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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 12, 1926
Page
2
A broad sale listing farm equipment and livestock led by hay harvest gear, plows, wagons, harnesses, and 449 seven year old geldings and mares. The event includes a Harvest Festival service at 11 Spe Bend pm with special singing by the choir. Proceeds to Vivian of Jamestown.
The notices advertise multiple sales by Goldsbrough Mort & Co on successive Mondays and Fridays including fat and store sheep, cattle, and sundries near Koolange. Harvest services and a farewell for bank teller Mr. May are noted with plans for a community gathering and a charity drive.
The Port Pirie Excelsior Band performed at Gladstone in Trosylow Park under Bandmaster Chambers with large, enthusiastic crowds. After church the band traveled from Melrons to Gladstone, finishing a long dusty journey by midnight.
A fragment suggests a catalog entry for various potions with claimed powers to ward off infection, prevent disease, and preserve youth. It mentions Sander’s Sons and brands like BANDER'S RETRACT and SANDPR'S BETHACT, implying health and vitality benefits and anti indigestion claims.
Sporting News notes outline racing fixtures for February and April across Australia. Listings include Adelaide Racing Club events, Port Pirie meetings, Crystal Brook races, and Torquay fixtures with divisions and handicaps. The program details suggest a busy racing calendar featuring major cups and local meetings.
A summary of a Gladatooy agricultural bureau meeting describes discussions on farm practice and variety performance. Members address wheat cultivation, mentions of timing, and a speaker named Mr Cos tor is noted amid a broad critique of proceedings.
Incomplete text mentions vulgar behavior and public reaction. Details are unreadable, other names and places cannot be determined.
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