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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 20, 1931
Page
2
Readable items list church services across Gladstone and Jamestown towns. Mentions Church of England and Methodist harvest festivals with times for Evensong Holy Communion and choir music. Presbyterian services noted with harvest Thanksgiving themes and scripture references.
The Arm as Express reports a Methodist Harvest Festival program with dances and concerts led by Messrs Latman and Pank at the Commercial Hotel Gladstone on March 3 and 4. Temestown church hosted a festival with Miss Audrey Dew performing on the xylophone and a Continental concert on the church grounds drawing 200 attendees. The Gladstone Institute met February 28 to discuss scholarships, library purchases, and hall rental. a school scholarship program will continue, and cataloguing of library books is complete. Bowls results show Custoche Bowlers beating Dura by four points.
Tad Wak presided as visitors gathered for a lively ball at St James Hall Tamestown. The event featured harmonious music from a skilled orchestra and a well supplied menu. Attendees praised the evening as one of the best dances of the season.
A large gathering celebrated Miss Joules’s upcoming marriage to Mr J Muldoon at Be Ry Muldoon’s refreshment rooms. Gifts included elegant kilts presented by Mayor W J McName and Mr Jack Page spoke for the choir. The evening featured dancing and a dainty supper, with proceeds noted.
A meeting of the Northern District Councils Association will be held at Gladstone with President J A Lyons presiding. Notices of motion include Georgetown Council on sales tax for stone and gravel. Buluklavenaling on modified annual report form. Spalding on assessment relief. Crystal Brook James Town on relief and rations. Yugala on dog registration. Cogna on Highways Act. Important matters affecting local government will be discussed. large attendance expected.
The Monaro Rough Riders concluded a 28 night country tour at Port Pirie before about 11 000 spectators then performed at Gladstone with Meade and Sir Philip Game present. Jim Jones and other riders thrilled audiences with buck jumping and line riding while local acts provided comic interludes.
The Jamestown Rifle Club hosts a Lie Championship stage with a high standard on Sunday. New member F Day from Wasleya Club tops with 72, 88 in rounds two. Cummings and Capt. John Williams also excelled. Results show Day 35 38 73, Cummings 84 36, Williams 69, Brown 38 30 1, Jones 94 24 6 78.
The report records multiple social mentions from Jamestown and surrounding towns. It notes Miss Neal of Belalig Springn and Miss Audrey Drow of Adelaide visiting Jamestown, with gifts and hosting at Mrs. Horgan's home. School meeting appointments assign A L Jones and McKeough to the school committee, and Rev Caron Dunn attended as a guest.
Gladetoney Laura R Barrett, Harvie 18, Travers 48, Graham 8, Harvia 31, Delman 1, Bai 6, Kearns 2/18. Gladstone wins by sight wickets after Saturday contest between Gladetone B grade and Rede. Scores show tight bowling and notable scores by Trewern 68 not out and Harvia 34 not out.
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