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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 21, 1944
Page
3
Notice from Deputy Commissioner W P Bishop warns that returns from those earning £105+ are due by 31 July 1944 at the Taxation Office Adelaide. Wage earners with no other income are forms A. those with property income or business forms B and C have deadlines varying by category. late returns incur penalties.
A pleasant Saturday afternoon of mixed foursomes yielded top score by Vic Donovan and Mrs Altmann 89 234 154. G Twelstree and Miss Nina Axford close behind 88 20 674. Ross McLennan and Miss Grierson 97 284 684 net. Capt presented trophies. ladies served tea. Final Match Cup set F G Clift and A G McElroy. Draws listed. Secret pairs won by Mesdames Twelftree and McLennan.
The Jamestown Stud Poultry Farm redeveloped after the 1940 flood and installed a 10,000 egg capacity Multiple Electric Incubator the largest in the state. The unit with four fans and 1014 degree Fahrenheit control sits in a new stone building alongside egg washing and storage facilities. Operational details include fertility checks on days 2 and 18, a standby 3 hp generator, and a wide market reach from Mt Gambier to Alice Springs.
The Hornsdale Coursing Club held its annual meeting on July 15 with large attendance. President Mr L Swearse and Secretary Mr M E Meaney were praised for orderly conduct. Luncheon by Hornsdale ladies supported FFCF. Rounds list dogs and outcomes, culminating in Dawn Special defeating Our Souvenir in the final.
The Gladstone district council met Monday July 10 1944 to elect a chairman set the chairman’s allowance at £30 for the ensuing year and appoint an assessment revision committee. Cr O’Neill was elected chairman. Other business covered correspondence over road surfacing station works and hall use.
Special article by Attorney General Dr H V Evatt argues wartime stabilisation of primary production should continue post war through referendum on August 19. He contends food as a munition of war and aims to keep price stability and orderly marketing for farmers despite postwar uncertainties.
Wing-Commander William Brill led a seven man crew of six Australians and one Englishman on 55 missions, the final raid ending his second tour. F/O Ronald Fuller of Booleroo Centre completed 70 missions as mid upper gunner. The crew arrived in England in 1941 with the first Australian air force contingent, and most members will soon depart for Australia with Brill following.
A Laura Baptist Lecture hall event on Tuesday July 11 supported Miss Marjorie Smith as Miss Red Cross candidate. The concert featured Overture by Miss E Wild, cornet solo by Mr M Karger, recitations by Barbara Evans Rhonda Shillabeer Royston Bankm, sales by Miss M Lines Rev S K Wiseman and Mr Derbyshire, trio by Misses D Shillabeer L Bachm G Hale, flute solo by Mr A J Walter, duets by Rev J K Wiseman. Accompanists were Mrs F Walter and Miss E K Will. Stage lighting was praised and opened free for church use. Supper served by Ladies Guild. Marjorie handed Birthday Cake.
Social afternoon at Georgetown Institute in aid of Miss Red Cross Mrs I Bond featured by Mrs N L Wellington and Misses N Brugey Ann McNamara M Hiskey with prizes won by Mesdames G Harrington and M E Tresman A trading table and tea supported the event Comforts Fund sent 14 pairs of socks and two pairs mittens to Headquarters District Council appoints J A Lyons MP chairman weather dry cold farmers feed stock Jack O Connell visiting parents at Bank of Adelaide Georgetown.
Port Pirie firemen Matthew Train and Donald McCallum admitted a spree milking cars for tyres wheels and fittings. Loot valued around £124 from Train’s car found near Pirie. Train got 15 months and McCallum 12 months after pleading guilty to eight charges including thefts at Gladstone Crystal Brook and Port Augusta. Detective inquiry traced missing items to vehicle owners with suspects claiming Father Christmas.
At the Maitland Market on Friday July 7 conducted by the S A Farmers Co op Union Ltd a line of 340 well grown Ewe Hogeets attracted spirited bidding. A leading Jamestown breeder supplied the stock which drew praise from local farmers hungry for this class and eager for similar consignments from Jamestown.
The final week of Miss Red Cross candidate functions at Gladstone opened with Mirth Bros Human Circus at Institute Hall to support Gwenda Harslett. Performers included Lizzie the elephant, various animals, clowns Fred Tybell and Max Thare, strong man Maurice Flinn, and tattooed lady Jock Francis, with a strong local turnout and entries from many participants. Voting closes Saturday July 22 at midnight with proceeds sent to headquarters.
Laura Ice and Produce Co lists July 1944 prices with butter fat at 1/103 lb including subsidy. Eggs at full Egg Board prices about 1/7 per dozen clear. Dressed poultry prices: turkeys 1/10 lb, cockerels 1/6, fowls 1/4, ducks 1/4. Large rabbits 6d, medium 5d each. Apples and pears for sale: Jonathans 12/6 per case, Cleopatra 111/- per case, eating pears 12/- per case.
Spalding CWA gathered Friday July 14 with record turnout of members and prospective members. President Mrs Gericke chaired, reporting best year financially since 1928 with 3515 income allocated to patriotic bodies and services. Welfare work included Red Cross parcels and Merchant Navy aid, wool crafts, and Cheer-up Hut hampers. New officers elected for the next year include President Mrs A Gericke and Secretary Mrs W A Robinson, with a full slate of vice presidents and committee members.
The Gladstone Picnic Race Committee held its fourth patriotic meeting on a Saturday with about 400 attendees. Iodine won the Novice Race, Wanda Minor and Cowcliff Lady chased in the 14 miles Trot, Bardale topped the Alday ne Handicap, and Edward Globe beat Wanda Minor in the Padron’s Trot. Officials included J. W. Prior, TH. M. Pascoe, F. C. Grubb, G. Miller, A. Pascoe, W. Bawden. proceeds around £100 to be shared by four Red Cross Queens.
An elderly style advertorial claims Heenzo serves as internal remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis and influenza as well as a nasal antiseptic and throat gargle. It highlights cost savings with a bottle priced at 2 shillings yielding a pint of cough remedy for all ages.
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