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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1935
Page
4
A collage of jokes and witticisms ranges from marital mishaps and social sayings to wordplay and light observations. The snippets feature trades, greetings, and daily life scenes with a playful tone and dated humor.
The District Council of Booborowie met on 17 December with most members present. Motions covered corrections to a press error about fines on rates, hiring of plant outside the district, ranger assistance during absences, contract acceptances and tender forfeiture, hospital board vacancies, grant in aid, land deeds notices, assessment book alterations, Bush Fires Act enforcement, appointment of fire controllers, Xmas Cheer funds, tender removals, and local maintenance work.
A fragmented OCR listing shows rainfall data across years from 1881 to 1900s in Jamestown. The table includes monthly values and totals, with numerous numeric entries and varying punctuation. The exact years and figures are partly unclear due to garbled transcription.
Gents doubles saw Kerin McCarthy tied 2-6 to Angley Hiskey. Gerke OLoughlin beat Aitchison Noonan 6-5. Howley McCarthy beat Vaughton Angley 6-4. Noonan Quirke beat L Noonan K Noonan 3-6. Ladies doubles Dawes McCarthy beat Angley Noonan 6-4. Noonan Noonan beat Hiskey Angley 6-1. Mixed doubles Kerin Dawes beat Hiskey Angley 6-5. McCarthy Noonan beat Noonan Noonan 5-6. Gerke Noonan beat Angley Noonan 4-6. McCarthy McCarthy beat Aitchison Angley 5-6. OLoughlin Jordon beat Noonan Hiskey 6-2. Howley Travers beat Angley OConnell 5-6. Quirke Kerin lost to Bond Bond 4-6. St James won 68 games to Georgetown 64.
A Gladstone ratepayers meeting protested Council salary increases and the previous year’s assessment along with opening Martin and Co property creek without ratepayer consultation. H Warren chaired, with speakers Fergusson Stewart Growden Bastard Tucker Horner Bonnar and Neil. Farewell social for J Moyes noted with E Coe Davey Budge Creber speeches and musical items. Egg prices 3 4d butter 6d bacon 6d wheat 1 11 hay 17 6.
In the John Both Pennant match Jamestown faced Caltowie on the Jamestown Green with Caltowie winning three rinks to one. Cross winds and solid play kept the afternoon tight with tea served by bowlers’ wives and Kiltea Croquet Club members. Postponed and recent Tuesday matches saw Mitchell, May, Boyle, Daly and others fielding teams as the season resumes.
In the town council meeting Cr Lambert moved with Dr Keynes seconding that repairs on Mt Bryan Road be offered to Kemp Bros. Cr Davies moved with Cr Keynes seconding that the accounts as read be passed for payment District A/c 91 pounds 10 shillings 5 pence Federal Aids 68 pounds 13 shillings Main Roads 107 pounds 9 shillings 4 pence.
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