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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
4
A dataset of monthly and yearly rainfall figures from 1853 to 1928, listing totals per year and per month with labeled dpc and div columns. The table shows January through December values, annual totals, and partial entries for several years, reflecting historical precipitation measurements.
A compact verse fragment reflects on dying with humility and unfinished effort. The speaker questions excuses for not trying, urging readers to accept faults and acknowledge unmade efforts rather than praise. The poem hints at near successes missed and the weight of unseized opportunities.
The Gladstone district council met January 11 with Drs Bennett Potter Black Blesing and clerk C Budge present. Minutes, correspondence, reports, and paysheet were read. Resolutions named F C Lloyd for Central Board of Health, urged rabbit control on the railway, and sought Act copies. Contracts for rubble road works were discussed and tenders opened, with rolling and ploughing issues noted. Road inspections and future scheduling were considered, including possible Main Road Schedule placement.
A reflective piece argues against sweeping 1929 car revolutions, noting that industry rarely changes form or core components fast. Cites cost, testing, and mass production risks, stressing cautious chassis improvement over dramatic leaps that could jeopardize firms.
A mixed page of quips, props, poems, and observations includes weather fragments like a dry harvest and rain desired, plus cultural musings on women, money, and society. It features short jokes, proverbs, and a few dated lines about farming and daily life.
The Gladstone Corporation met on Wednesday January 1929 with the mayor and town officials present. Apologies were received from Dr Flinn. Minutes, correspondence and surveyor and finance reports were read and adopted. Tar dressing work continued and some broken road had gravel laid to curb dust pending rain. A Local Board of Health meeting followed with no further business.
A seven year old, Leo Smith, son of W F J Smith, died when he slipped from a lorry seat on a Bangor road near Wirrabara. The vehicle carrying 40 bags of wheat rolled over him, killing him instantly. The family, farming partners, and community mourn the tragedy. Harvesting yields and weather conditions dominate the rest of the report, noting strong wheat deliveries and ongoing drought effects on fruit gardens.
An Australian advertisement extols Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a timely warning against kidney disease and backache. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. E. W. Winkler of Gladstone describing initial sore kidneys, relief after days of use, and lasting cure after three bottles. Sold by Foster-McClellan Co. at 15 Hamilton Street Sydney. insist on DOAN'S.
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