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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1944
Page
3
Jamestown Cheer Up Club hosted a program featuring M. Davy and speakers including Mr Gen Uhyma RSA Sal vara Aronsiers Charcie and others. The event included singing Vea, Claire Doman, Mes Kalle and Coral Kells with various presentations.
A report discusses the 14s wheat crop with areas previously trapped by drought improving. Mills expect better grain quality this season, with prices around 6 to 7s per bushel. Mr Bork notes warnings on milling quality of Northern wheat and suggests farmers plant hard wheats like Pusa No. 4 Minister Scimitar to blend with softer varieties to lift value by about 1d per bushel.
An evening at Spalding Mall celebrated Amy Hewish ahead of her marriage to Norman Crydon of Melrose. Councillor P W Dunellen chaired. farewells to P A Mewish were made. Music by Mrs Fox. speeches by local figures and groups. gifts presented. supper by ladies. Auld Lang Syne closed the event.
Jamestown hosts a sports carnival with a Monday procession to Memorial Park at 1 am. Schools and the public are invited to join. Events include 1 mile scratch races, 1 mile amateur races, and 1 mile minors races, with handicaps noted for the mile events.
A large waste dump at the Forest Depts sawmill near Wirrabara caught fire late Monday night. Firefighters battled the blaze as the massive pile of timber and pine scantling burned for hours, with precautions taken to prevent spread and preserve nearby plantations. Local authorities investigated possible causes while monitoring for further outbreaks.
Jamestown Hospital Inc held a Friday meeting January 14 with directors present and officers noted. Committees were instructed to review postal building schemes and a financial statement was approved. Salaries and December accounts were paid under delegated authority. house committee reports covered purchases supplies and domestic matters. Discussions included vaccine orders and a plan to apply for further petrol tickets for hospital use.
Mr Harald G. Dolley teller at the focal Bank of Adelaide branch died suddenly at home from a heart attack. He left a wife and two children, ages 18 months and 5 months, and was active as secretary and treasurer of several local bodies. A successor has been appointed and will start in February. Community events followed with speeches, presentations, supper, and dancing. Wheat carting remains slow and temperatures swing from 108 to cool mornings. the Georgetown swimming pool has reopened with cooler weather.
Letters from service members describe Christmas hampers sent by donors to the FFCF Gladstone unit. Recipients in Victoria South Australia ACT and the ACT report parcels containing comforts and useful articles that made Christmas brighter for those far from home. Gratitude is expressed to Miss Margaret Smith and others for the thoughtful gestures and festive support.
Hornsdale residents celebrate with a December meeting led by Mrs J Noonan and Mrs Alan Stacey. About 100 skeins of wool were used to create garments and many items were donated to War Savings Certificates. The community raised funds, donated sheep, and hosted an end of year Break-up Concert at Hornsdale School with decorations, performances, and awards for students and staff.
Lauralee and Produce Coy Limited invites farmers to forward cream by rail to obtain test prices with January 1944 rates for Choice Grade butter and other dairy products. Golden North Butter remains popular with large Northern District sales. They offer full egg prices, dressed poultry buys, and prompt payments on the 10th each month.
In Port Pirie Police Court a judgment awarded the Bank of Adelaide £128 9s for damages to its vehicle after a February collision on the Gladstone Georgetown road. Charles Reginald Hartman faced a counter claim for £139 11s 9d. verdict found Hartman negligent, with O'Connell cleared of negligence. The court ordered £128 9s to the Bank, plus costs. the counter claim awarded to Hartman without costs.
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