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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1928
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr Morme’s Root Pills as a cure for blemished skin and pimples. It claims the pills combine nature’s healing herbs to cleanse the blood and improve facial clarity, helping users maintain a bright, clear complexion and youthful appearance.
The Northern Association noted the second round begins February 4 with Murraytown vs Booleroo and Appila vs Wirrabara, continuing through March with Booleroo Wirrabara Murraytown and Appila. A weekend match saw Stone Hat triumph by sets. Doubles featured Northeast and Mine, Kotz and Bowmen, and Milnes with Kotz. singles saw Walter, Reichstein, Fuss, Milne, and Northeast winning matches. Ladies singles included Kot and Thomson, Bowman and Deeble, and Northeast pairing. Stone Hut led 10 sets 107 games, while Gladstone posted 5 sets 75 games.
A dense OCR fragment shows many numbers, years, and month labels from 1890s to 1920s. The readable bits include year figures, month names, and stray totals, likely a financial or statistical ledger embedded in a newspaper page.
Second round fixtures list Merriton Narridy Georgetown Laurai Huddleston Crystal Brook Feb 18 March 3 semifinals final and possible March 31 challenge. Detailed score tables show Crystal Brook, Narridy, Georgetown, Laura, Railway, Gladstone, and others with players Frick, Button, Wilson, Sargent, Smart, Lehman, Chandler, and more. The report records match outcomes, bowling figures, and total scores across several fixtures played at Crystal Brook and in Laurel.
A. Heady and Ricky River recount spirited bowling results as Huddleston's team and others posted strong scores. Mentions of Laura, Brooks, Narridy, and Nevelly clubs appear with standout performances. The column shifts to critique the Law Reform Commission and a case highlighting alleged legal exploitation, urging caution toward the profession.
Two motor cars met head on at the Institute corner yesterday. Potts, a Hod butcher, suffered severe damage to his front axle and steering gear, while a young child riding with him was bruised. Coad, a farmer, escaped with a bent mudguard. Witnesses say the other driver was at fault given the corner's heavy traffic.
A Saturday croquet match ended with the Gladstone ladies victorious as the fourth set remained unfinished due to lateness. The regatta results show Meadames W. B. Creber and R. Henn defeating Meadames Purdie and Shepherd 36 14, H. Veuning and W. Shepherd beating Mesdames R. J. Rose and Milblach 19 18, and Mesdames J. R. Fisher and H. Cahan defeating Mesdames Campbell and Quigley 19 18, totaling 64 points to 50.
Forty years ago area express reports a Bec aloo versus Gladstone cricket match with scores led by Hestaloo and Georgetown, then a foundation stone laid for the new Church of England by Bishop Kennion. An entertainment followed with locals including Miss Morrie Lewis Kenson and Messrs Budge Smith Clark and Richmond.
Mr and Mrs E J Wood and Master Gordon Wood of Crystal Brook return from a week in Adelaide, accompanied by Mrs Scothe r and daughters from Mitcham. Holiday plans and travel summaries follow for several Crystal Brook and Gladstone residents. MC Gasener, after twelve months with the Gladstone Police, moves to Port Augusta with a promotion, praised as an efficient officer by residents.
A surprise eighteenth birthday party was hosted by Mr. F C Grubb at Echaula Gladstone on Saturday evening. Shigitg, games, and dancing were enjoyed. Miss Joyce Barclay won the contest, Alf Gale received a booby prize, and a decorated verandah and supper followed with thanks from the guests.
Still bigger steamers loom as White Star plans a motor ship near 60,000 tons displacement and close to 1000 feet long. Cunard plans a steam-turbine sister ship of similar size. North German Lloyd targets an Atlantic speed record with new Bremen and Europa ships under construction.
The article extols electric light and running water as safer cleaner cheaper and more convenient than lamps and pumps. It praises the Adelaide Electric Supply Co for extending mains to many country tenements and emphasizes improved home life through electric power appliances and interior lighting.
A woman’s tone shifts with requests as she lowers her voice to seek a favor and raises it when her request is denied, hinting at strategy or expectation in social interaction.
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