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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 27, 1931
Page
3
A North region tire shop offers large allowances off new tyre prices for worn tyres and skidded tread. Free inspection, service, fitting, and advice accompany trade in deals. Customers are urged to choose tyres designed for long life, with retread options.
Frederick Walter Humphris longtime manager of Mestre Humphris and Sons Adelaide branch dies after a brief illness in Hubtst Adelaide. Born Jamestown son of the late Edmond Humphris he led the Jamestown and Adelaide firms for years. Funeral held at North Road Cemetery, aged 57, with family and community tributes.
Gladstone and Gulnare, leaders of the association, met at Gulnare on Saturday for a cricket match that ended in a two point draw for Gladstone and a one point win for Gulnare. J Thomson scored 95 for Gladstone before being run out, with detailed scores for both sides and bowling figures listed. The day also featured upcoming fixtures including Gladstone against Crystal Brook and other interclub matches at Crystal Brook and Georgetown venues.
Mrs Elizabeth Curnow, widow of the late Mr Thea Curnow, died aged 83 at her son Thomen Curnow’s home in North Parade Jamestown after a long life as a pioneering settler. Born in Cornwall she married in Australia after a 14 week voyage, lived at Arthurton Moonta Adelaide and multiple goldfields before settling with relatives in Jamestown. Survived by Thomen Curnow and two daughters Mrs J S Edward and Mrs Jame Scott, with 15 grandchildren.
A large number of sympathising friends and relatives attended the funeral at the Jamestown cemetery on Monday to pay last respects to a highly esteemed elder. Burial services were conducted by Captain Faulde of the Salvation Army. Deep sympathy is extended to the family in their bereavement.
Basketball bowling style scoring details list players G Lloyd Hall Wainwright Nardi Dawes Hartwig and others with multiple game marks and totals. Final totals show Hartwig and Nayda leading in strikes and spares with various scores noted across frames and innings.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a scene with someone calling to an aunt about a cat that has gone to sleep near a window. The passage is fragmented and contains multiple typos making core details uncertain.
Taffersail and Saturday events feature a mix of hurdles sprints and welters with entrants like Gratiolin Lady Murleston and Winsome Sok. Notable performances include Last Kick and Past in the final heats with robust competition from Miss Marimba and Grecian Fire. Foreign entries such as Australian Cup Glare Thiduna Stowe add international breadth to the program.
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