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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1915
Page
1
Fragmented OCR bundles references to letter rates, magazines, and publishing controls. Mentions Australia, Aretealin, and a 1904-1908 period with a list of disallowed content and publication guidelines. The text is garbled, but centers on licensing, serials, reviews, and restricted periodicals.
Mrs Iblen Arton leads a South Australia gathering backing early closing of liquor bars to curb drink traffic. Speakers cite economic harm, worker welfare, and moral reform as reasons for limiting hours to six. Barton advocates prohibition alignment with White Ribbon efforts and urges support from working families to reduce liquor trade impact.
The fragment lists horse season timings and monthly stock sales names, with scheduling notes for Guaperonz Ket Toesday Elder Smith & Co. and Bagot Shaker & Lewis, plus open hours, subscription rates, and postal and telegraph guidance. It references Port Pirie and Petersburg routes, transit times, and public notices about duties, postage, and newspaper pricing within a colonial era postal framework.
Port Fivia voters returned 745 ballots in Solomiontown with Cre Jelroy and Colley leading. Joffray Warren and L A Hopkins were top finishers for council with Labour gains noted, Institute Hall poll declared even after a ceremonial gap in thanks.
Rail schedule lists arrival and departure times for passenger trains to and from Gladstone. It includes services via Blyth, Adelaide, Terowie, Port Wakefield, Port Augusta, and Mount Gambier with frequent daily times and several limited services on specific days. Some entries note exceptions and connections at Peterborough and Adelaide, with Sunday exclusions indicated.
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