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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1941
Page
2
During the week new publications were issued by Jamestown Institute including Sixity Days to Live and We Looked for a City. Dennis Wheatley and A. M. Hutchinson are noted alongside Dough for the Doormouse as part of the listings.
All classes of sawn repaired set and sharpened by experts with many years experience and workers tools. Jetting rotary or straight tine ground and honed in modern plans in Adelaide. Work done by specialists. Prices reasonable.
The Gladstone district council warns that on Aneust Ist unregistered dogs will face a fine along with the registration fee. A seather patrol will canvass households to identify unregistered dogs.
A fragmented church notices page lists service times for Methodist and Presbyterian congregations. Rev. J. Gibaon at Jamestown and Rev. S. T. Harper at Jamestown provide morning and evening services, with Belalie North and Canowie schedules noted.
Darrell Barrett dentist of 175 North Terrace Adelaide visits Jamestown monthly and may be consulted at Commercial Hotel. Watch this space for date next visit.
Sunday July 28 1941 listing advertises a sale of heating louin at Hewett Jamestown. Buyer can contact office by phone 82 for details. Includes date and location cues typical of small town classifieds.
Notice from W.T. Drage of Lata announcing his withdrawal from business on Cross Street and expressing hope that patrons will support his successor. The message requests continued generous patronage and lists August 8 as a key date in the transition.
Propaganda exhortation calls British Commonwealth and allied publics to remain steadfast against Hitlerism. It stresses unity, endurance, and the need to display national resolve as symbols of resistance, while hinting at funding war efforts via sold items for the cause.
Notice lists classes for compulsory enrolment in military service under the Defence Act of 1903 to 1941. It specifies areas in Australia, eligibility by birth dates from 1918 to 1921, and excludes certain groups such as British subjects residing in Australia, widowers without children, and members of Parliament or police. It warns those required to enroll to do so within 80 days.
Personal items from Jamestown report Maureen Barker holidaying with Mrs. Wo MeKerney in Jamestown Adelaide visitors Giles Kadina renewing ties in Jamestown Doig Goodes heading home AWLP duties James town updates ministers postal clerks and local careers families in Jamestown and Whyte Tel plans and hospital news include an injury report and ministerial appointment at Whyte with local reactions and memorials to Peter Imagey and others in the community
The report notes Mrs Ciarvasso’s continued hospital stay and limited strength. Mt Elo Smant reports favorable conditions at Mt Rupert WA with 10,500 acres under crop, 2,000 dust wheat, 1,500 oils and vans, 7,400 sheep. Renmark loss of Sir H R Hill and Mrs Hill to Gawler. Hill active in town welfare and Red Cross work. Betty Nourse hosts 21st birthday with 40 guests. Peterborough visitors attend. Hirst and friends celebrate with gifts and songs. Gladstone business displays red white and blue in Victory mood. farmer plans discussed and possible wheat acreage cut next year.
Corners up inregister cases in the pisnier Comeil af Gladstmie are in formed that all unregistered dogs of Aiewsthat next will he subject to a fine of 10/ 1 adition tn the newal registration fee After that date a House to howse cwivass will he made.
District Council Georgetown posts public notices to inform local taxpayers about area activities. The notice mentions a small outing on 7/6 per annum and emphasizes posting to each taxpayer in the area for visibility and accountability.
Men who wish to take the first aid course are asked to come alone to the Drill Hall next Tuesday. May 24 at 8 pm the first session of the course will be given by S. B. Samuels. This training is part of the Civil Defence Scheme.
Gladstone Primary School Welfare Club celebrated at Uke School on Friday afternoon with about seventy ladies from the Gladstone Red Cross Circle and Caltowie Welfare Club in attendance. President Mrs. R A Mundy welcomed guests as scholars from Miss L Budee’s class performed alongside Mesdames S W Thomson, T W Hackworth, C Thomson, and R Gilet with accompanists. Prizes went to Mes James Read and J R Berryman. A birthday cake with five candles was lit by Mrs. Baker Castowie, as lights were extinguished by Mrs. McCallum and lit by Mrs Shettit. all received a small piece. Mrs. J Leducwke, president of the Gladstone Red Cross Circle, read a thank you note from headquarters to parents of schoolchildren for Patriotic Fund support. Farewell was bid to Mrs. T Wy Hawkworth bound for Adelaide, with praise from Mrs. R O Mundy and secretary L G Harris. Afternoon tea concluded a pleasant event, with proceeds of £2/9/6 donated to the Schools Patriotic Fund.
At the CAVA Jamestown meeting on Thursday Be'alie Women's Branch of Agricultural Bureau presented Mrs A J Symquis with a fountain pen as a memento for her long service. Mrs Orchard helped establish the branch twelve years ago and served as secretary president and state president before the war pause.
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