Gladstone Council Minutes May Meeting Actions and Grants
Gladstone Corporation held a May 29 meeting with all members present except Dr. Leo. Minutes and reports were read and adopted. Payments of £40 16s 8d were approved. Resolutions authorized canvassing the town, a £1 1s donation to Minda Home, renting church land at 1 shilling per year with trees, listing non-payments for sale, appreciation for a rifle team photo, carting extra metal to the crusher, hiring a dray, and delegating Terrace works to Public Works and surveyor, plus a special Land Values Assessment meeting and action to remove dangerous hoarding on Port Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Leo
Cr. Flinn
W. H. Cockburn
Cr. Fewster
TBS
Ron the Shived
Cr. Bennett
Cr. Coe
Minda Home
Willochra
Roail Ai
Dr. Coe
Dr. Flinn
Harslett
Col. Catt
Cr. McNamee
Dr. McNamee
Bennett
Trnstee Executor Co
Port Street
Farewell Social for J J Bain in Crystal Brook
A farewell social for J J Bain who moved to Wudinna West Coast four years ago was held at Crystal Brook Institute with D J Corry presiding. Speakers included J G Bridgman G Schultz James Forgan A G Head T O Loughlin W W Forgan D J Corry B Weston C A Arbery E W Pope H L Plush C J Lucas RK J Rose and W Lambert. Bain thanked guests as they presented a wallet of notes. A dance in aid of the Football Club followed on May 29 with about £9 raised. A Kitchen evening for Miss Doreen McDonald prior to her marriage to A K Campbell was held in the Methodist Sunday School Hall on May 27 with gifts and supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Bain
Willamstown
Wudinna
West Coast
Bain
D. J. Corry
J. G. Bridgman
Church of Christ and Children’s Playground Committee
G. Schultz
Bumtato Lodge
James Forgan
Citizens of
Crystal Brook
A. G. Head
T. O'Loughlin
W. W. Forgan
Stitute Picture Shows
Institute
B. Weston
C. A. Arbery
E. W- Pope
H. L. Plush
C. J. Lucas
J. Rose
W. Lambert
D. J. Corty
Mr. Bein
Crystal Rock Institute
Doreen McDonald
A. K. Campbell
Miss McDonald
H. Venning
Mr. Campbell
Mist McDonald
Spalding Defeats North Booborowie In Local Match
Spalding won the football match on their ground by two goals, taking an early lead and gaining momentum as the game progressed. Notable scorers for Spalding included C Fitzgerald, C Ledgard, J Pahey, Plickrose, and K Gill, with North Booborowie’s N Meinerney and G Brooks scoring. A social dance followed to raise funds for the Association, and local residents reported improvements in Spalding players and interest ahead of the next meeting between South and North Booborowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Booborowie
Spalding
Ashby Bros
Cousins
Heine A. Lawrie
Allen
W. Bishop
Gil
Imate
C, Fitzgerald
C, Ledgard
J. Pahey
Plickrose
K. Gill
N. Meinerney
G- Brooks
A. March
F. Mannigh
Wits
Ll. Pinckrose
Halfiack
Asnel
Bultanes
W. Baulderstone
Gladstone V Jamestown In Northern Areas Football Clash
Northern Areas Association schedule lists Gladstone hosting Jamestown with both sides at four wins. Umpire is Mr W Pryor. Gladstone names capt Read and squad. Jamestown led by Pageoe with reserves listed. Train excursion departs Jamestown at 1.40 pm returning by 7.30 pm with excursion fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
H Blake
Obit Faithful Fighter Thomas Dunsford Remembered at Graveside
A large crowd gathers at the graveside to honor Thomas Dunsford a longtime local campaigner whose fiery oratory and combativeness defined years of public life. The obituary notes his zeal for discussion, deep knowledge, and lasting influence on community and political discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tou Dunsford
Thomas Dunsford
Sander’s Eucalypt Extract Endorsed For Health Uses
A fragmented ad promotes Sander’s Eucalypt Extract as a health aid for baths, handkerchiefs, mouthwash, and sneeze water, claiming strong germ-killing benefits. It boasts awards from Amsterdam and references Sander and Sons Pure Volatile products.
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Sander
Ana
Amsterdam
Sander and Sons
Obituary of Thomas Dunsford of Crystal Brook
Thomas Dunsford of Crystal Brook, born 1861 in Tinrage Devonshire, arrived in 1878, engaged in trading and landholding around Narridy and Redhill. He helped found the Narridy Agricultural Bureau, backed the State Bank, aided Redhill Long Plains railway, and supported local churches and public works. His funeral drew about a hundred vehicles in a storm, with Rev. J. B. Drabble leading services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dunsford
Crystal Brook
Tingrace
Devonshire
Gooron
Brook District
W. J. Weening
Hamlyn
Narridy
Crystal Railway Station
W. J. Venning
Redhill
Long Plains
Mr. Dunsford
England
United Kingdom
Gordon
Pranca
Mary
M. Browne
Crystal Hrook
Buffalo Lodge
Church of England
Geatire
J. B. Drabble
Dunsford
A. B
Thomas
Sud
Mesérs
T. H
Adelaide
Cat H
Sanders Bucalypt Extract Proved Best in Supreme Court
Advertisement claims Sanders Bucalypt Extract proved superior in the Supreme Court of Melbourne for coughs colds croup influenza asthma catarrh and infections. Warns against imitations and insists on genuine Sanders Bucalypt Extract available at Gladstone Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Melbourne
Sander
Sandhr
Tl Gladetone Pharmacy
Coursing Opens 1928 Season At Plumpton Meeting
The opening meeting of the 1928 Middle North Coursing season was held at Plumpton on May 29 30. The James Neale Puppy Stake featured 44 greyhounds and a 16 all aged stake with strong performances. Winners included Give and Take and Yeldeh with several close rounds and a final won by Give and Take. The secretary and committee praised the smooth running and the president lauded the owners for their dogs capital performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown Plumpton
James Neale
Messia
Foubister
T. J. Kelly
Mr. W. Foster
Sporting Notes Evramic Picks in Saturday hurdles
L.A Run Saturday Hurdles lists contenders Longworthy and Chumree in top division. Welter divisions feature Rock Vault or Gone By with Greenheart or Whipster. Juvenile hurdles match Lord Brixton against Bachelor Green. L.A hurdles include Tirrailleur, Mentilliai or Kefalia, steeple Ring up to Alls Well. Final Heep faces Glenanton or Keenid ge.
Norman Lindsay Illustrates The Quartermaster In The Bulletin
Norman Lindsay returns to work with a Bulletin illustrated abridgement of The Quartermaster winning authors Marjorie Barnard and Flora Eldershaw prize. His Casanova drawings set a high standard, and the story presents early Australian life around Sydney Cove through a naval quartermaster turned pioneer businessman. The May 22 Bulletin serialization marks a vivid, appealing look at 1840s Sydney, contrasted with harsher past depictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Lindsay
Marjorie Barenard
Flora Eldershaw
Bulletins
Lindsay
the Quartermaster
Australia
Review
Sydney’ Cove
Lfe
Sydney
Bulletin
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills End Back Pain
A reader testifies that Doan's Backache Kidney Pills relieved years of backache by addressing kidney weakness. After two bottles the pain vanished and has not returned, with the remedy praised as the greatest kidney specific and widely available through Foster-McClellan Co. in Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Ae T
Foster-McClellan Co
Hamilton Street
Sydney
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