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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1923
Page
2
L G Harris and C G C Thanes thank authors for valuable resistance during the fire on December 24. They express appreciation for the prompt and generous assistance from United Insurance Company Limited through its tnapactor H Boddington Willisme and local representative Mr F L Bundey.
In memory of Laura Thombon who died January 11, 1829 at Mount Gambier. Deep in my heart there is a memory of love I shall never forget. Inserted by Nellie and Jack Lessue, her sister and brother-in-law.
The Frees' market at Gladetone sells 1500 cheap items and 50 cartlss 20 boreer pige, while the Murraytown post office gains a silence asbibet. The Red Cross Society hosts a central Europe charity talk by the Bishop of Willophra at Parish Hall with afternoon tea and a musical program.
An advertisement offers vegetable seeds floral goods and nursery stock including ornamental trees shrubs hedges palms ferns and pot plants. It promotes poultry bird foods seeds and garden items and invites contact at Adelaide with phone details for ordering and inquiries.
The Gladstone Council met January 6 with Mayor presiding. Items discussed include payment of accounts totaling £63 18s 6d, a proposed Wednesday meeting day shift, and appointments to the Central Board of Health and Northern Councils Association. The council also addressed the Children’s Fund, Ornamental Grounds, Town Hall transfers, and post office repairs.
An enthusiastic Gladstone Cricket Club member walked 25 miles to Port Pirie for a New Year match and posted the day's largest aggregate score. At Port Augusta on January 4 an Afghan laborer demanded £150 for the adoption of his wife. A plaintiff’s play was staged. The Great Northern Racing Club met at Gladstone on Friday and appointed Judge John Cook starter J B Jones clerk of course T J Jones clerk of scales R File secretary A E Gliddone.
The Port Pirie Rifle Club held its first treophies competition for presales with 200 and 800 yard shots. Two possible scores were achieved at 200 yards by F. W. Stephens and B. E. Sampson despite a difficult wind at 200 yards. The champion final was won by T. H. Waniel.
Readers unite to complain about loose cattle and horses wandering Gladstone streets. A correspondent urges the council to supply a ranger with a horse, arguing three draught horses could replace one rider without extra cost.
Pacing fixtures list racing clubs across January and February with dates for Lake Albert, Bordertown, Gawler, Port Lincoln, Adelaide, Frome and more. A South Australian Cricket Association benefit match between South Australia and Victoria on February 16 at Adelaide oval supports veteran George Giffen. Mentioned are possible Sheffield Shield winner matchups and multiple race meetings in March and February including Jamestown and Port Broughton.
A fragmented page mixes trivia on cricket, politics, and disasters with obituaries. It lists officials like Senator Hoare and McHugh, notes post offices from 1464, and cites a Wellington fire with £85,000 damage. Several deaths are noted, including Mrs A Davie and Mr Alexander.
A patient recounts severe backache that hindered work and sleep. After trying doctors with no relief the remedy Doan's Pills is praised as the effective treatment, with a contact for purchase and postal delivery.
With regret we announce the death on Monday last of Mrs Bhruab Sole wife of Mr H Bhrubsole of Gladatocs Port Pirie. She had been seriously ill for some time and her death was not unexpected. She leaves a husband and one son and many express sympathy.
The reader estimates that if all the herring caught in a single year were gathered they would fill a house sized area about a mile across and rise roughly one and a half miles high.
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