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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
4
A chaotic OCR style piece recounts Port Germain Soldiers Memorial unveiling with speeches praising Australia’s WWI valor at Gallipoli and from battlefields in Belgium and France. It honors fallen soldiers, duty, and national pride while invoking historic battles and sacrifice. The text blends period rhetoric with damaged phrasing and contains many misspellings.
Port Pirie Rifle Club reports a year of competitions, prize money sharing, and member gains. The club faced disruptions from internal issues and weather but held 46 weeks of events with 38 individual positions and 1,900 yard range accuracy noted. The Nocth-West club president Mr A. Sova steered activities, and a prize meet was held with trophies awarded by committee members including J. Speers and A. G. Valmet.
A gathering at the Terminus Hotel bid farewell to Mr. W Wallace, postmaster for eight months, as he transfers to Barntertown. He formed Balaklava’s Caledonian Society now 66 members and led dancing classes. Speakers praised his energy and hoped the society would continue and grow elsewhere.
A long testimonial from Mr A F Hage of Grote Street Bab alava endorses Doans Backache Kidney Pills for his wife’s relief from backache dizziness and fatigue. He cites six bottles cured her and says she keeps the remedy in the house for future ailments. Pills priced 2/9 and available from Foster McClellan Co. Sy Bey.
Stormy weekend did not keep residents from attending Avon opening ceremony for the new Sunday School Hall. The project grew from a need after eight years of plans and a discontinuation due to prior building limits. Local leaders and supporters gathered for the event, with speeches, a collection drive, and a pledge to sustain the hall for Christian education services.
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