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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1946
Page
2
A genuine clearing sale is set on Friday January 25 at 1 pm on the property located miles north west of Jamestown along Appila Road. The notice lists the sale as an on site event with immediate property disposal.
Instruction from Mr Mc Pazibilla to auction a large consignment including 1927 Reo Truck, Deering tractor, Massey equipment, Sun header and combine, Shearer implements, ploughs, drays, wheeled items, belts, chaff cutters, gear and livestock. Also included are milch cows, dogs, furniture, a Gramophone, rugs, linoleum, washing troughs, and kitchen fittings. All items offered in perfect mechanical condition at the same time, with cash on sale. Caterer K Irvine. Sale handled by Goldsborough Mort Company Limited H Ave.
A W Sandford & Co reports seasonal butter production decline in the state not yet matching last year with good cattle conditions due to dry feed. Demand remains strong for Blue Valley butter. top quality bulk butter priced 1/5 5-8d per lb for focal sale, with second-grade stored overseas. Bogs show lower weekly floor offerings and delays in transit. quality slipping with continued pulping surplus and unchanged prices for Hen, Medium, and Duck on the Hye Board.
Market listing notes sale at 1 o clock on Thursday in Jamestown with entries and prices for goods and livestock. Local vendors expected to present available items and market rates for buyers.
Dalgety and Company Ltd advertises a large auction of livestock and farm gear. The sale lists fat sheep and lambs, cows, pigs, horses, poultry, harness, tools, and Sundries, plus two substantial properties near Spalding and Jamestown with details on acreage, improvements, and leases. The auction notes two parcels of property with extensive plant, sheds, and water, and invites terms inquiries before sale.
Notice announces weekly medicine dispensing every Friday at Mr W Whitford's residence Gladstone opposite Treaglyn Park from 4 PM and at Georgetown from 1 30 PM with prompt dispatch of all medicines and sundries. Contact Crystal Brook 68 P O Box 3 03 by Messager before 12 30 PM.
The Jamestown Institute will host a Jamestown ratepayers meeting on Monday January 1 1945 at 5 pm. The session will decide on the proposal to take over the Jamestown Institute as a War Memorial under terms submitted by the Institute Committee.
A general meeting of the Gladstone Racing Club will be held on Wednesday January 23 at 8 p.m. in the Reading Room at Gladstone Institute to arrange a Race and Trotting Meeting. President F C Grubb requests a good attendance.
Ed wards announces he has purchased the Baking and Confectionery Business of G V Skinner on Main Street Gladstone effective January 14 1946 He hopes to merit public patronage Skinner thanks Stone residents for past sixty years and trusts successor will receive continued support
The PH Wirrahara Women’s Branch of the Agricultural Bureau announces its Annual Exhibition of Handicrafts on Saturday March 23 at 430 p.m. Prizes are available from the Secretary and Mrs. P. R. Phillips. Everyone is welcome, Miss Braeschke is honorary secretary.
82 acres virgin soil land for lucerne with 7 room house, rainwater tanks, 2 wells and windmill. Features include a stone motor garage, cow chaff sheds, blacksmith shop, woodhouse, fowl yards, fruit trees, vines, gardens, and near a shopping centre. Price 62 000 or half cash balance 4 percent. Also 4 acre solid stone house with outbuildings and well. Sole Agent C L Hewett Jamestown phone 83.
In loving memory of Herbert Ratcliffe Parsons who died in an accident January 12, 1943. Inserted by loving brother and mother in law Heg and Jean.
The Areas Express and Farmers Journal lists services across multiple towns. Laura Methodist. Laura 11 am Rev Wiseman and 3 pm Appila pan Mr Manning. Wirrabara 7 pm Rev Wiseman. Stone Hut 145 pm Rev Wiseman. Baptist Laura Combined Service 11 am 2 20 pm 3 3 7 pm Rev Hawke. Salvation Army Captain Sayers 7 80 am kneedrill prayer meeting 11 am. Holiness Mission 4 20 pm Sunday School Salvation Meeting. Lutheran Church Dipnany 1 Tantra 10 40 am. meeting bam Rev Morris. Church of England Saur s Matting 11 am Ladstone Evensong 7 pm. Gladstone Methodist Madeton 11 am 7 pm Ray 2 8 Jew. Geor getown Baptist Georgetown and Clover Hill 3 pm Combined Service Rev Hawke. Crystal Brook Church of England St Silas Crystal Brook 7 pm Wrensong. Methodist Rev Morris Doe Rev Morris Yarridy 2 30 pm Rev Morris.
Personal news from Gladstone notes Mr and Mrs G L Lehmann of Laura on annual holidays. Frank Pollard and family visited Gladstone, as did Mr and Mrs 8 G Cos and Mr and Mrs R Lines. Mr W B Creber to celebrate 76th birthday. John Hobbs to mark 76. An accident injured Ben Shellat during telegraph work. Heavy rains followed a spell of heat with rain gauges across Jamestown and Gladstone. Business change sees G V Skinner sell baking business in Gladstone to B K Edwards as family plans Callington move.
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