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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1939
Page
2
The issue reports public notices and social news from Jamestown Gladstone Victor Harbor and surrounding areas. It notes a temporary printing delay due to an electric supply breakdown and lists many residents on holidays, returns from holidays, medical operations and education outcomes. It also mentions a local judge of sporting notes and races.
Mrs Emily Dutton of Aulaby will lecture at Memorial Hall Gladstone on Monday next at 7 pm about forming a branch of the Voluntary Aid Detachment Red Cross Society. All ladies invited.
Mr and Mrs Dow Prior of Gladstone found a copy of the Areage Express dated February 1 1884. It lists figures such as O J Horner Jas Spicer J Dixon Narridy P Morris W Goodlife E Husay Boogoolee Hotel A M Richards Dispensary C Provis Clerk Gladstone Corporation J Ross beetmaker J J Dixon carpenter and other names. A Calowie paragraph notes a beer chewer fined five shillings for drunkenness and ordered to make himself scarce within six hours. The paper appears well preserved and the Prior family may be longtime subscribers.
January 28 bowls results show Aladatone No 7 Division v Galtowie at Caltowie with Salto wie 105 for Traham Royal Wilkins Martin 34 and Noonan McCallum Holland Tabe 32 Sambell Naydu Catford H Royal 19 Kildea Moore Both Lehmann 20. Gladstone v Caltowie No 2 Division ended Gladstone 73 over Caltowie 59 with Lines Darwent Doecke Gale 24 Noblet Thomson Parnell Botting Zenker Thomson Braddock Prior 25. The Gladstone Club leads No 2 Division, aiming for the O'Shaughnessy Shield, while Laura beat Jamestown 60 joints and Jamestown lost to Laura for their premiership chances. Re trenches and tea were served. Jamestown and Laura matches featured strong bowling and tight contests as reported.
F Avery leaving the state offers for private cash sale a walnut bedroom suite, Genoa lounge suite with spring edge, a breakfast oak suite, green lines, a copper stand, a wood stove, meat safe, two kerbs, and other sundries. Items are viewable at Jas Slattery's property, 3 miles NW of Caltowie, Jamestown box 111.
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