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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1943
Page
3
Mrs Cristie of Melbourne returned home last week after staying with her parents in Laura. Reverend Keith Adams, head of a boys college in Singapore for thirteen years, is reported well in Adelaide after his family escaped as Singapore fell to the Japanese.
Pte. Les Lehman and Pte. Car Saeg enschnitter have been wounded in New Guinea. Both are well known in the Laura district and are making good progress toward recovery.
After a warm spell and a February like thunderstorm a cool spell followed with cold nights. Early Saturday morning a light white frost was seen at Jamestown reported by several reliable people making for unusual January weather.
Minister of Education Jeffries announces elimination of all high school fees in the state and 50 exhibition scholarships to assist pupils advancing to Leaving Standard. The move is described as a welcome step forward for the education system.
The annual meeting of Gladstone Library subscribers will be held Monday January 25 at p.m. The presidents report and financial statement will be presented and officers will be elected. Open to many subscribers and interested readers. All are welcome.
Crystal Brook farmers waited on Senator George McLeay on Wednesday to petition for a higher price for their wheat beyond 3000 bushels. They argued 2 shillings is too low and urged a net price of 3 shillings 4 pence per bushel.
On Monday morning Mr D Robinson, worker at James town Timber Mills, was crushed when logs toppled during log stacking. His right leg was broken in three places below the knee. He was taken to Jamestown Hospital for treatment. His companion Mr Mates escaped injury. It will be some time before he recovers.
Four men employed by E. T. Daly in Jamestown stacked 14 250 bags of wheat in three consecutive days around Christmas. Ages average 44 years. They note a rival claim from Pinnaroo of 15 000 bags in 3 days at 100 degrees. The Mail acknowledges no final verdict and invites competition.
The Gladstone district council begins the year with a street cleaning program. Overseer W H Cockburn supervises workers who remove grass and rubbish. Kurrajongs in Cross Street and hedges on Main Street improve town appearance praised by residents. Georgetown and Laura also beautified their main streets in recent years.
Regulations gazetted establish a committee to control manufacture distribution and consumption of superphosphate. Minister for Commerce and Agriculture Mr. W. J. Scully will administer. The eleven member committee includes five government officials four manufacturers and one employee representative. Farmers and graziers who use it are not represented.
Farmers interested in soil preservation can view contour banking at George Wilkins' farm two miles north of Hornsdale on Wednesday February 3. State Soil Conservator R J Herriot will supervise and speak at 3 pm. Readers urged to pool petrol and form a car load to Hornsdale.
A military lorry crashed into a concrete pole near Fulham on Tapleys Hill road last Wednesday, killing one soldier instantly and causing four more deaths later. Five soldiers were injured including H. R. Parsons of Port Pirie West and A. A. Case of Stone Hut. Driver L. E. Smallacombe of Gladstone was injured. Injured men are not in a dangerous condition.
A successful ball in Institute Hall on Thursday January 14 raised over £22 for the Gladstone F F C P. Laura orchestra provided music led by pianist Miss Margaret Curzon af Beetaloo. A Memorial Hall bridge and euchre party awarded prizes to L J Bath and C E Dunstan, and J Griffiths and L J Nayda. Mrs B Shetlat served as hon secretary to ensure the event’s success.
A Port Adelaide father receives a soldier’s tribute to the Red Cross in New Guinea. Medical officers report the Red Cross supplies 18 boxes of comforts including coffee, milk, biscuits, cocoa, reading matter, towels, soap, and nails brushes boosting morale and recovery amid harsh conditions.
The verse recalls Christmas on the home front and in battle zones across Asia and the Pacific. The speaker thanks God for safety at home and for fighting men in Hong Kong Singapore New Guinea and nearby theatres. Composed by Mrs N Gravestocks Gladstone.
Miss Mary Myatt and Mr H Martin plan marriage after a kitchen evening hosted by Miss Mary Hiskey with MC D O Connell. Red Cross fund drive outlines two schemes and a February 20 Sports Day. Georgetown Scouts bicycle trip covers Wirrabara Port Germein to Port Pirie led by Rev K J Chatfield with eight local youths.
The South Australian L. of C. Military Brass Band performed at Tresylva Park for about 200 residents on Monday with Xylophone solos by Pte Harold Summers. A Regimental Ball followed on Tuesday at the Institute with nearly 300 attendees and takings over £26.
The Northern District Wheat Crop Competition crowned Blieschke Bros Melrose with a clean Ranee 4H crop. Stan Moore of Manatee area placed second, and Jamestown’s W. E. Symonds won the local district prize. In sixteen entries, scores ranged 93 to 85.
Residents of Gladstone and surrounding districts mourn the death of Christina Catherine Chrissie Leo the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs John Leo of Gladstone who died in Ade last Monday at twenty. She worked at Enndunda Farmers Co op Store Gladstone and was popular and fond of dancing with the Gladstone Revue Company. Interred Cheltenham Cemetery on Tuesday. Sympathies sent to the Leo family and to Mr E Hillard of Gladstone.
The District War Agricultural Committees report ongoing trouble obtaining spare parts for drills combines and other sowing equipment used in 1942 43 harvests. They urge farmers statewide to overhaul machinery and place early parts orders for the 1943 seeding period with government help to release materials and promote the notice.
The report lists donations to Laura Hospital Ing. Rursher from individuals including A. M. Bickford & Sons, H. R. Lines, F. W. Schumann, Mrs. A. W. Tozer, and anonymous contributors. It also records War Savings Certificates and National Savings Bonds totals for the week ending Jan. 14, with grand aggregates totaling 44,824,662.
Laura Ice and Produce Co offers Gold en North Butter in multiple grades with high prices for cream from Northern stations. The firm buys eggs as licensed agents, plus dressed poultry and turkeys, delivering prompt fortnightly payments to farmers and rail shipments to Lanra for production.
Mr and Mrs A McDonald of Heatherdale Crystal Brook are advised their son Cpl C K McDonald was killed in action December 24 in New Guinea after returning from overseas in 1942. He enlisted 1939 sailed May 1940 and served in Tobruk Syria and Palestine. A note also records the death of Ted Stoodley Booleroo Centre in New Guinea a respected footballer.
The 124 year old son of Mr and Mrs Peter Chigwidden of Canowie Bell James William gained an exhibition after scoring 687 marks in the Qualifying exam. He and teacher Mrs O Reilly are to be celebrated as he moves to Rostrevor College. Heather Begtag daughter of Mr and Mrs R Begtag earned a scholarship at Mannanauice School for top marks and Miss Dolan won a scholarship at Washpool School to continue to High School or college.
The Port Germein district council discusses emergency petrol for fire fighting, seeks self supplied fuel by fire controllers, and approves a seasonal petrol allocation. It also considers one way traffic enforcement in Booleroo Centre and caravan inquiries for camp use.
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