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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
3
In Gladstone the Contental fundraiser for the Ornamental Grounds Fund faced heavy weather and organizational problems. The Sacred ap committee reported a disappointed audience, no singing, and a reduced program though a free dance was arranged as a compromise.
Fragmentary OCR text provides no clear event or identifiable persons. The readable snippets appear unrelated and do not form a coherent news item or notice for a factual card. No valid summary can be derived from the provided fragment.
Ambiguous notes from The General forecast turf prospects for the next three months ending January 28 with references to various entities and handicaps. The passage appears as a desultory telegraphic report, noting names and events in a fragmented manner.
The Laurawan Baptist Church celebrated its anniversary on Gurney last with Rev A preaching before large congregations. A laborer, Me Ferg yom, fell from a load of wheat near Bedhill, breaking his leg in two places. The Bay reports F. T. Whitington leaving Port Pirie to oversee St Mary's parish and Oransfone 2 sr 1. Aboriginal missions in the interior are aiding the natives. government tenders awarded for clearing sands near Batharet. Adelaide crowds attend the bleysie club meet. a two mile machine run in 6 minutes 30 seconds. The telephone spreads in Adelaide. A Gladeside meeting at Gladstone featured talks by Bonnet, Kelly, Oldham, Togrem, Wilson, Nash, Cowan, Ewens, Fergusson, Prosas, Kearney, Marriott. Mr T. Borgern appointed head of schools on Forke's Pon. The Gat towla hall opening drew many visitors. complaints over Mr Race's absence.
Proceedings of the Gladstone Corporation meeting held on Friday January 23 1930 noting apologies from Dr Wyore and readings of minutes. Motions cover grant and subsidy matters, waterboard provisions, bids from Self & Co and from Wigg & Son, council queries, and comments on barrow returns and native waterboard boards. Payable balance recorded as £27.
In Georgetown on Saturday afternoon members of the Indies conferred recognition on Mrs R J McDonald for service with the Red Cross from wartime beginnings to postwar relief. A large crowd attended lessons and the event followed by a successful Aboni circus show and a football match where Narridey defeated Georgetown. The coroner's inquest at Wallaroo continued with testimony from witnesses amid reports of thefts and a planned adjournment.
Leslie Herbert Matthews sued James Murray for 9 6 balance of wages under The Master and Servants Act 1878. At issue: whether time lost waiting for material constitutes payable time. witnesses testified on usual practice. Judge ruled in favor of Matthews, awarding the claimed wages plus costs.
A fragmented advertisement touts Sanders and Sona Eucalypti Extracts as cures for colds bronchitis and lung troubles. It claims wide healing powers including fever diphtheria meningitis and wound care while asserting unique antiseptic properties and superior preparation methods.
The entry lists various moon phase events across months with terms like new moon and full moon, including dates such as a new moon on the 30th and a full moon on the 26th. It mentions eclectic phrases and numbers tied to lunar events without clear context.
Following a search warrant the court heard Erzidore Kiston claim ownership of jewellery including a gold watch valued at £66 a diamond ring £19 10 and a gold chain £77 with Mrs Annie Rotti involved. The informant said the items were given to Rotti by Kiston and later sold for £15 to Mrs Cotton. the court dismissed the information and ordered the jewellery returned to the defendant.
A fragmented wartime diary style piece describes platoon life in the field. It notes marching orders, lodgings, feeding routines, and fatigue as soldiers advance toward a frontier position. The entry signals a bitterly cold campaign and references a march near a future spring deadline in 1918.
In Balaklay Police Court Mitchell an aboriginal man age 33 was charged on informant C H Reid with assault at Faith Terrace allegedly asking whether he wished to fight. He faced two counts including threatening acts and possible imprisonment in Wallaroo gaol. Co defendant Hubert Weetras, with Mitchell, pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined three shillings and sevenpence with a month in gaol.
A garbled passage strings together aphorisms and odd wordplay about restraint resolutions and public life. The text blends distorted phrases and nonsensical examples, leaving a scattered, unclear narrative with no coherent events or persons.
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