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Newspaper

The Areas Express

Location

Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jan 19, 1940

Page

3

Gladstone Aid For Polish Refugees Parcels

Gladstone Voluntary Service sent parcels of clothing to the Red Cross Society in Adelaide for Polish refugees. A letter from Hon. Secretary P Owen Compton thanks the group for the substantial donations. A list records many local ladies and Miss Growden as contributors. The notice mentions screening the Air Raids Precaution picture Safety First at Gladstone.

Gladstone Voluntary Service Red Cross Society Adelaide P. Owen Compton Mesdames Crawford H. T. Harslett Miss E. Growden Gladstone

Hall Costs Covered by Mrs Shephard

The hall cost was kindly defrayed by Mrs W Shephard. Owing to a resolution on the Institute Committee's books the committee could not accede to a request for free use of the hall.

Large Wheat Stacks at Gladstone Reflect Banner Season

Gladstone shores up a bumper wheat season as stacks in the railway yard total about 72 000 bags and may reach 80 000 with more grain moved from western farm districts to Pirie and Yangya. A farmer notes this is among the top three years since Northern Areas opened.

Gladstone Ort Pirie Yangya

Deaths and community notices from Georgetown district

Gloom fell on Georgetown after the death of Will Augley at Elstern private hospital from heart failure. He was 32, eldest son of J J and Mrs Angley, a former wheat buyer for Bunge Ltd, and chaired as Football Club secretary aiding its rise in the Northern Areas Association. The funeral was held here with Rev Father O Rourke at St Mary's Church. Also noted: Mrs Jane Connally of Port Adelaide, born Watervale 82 years ago, a dance and cricket enthusiast linked to old time clubs and the Myatt barn. family and local pioneers mourned, including A Noll's father in Wilmington. I W Hinton of Georgetown Hotel hospitalized at Crystal Brook. Wishing Bruce Wellington of Yougal a recovery from scarlatina. Weather fine and warm with cool evenings, recent showers Sunday night. Reaping nears completion, crops harvested and sent to wheat yards amid rising markets lifting farmer prospects.

Will Augley Elstern J. J Angley Mas.srs. Bunge Ltd Northern Areas Association Father O'Rourke St. Mary's Church Jane Connally Port Adelaide Connally Thos Myatt Watervale Gladstone Connelly Messrs Thomas William Joseph John Michael Brian Pat. Connolly Sis Coffey Mary Harrison Wilmington A. Noll I. W. Hinton Georgetown Crystal Brook Hospital Bruce Wellington

Gladstone Red Cross Circle Resumes Meetings In New Year

The Gladstone Red Cross Circle reopens on Friday 12th January with low attendance. A next meeting is set for Friday January 26 at 2 30 pm in the Methodist Sunday School Hall, inviting members and prospective members to attend. Reports show wool, clothing, and donation activity from previous session and a small cash balance.

Red Cross Methodirst Rock Shetlat Pinch Hancock Sargent M. Bennett R. E. Lines

Gladstone Bowling Club Recounts Orroroo Match Scores

Inaccurate sink tallies from last week's bowling at Orroroo are corrected. Afternoon results show Orroroo 126 and Gladstone 120 with players listed. Evening totals Gladstone 113 and Orroroo 18. Bou cher Shield contest: visitors win by 21 points with detailed lineups provided.

Orroroo Gladstone Sox Manuel Brown Northeast Forbes Jarvis Syms McDougall Ford Wilkinson Keats Bille Toop Addison Yeatman Clarke Cain Read Odgers Humphris Pascoe Mundy Molloy Treasure Hawke Jaman Lehmann Martin Suilder Hewett Prior Holat Grubb Barter A. Leo Gale Hawke Osman Martin Holst Leo

Farewelling Gladstone Soldiers at Memorial Hall

Public meeting at Memorial Hall Gladstone to bid farewell to service members bound for overseas. Attendees urged to attend on Wednesday at 8 p.m. for songs, essays, and a patriotic program.

Too Poo My Blarney Katie Memorial Hall Safeguard Rolex Lady Kidsiome Air Dash Resi Evanston Hacp Amatory Torringlents Ion Welter Antongrange Petunia Spa Wiying Hdep Torlea Shalah Werva Tago

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