This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1932
Page
3
A collection of quips and jokes about head pains leadership enmity dogs and pedigrees. It lampoons manners travel sports and daily life with pithy exchanges and brief mishearings, including barbs about prison life Paris fire calls and a tiger hunt tale.
A list of community events from late February to March including dances, markets, carnivals, fairs, and sports. Highlights: Leap Year novelty dance at Jamestown Institute, Grand Leap Year Ball at Gladstone Institute, Harvest Carnival at Presbyterian Church Ground, Northern High Schools Swimming Carnival, Tennis Championships, and St Patrick's Day sports at Spalding. Also Military Camp at Jamestown, mortgagee sale notices, and charity balls.
The first Leap Year Ball in the district, held Monday evening at North Nundaleer Hall, attracted a large crowd. Miss Eva Cooper acted as MC, music was provided by Miss I Praibilla, Mrs MeaAskill, and Messrs T C Casey and F Keatley, and an excellent supper was served.
Edward Ted Orchard of Jamestown has been awarded a Department of Agriculture Roseworthy College scholarship for District No 4. He is the eldest son of E L Orchard, an agricultural instructor, and plans to study dairying, aligning with his father's Roseworthy ties.
At the Leap Year Ball in North Bundaleer Hall, residents bid farewell to Mr and Mrs A J Mintern and family. Mintern, a Forestry Department employee for several years, plans to farm near Auburn. Conservator F R Field led the event with other local speakers. A condiment ornament was presented and Mr Mintern responded. The evening closed with singing.
Patrons enjoyed a lively show at Coward's pictures in Jamestown Institute on Saturday with a varied bill. Tomorrow evening Grace Moore stars in A Lady's Morals alongside Reginald Denny Wallace Beery and Jobyna Howland in Johnny Lind. Laured Hardy appear in They Go Boom with tennis travel and Universal Talking Reporter.
More than 50 guests celebrated Ivy Ellis turning eighteen at Mr and Mrs H Ellis North Parade on Thursday evening February 18. Attendees enjoyed dancing games music and elocution. Mr Ellis gave a coming of age memento while Mr Ralph Napper spoke for friends offering congratulations. Mr Robert Napper presented Ivy with numerous gifts. A pleasant supper closed the event.
Printed and published by the proprietor L. M. W. Judell every Friday morning at the Review Office in Jamestown.
The Learn to Swim campaign at Jamestown Swimming Baths ended with a carnival and prize ceremony. Mayoress Mrs Haese presided, awarding admission tickets to Cowards Pictures and presenting trophies to young swimmers including Miss Maxine Steggeall and Master Rev. Kelly. Winners included K Jones and Margaret Carmichael in races, with results in multiple events and exhibitions by young participants.
The Advertiser reports on the Learn to Swim campaign with progress by many children at Port Germein. A cricket match between Wirrabara and Telowie ended in a tie after a dramatic late collapse. Other items note the transfer of stationmaster H Bottrall to Brinkworth, a social for the Bottralls, a public vale, the Institute's new electric light plant, and a kitchen accident involving Miss Irene Puddy with burns to hands and arms, treated locally.
Tattersalls Saturday notes list trials with Inyoni Prince Whittier or Wendy Lu and hurdles entries Palasa Thaides Jano mugne. Summer Hilep features Tatiara Greenan Special Call. Juvenile Adep divisions include Ramelton Eastern Star Royal Rest Magna Charta Glorify Goldcyan. Welter includes Thracian Queen Paul Stran ge Last Report. Final Hdeep Night Opera. Foursome Sonneteer. Newmarket Hideo Waterline Tol gus Chatham. Australian Cup Second Wind Prince Dayton Vertigern.
In Georgetown on Saturday, Railways outscored Waratahs by four points. Gents doubles saw Sneath with Nayda win 9-8, Norton and Lessue 9-6, Tod and Saunders 9-7. Ladies doubles Sedinary with Lessne won 7-3. Kavanagh and OBrien 7-5. Gents singles Sneath 9-5, Nayda 4-7, Norton 9-1. Lessue 9-?. Saler 4. Andson 9-3. Ladies singles Sedinary 7-4. Lessue 7-4. OBrien 7-?. Kavanagh 7-2. Railways led 14 sets 120 games to Waratahs 2 sets 77 games.
March 1 to 6 1932 council session notes apologies and thanks to Dedman and Municipal Association officers. Water expansion to sheep yards promised. Footpath tar dressing continues. paysheet approved for £55 19s 10d. Council to inquiry electric light charges. E Hillard to dress footpaths. William Russell dies at Jamestown Hospital aged 72. surviving wife and four children. Champion scholars listed by grade.
The Areas Express notes booth auctions for the Easter meet at the Commercial Hotel Gladstone. Purchasers paid £5 5d to club funds with booths sold to Neustadt, Dennis, Taylor, and Neustadt for varying sums. A rifle match Gladstone v Caltowie followed with distances 400 300 600 yards and scores listed for both sides.
Citizens of Jamestown are invited to attend the Leap Year Dance and uphold local park upkeep funded by R.S.A. volunteers. J. S. Wilson from the Adelaide Office is serving as relieving Manager at the Union Bank, Jamestown while Mr. Morris and Mrs. Morris take a vacation in Sydney.
Local readers are reminded that shooting is strictly prohibited in the North Bundaleer Forest Reserve. The ban applies across all Government Reserves and Forest Land to prevent fire damage during summer.
Mrs A O Mitchell hosted a ladies gathering Thursday at Eldena Jamestown. Guests included Mesdames W Walker Horner Mitchell Hatter Hawke Harbison J Walker D Boncaut and Misses D T Richards Jean Sweetapple M and L Mitchell C Judell among others, enjoying an afternoon of tennis.
A Leap Year Ball will be held at Gladstone on Thursday evening next in aid of the O.G.C. and Institute Literary Funds. Tom King’s Orchestra will provide music with Adelaide and Harslett as chairman. At a recent ladies meeting convened by Mrs. Cook and presided by Mrs. Hiattris, supper committees were appointed. Reasonable prices are charged, signaling a successful function.
Hon L Hill MP premier of saint Australia accepts invitation from Janes town mayor F W Haese to visit Jamestown on 18th and 18th March. He will be joined by Education Director W S Adey and Hospitals Inspector General Dr B Morris. Schools and hospital to be visited with civic reception planned.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.