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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 16, 1940
Page
2
Regular library additions and a Suggestion Book for New Books. An auction of W. G. A. Thomas’s stock and plant in Adelaide promises cattle sheep and miscellaneous farm implements, with tender details due March 20 1940. Also listings of machinery and sundries offered for cash with a light luncheon.
Instructions to lease or sell by tender and auction a 1194 acre property near Whyte Varcowle and Terowie, with 421 acres offered for lease and 1194 acres for sale. Includes improvements, water, fences, and terms. tender close dates in 1940. sale conditions specify deposit, mortgage terms, and joint auctioneers in Adelaide and branches.
A sale listing describes items including farming plant construction machinery household furniture builders plant horse pigs and sundries offered at auction. The notice notes sale terms and collection details for bidders.
Goldsborough Mort & Co offers an auction of sheep including fat wethers and ewes, Merino lambs, ewes mated to Suffolk Rams, and assorted sundries. Items include farm machinery, tools, furniture, and fittings. Terms are cash at sale with arrangements possible prior to sale.
BE E LANG announces auction of all property including 140 sheep and 60 head poultry along with 60 Blackstone engine and farming implements. The sale lists horses, cows, pigs, machinery, household effects and sundry tools with arrangements to be made with auctioneers prior to sale.
The Corporation of Jamestown announces a temporary road closure under the Police Act 1938. Irvine Street to Vohi Street and Dean Terrace segment will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic from 7 to 10 pm on Saturday February 24, 1940 for a Memorial Park procession. Barricades and notices will mark the closed sections.
L A U B M A N and P A N K Ltd announces light-testing by R O Connor Cert Optician under South Australia Government exam. Dates span May 6 at 1 to 12 at various hotels and institutes including Gawler Place Adelaide and towns Jamestown Georgetown Spalding Yacka Inkworth Blyth.
For sale and to buy notices read as large tales. Wants a strong young man with experienced power farming for farm work in West Australia. Permanent position, wages to suitable man. Apply to P KH Smart North Bundaleer Spalding before 26 February.
Entertainment notices and church events fill Jamestown pages with harvest festival plans sermons and Sunday services. Local residents Mr Kerin and Mr Small visit Jamestown. Andrew Small promotes a Caledonian Pipe Band tour. Military admissions include the 5th Field Battery and Air Force enlistments as townsfolk gather for dances and fundraising events.
Paulina Schubert, mother of Charlie, Harry and Mrs. W Symonsis, died at Private Hospital Woodville. The notice notes a 30th year and lists the surviving children. Funeral details are not provided in the fragment.
The Friends of the Late Paul Ina Schubert inform that her funeral will leave the Presbyterian Church Jamestown at 11 am today Friday for Jamestown Cemetery. Rosie and Sons, funeral Directors.
Mrs O Dea and family of Willalo thank Dr Swann Dr Harbison Matronans Hospital Jamestown for kind attention to their daughter and son in law and for sympathy messages after the loss of husband father and brother.
Ratepayers are reminded that a five percent fine will be imposed on all rates remaining unpaid after February 23 1949. The notice stresses timely payment and the penalty applied to overdue charges.
Harvest Thanksgiving Services will be held at Gladstone Methodist Church on Sunday at 11 am 3 and 7 pm Rev F L Rooney Adelaide presiding morning service Rev G R Parrott 3 pm and 7 pm picture show at Gladstone Institute with free admission reservations through local dealer Mr A C Reail Gladstone. Since the war began about 89 aliens have been in a concentration camp at Gladstone under ALF guard. camp closed Monday and aliens moved to another camp likely in Victoria. Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd announce two clearing sales this month one on Feb 26 for Mr W A Thomas 1 mile south of Hyd Weston offering 270 sheep horses 30 wattle 40 fowls etc and Feb 27 for Mr John Smith 4 miles east of Georgetown offering 13 horses cattle 24 tons hay plus implements and sundries.
Amateurs and horses listed for panels and plate events at Oakleigh Chatsbury and Darlington meet. Names like Mary Pickford, Graceful Mover and Mirthbrook appear among entries with venues Glenelg Dresden Monvale and Meridan.
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