men.

Lawrence Marques Portuguese East Africa Far East Malaya Formosa Korea Red Cross

Christmas Treat for Gladstone Sub-branch Members

The Gladstone tau arranged a Christmas treat for the wives and families of Sub-branch members on Friday with a large attendance and a joyful atmosphere. Mr W Jarrett led community singing and Rev R V Grant showed Papua pictures. Miss Betty Harris recited while refreshments and sweets were provided by the chairman Mr C Edson, secretary Mr L J Bath, and the committee.

Gladstone Tau Jarrett R. V. Grant Papua Betty Harris C. Edson L. J. Bath

Camouflage Net Making Amid Christmas Break

Adelide Camouflage Net Makers planned no holiday this Christmas as CAVA closed until January 1. Workers took home extra string while the depot opens December 23 and January 6 to distribute materials and revive nets. When school reopens January 11 there will be urgent calls for beginners at duwestown depot, with net makers welcome in the New Year.

Adelide CAVA Tlv. Gregory Duwestown

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