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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
3
The writer discusses possible police failure to trap Hyde murderers and hints strong suspicions against certain men. Maritime notes debate the Clan Ranald wreck, captain’s decisions, and likely causes, alongside local corruption and labor tensions in Broken Hill.
The February 11 CalTowie newspaper reports a truck accident near Farcowie involving Mr J Fisher, plus Harvest Home services at St Mary Magdalen Anglican Church with sermons by Archdeacon Famwell and Rev T A Frewin. Juvenile cricket defeat by Jamestown, Methodist Harvest Festival, and local notices on housing needs, strikes, sales, tenders, and holydays.
Minutes report progress on road works and repairs across Narridy Inglis and Windmill routes. Council approves tenders for sheeted road work, discusses culverts and bridges on Rocky River, audits accounts, and endorses measures against vermin and water use at public troughs. Six epidemic cases noted in district health figures with general sanitary status improving.
Gladstone council minutes confirm previous record and discuss Crown Lands grants. The meeting covers hall hire rebates for dances, Main Road works for 200 cubic yards, alternate tendering for hard metal and limestone, and graveling plans east of the town. Clerk to seek plough price from Mr. Coe and report on Georgetown repairs.
An advertisement touts Gander and Sons Eucalyptus Extract and Superba Skin Food as universal remedies. It lists cures for colds fever diarrhea and tooth decay and promotes inhalations and washes. The notice urges sending a card for a free sample from Chamberlain M. Dkins Co in Sydney and notes sale through W. H. Durble.
In Georgetown on Saturday Gladstone defeated Georgetown by 4 wickets in the return match. Parsons bowled well claiming 7 for 83 as Gladstone chased down the target with Kyloh delivering a long, patient innings of nearly two hours including a decisive 51 with six fours.
Harvest services held at Huddleston and Yanga on Gutday January 81 with preachers Rev A D Bennett from Adelaide and Yangva and Rev F B Oldham from Laura. A February tea meeting and concert at Yangas featured Miss Golding at organ and Miss Boehm recitation. Large tea meeting at Hadenton February 3 with visitors from Narridy and Gladstone. lantern lecture by Rev A D Bennett drew an attentive crowd.
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