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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 08, 1946
Page
2
A genuine clearing sale will be held on the farm four miles north west of Belalie North on Wednesday February 13 at 1 o clock. The event advertises a public auction of farm machinery livestock and household items with bidders advised to inspect prior.
Dalgety and Company Limited announces an auction of the entire farming implements livestock and household furniture of Mr G C Avery who is departing for West Australia. The sale will liquidate his farm assets and move quickly through the listed items.
A lengthy auction notice lists cattle including two live bulls and Jersey cows bred for calving in August to September, plus registered and grade heifers, hoggets, ewes, rams and farm equipment. Household furnishings, furniture suites, rattan chairs, lamps, stoves, clothes, bedding, kitchenware, and a full farm implement inventory accompany the sale. Proceeds benefit Belalie Red Cross with luncheon.
The Town of Jamestown will hold a meeting of ratepayers at the Jamestown Institute on Friday February 15 1946 at 8 p.m. to consider taking over the Jamestown Institute as a war memorial under terms proposed by the Institute Committee.
Ninety applications expected for the Working Foreman position at the corporation with pay up to £5 16s 8d weekly. Applicants must state age and qualifications. Send applications to the Town Clerk Jamestown care of the National Service Officer Peterborough by 6 p.m. Friday February 23 1946. M. & Edwards.
Immediate delivery of flax boll chaff high in carbohydrate and protein can be supplied by the Commonwealth Flax Mill Laura at rates of £5 10s per ton in mill bags or £4 in own bags. Soenens tailings, short flax straw hog weed speargrass, offered in 650lb bales at £2 15s per ton ex mill. Tailings suitable for mulching or fodder can be supplied on short notice with samples available at the Official Representative Dept of Supply and Shipping Adelaide and at the Commonwealth Flax Mill Laura.
Tenders are invited for a public booth rights at St Patrick's Day Sports in Cal towie Recreation Park on Saturday March 16 1946. Tenders must be marked Tender for Booth and sent to Secretary St Patrick's Sports Committee Cal tow ie. Tenders close Friday February 22 1946. Co McCARTHY Hon Secretary.
Miss K Newlyn, teacher of singing piano and theory, invites students at parish hall Jamestown. Resumes teaching Monday 4 February 1946 with a few vacancies and contact by telephone 69.
Don Williams mixing bowls sets arrive at Hillbilly Records on December 6 paired with Good Variety Sheet Music. Local shop promotes new kitchenware alongside music offerings from prominent label.
A timetable lists consulting sessions for Mons McMahon Optician at 33 King William Street Adelaide. Feb 8 to Feb 12 include Wirrabara Institute, Laura Kenny's Hotel, Gladstone Institute, Caltow ie Hotel, and Jamestown Institute with chemist Mr Wurm. contact numbers not fully shown.
Output from the factories declined this week with sultry weather causing second grade butter to rise in poor quality and top grade demand remaining strong from Local and Broken Hill buyers. Blue Valley butter maintains the high vitamin content and price levels. Best quality bulk butter 1/65-8d per lb prints and delivery extra. Eggs show clearer easing in production with short supply of best quality. local demand grows and board rates increased. First quality hen eggs 2/-, duck eggs 1/6, first quality medium 1/6
Notice to creditors of Amanda E Pascoe deceased of Gladstone South Australia. Probate of Will granted to Bagot's Executor and Trustee Company Limited. Creditors must send full particulars of claims to the company by March 4, 1944 or be excluded from distribution. Dated January 29. Bagot's Executor and Trustee Co Limited Shell House Adelaide.
The Booleroo Centre District Hospital Inc invites ratepayers and subscribers to its annual meeting at Booleroo Centre Institute on February 21 1946 at 2 pm. Agenda includes adoption of the annual report and balance sheet, election of four board members, potential ballot, and election of auditors. Nominations close February 14 1946 with proposer and seconder must be hospital subscribers.
FWRANK W. LEHMANN notifies the public in Laura and surrounding districts of a new Up-to-date Cash Shoe Store opening in Laura on Tuesday February 19 1946. He states attention to business and value will merit patronage and notes he is agent for Heavng Wireless and Electrical Goods in-win.
WANTED TO BUY Rags Bones Bottles Scrap Metals and Old Car Batteries W F Alchin Jamestown Licensed Marine Store Dealer ANTED to Sell Babys Crib hardly used £2 15 0 L T G c/o Review office ANTED to Sell Triumph Motor Cycle 34 h.p in good order real good tyres tubes Electric Light Apply W Collins Jamestown
Church notices list services across Jamestown and surrounding towns with multiple denominations. Jamestown Anglican Methodist Baptist Salvation Army and other churches show service times including Evensong Harvest Thanksgiving and practical reminders for February 17. Names include Rev Noske Rev Wiseman Rev Morris Rev Hawke Captain Sayers and Pastor W F Roslirs with locations such as Jamestown Laura Canowie Belt Epiphany G Laura Peterborough Gladstone Yangya Crystal Brook Narridy Beetaloo Valley and St Silas Crystal Brook.
In loving memory of John Edward Lehmann who died February 5 1945. His wife and family share their lasting remembrance and affection for him.
Mrs W Nourse of Tailem Bend joins Mr and Mrs L Ewens in Gladstone for a holiday. Misses Helen and Ruth Black return from a fortnight in Semaphore. Miss Betty Harris undergoes appendicitis surgery at Crystal Brook Hospital. Mr A M Pascoe and Mrs Pascoe enjoy a fortnight in the South East. Lieut P Garner back from Borneo visits Gladstone with his parents and wife. A social evening by the Gladstone Merrymakers honors Mr and Mrs E Moten. Mrs G M Black visits Kapunda for her 60th birthday. The piece notes Scottish migration history and local party scores at Crystal Brook and Gulnare with several names and ages listed.
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