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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1942
Page
2
Auction notice lists 350 ewes and mixed ram and ram lambs, 40 fat ewes, 30 fat wethers, 30 mixed lambs, and draft, with fat steers, cows, and porkers. Sundries include cultivator and tools. Committee invites further entries and notes sale arrangements.
fragmentary OCR lists dozens of farm implements and stock for sale from a Gladstone sale near Muddlestone. includes draught horses, a mare with foal, a mare with foal, various harnesses, binders, implements, wheels, harrows, gears, tools, incubator, heaters, a radio, and sundry goods. indicates a large estate auction with multiple lots and equipment.
Mr and Mrs FP Thistleton and family of Gladstone holiday in Adelaide. Mrs W C Robinson and family returned to Gladstone from Adelaide. Mr and Mrs Jack Creber and family from Whyalla holiday in Gladstone. Mrs Hatter and her two sons returned to Jamestown from Bathurst NSW. Bert Dyeber on holiday at Gladstone with his parents. Jamestown visitors stay at Commercial Hotel while gas week ends. H B Wilkinson in Adelaide. daughter Nora undergoing surgical treatment. Navy Ready Made Sits advertised by Maskell Jamestown. Mr Jes Garner of Islington holidaying at Gladstone with his mother. Miss K Lucas of Peterborough weekend with Mrs Garner. Holt Royle returning to Adelaide for dental studies after convalescing. A G McEvoy and family back from Kingston on Murray and Adelaide. Mitcham family holidaying at Jamestown, Meningie and Melbourne. heading to Wilkila for Mitcham to lead school. A party of four legislators stayed at Commercial Motel Jamestown en route from Cradock to Adelaide. Dimean Hughes, Senator George McLegg, A J McEwin, and George Jenkins visited the Mayor and Review Office.
Mrs S Baker thanks friends and relatives for telegrams letters and cards after her recent bereavement. She expresses gratitude to members of the Prince Alfred Old Collections Association who served as mourners.
Sincere thanks are sent to friends and relatives for letters cards and expressions of sympathy after a bereavement. Special thanks to Dr Swann and Jamestown Hospital staff for care and consideration. Please accept this as a personal expression of gratitude.
Mr W W Smith of North Parade is recovering at home after a fortnight with poisoning and rheumatic fever and hopes to ride his track again by noon. Mrs W W Thomson and children at Gladstone holidayed at MV Gambier with Flight Lieutenant W Thomson and return with F L Thomson on leave. Miss Imma Bowes, a former student at Powandilla, vacationing with her parents at Gladstone. she passed seven subjects in the interim results and is a granddaughter of the Gladstone couple. Miss Kay Vening, long-time dressmaker in Gladstone, has left to join Litchfield Engineering Co Adelaide for war industry work. she has aided local church and functions as a vocalist. Mr EB Cavanagh is recovering from a fall while painting a tank at Jamestown Railway yard on January 8. after ten days in hospital he’s home with a stiff and painful leg.
On Friday next L E B Karger will conduct a sale of furniture and effects at Gladstone on account of Mrs O J Morcom who is leaving the district. On Monday next Golds rough Mort Co Ltd will conduct a clearing sale on the farm near Gladstone of Mr W T Hack worth including horses and implements.
Absence of head teacher Mr E C Parsons on holiday delays publication of the local list of Intermediate Examination successes. Mothers sigh with relief as pupils finish exams and start a new year at primary school, with high schools beginning a week later.
Under the auspices of the Appila Branch of the Agricultural Bureau a demonstration of inoculation for the control of entertoxaemia in sheep will be given on Mr. P Featherston haugh's farm Appila at 4 p m on February 12. A cordial invitation is extended to all farmers and sheep owners to attend.
Parishioners of St. James Church of England plan a farewell social for Rev. A. H. White who departs for Port Lincoln on Friday February 6. Many friends across denominations are invited to the social on Wednesday next in Jamestown.
A daily paper reports a Malaya letter from a soldier asking for thousands of camouflage nets to hide positions from dive bombers. Mr Rundle and Rev A Dennis urge volunteers to join Mr Jim Randle and others in making nets at home or nearby, supporting the CWA effort led by Miss Scott. They invite men to contact them to learn net making or to arrange meetings.
The article notes limited gas producer use in the country though a few vehicles for commercial travelers and Metropolitan Areas exist. Farmers rarely use gas producers unless traveling short distances. charcoal gas for tractors shows uncertain future despite past good results.
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