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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1937
Page
4
The hall and supper room are open for engagements with seating for up to 500. Charges and terms available on application to the Secretary. Facilities include electric light two grand pianos stage and scenery.
A collage of short, light hearted quips and exchanges spanning couples, drivers, nurses, children, and townsfolk. Jokes touch on marriage, manners, work, royalty, and everyday mishaps with playful punch lines and gentle irony. Included are sly lines about small town life and social misfires.
The January 8 1937 meeting records apologies from Dr O Neill reports from departments and the fire fighting and finance wards reports. Deputation to the government reports strong arguments on water restrictions and the River Murray and Hill River schemes cost estimates. Repairs at Moore’s and a road pipe access were approved. Payments listed and welcomes extended to Kangaroo Club members. Proposals on fencing Tresylva and road inspections set for January 25. Death notice for J H Sargent expressed with sympathy to Mrs Sargent.
An Irish constable testifies in a drunkenness case. Asked what the man drank the officer replies whisky or think. The judge protests you think and questions the seal of whisky, while the constable admits he is only a policeman.
Shell has built a diesel research waggon on an Albion Valiant chassis with a diesel engine used widely in Australia. The vehicle tours country centers to compare fuels and lubricants and collect data on mileage, speed, temperature, and engine performance for improving Shell Diesel fuels and oils.
A compact list reflects yearly rainfall figures by month including January and March across multiple years from 1880 to 1937. The OCR fragment shows decimal measurements and notes for several entries, with irregular spacing and partial labels.
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