This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment compiles stray phrases about farming yields, politics, immigration, war loans, local deaths, and odd trivia. Readable items include brief mentions of Canada immigration figures, British war loans, Swedish trees, and a serjeant of miscellaneous notes.
A letter from Walter Evans criticizes the council for refusing tad refunds and the handling of town hall renovations. The writer denounces political manipulation, defends the Welcome Home concert, and questions the integrity of the council and mayor while urging clarity on future improvements.
A miscellaneous sale offers items from chairs and tables to kitchenware and household goods. Includes a rocking chair folding chair bentwood chairs a wicker topped table and more with various sizes and conditions noted. Purchases arranged near the police station and store.
The Areas Express announces new subscription terms with prewar rates and a 50 percent postage rise. Existing subscribers paid to year end continue at 5 shillings, those paying before June 30 follow, and from July 1 a booked rate of 7 shillings 6 pence per year applies. Copies will cost 2d from July 1.
A dense notices page outlines church events at Gladstone Methodist Church and a bank balance sheet release. It lists sales by Mette Dalgety & Co on the Calcutta line, with furniture and sundries, plus a competitive birthday sweepstakes awarding £100 each for the first period ending May 6. The June 1 to 30 entrants must use their own birthday dates.
Driver C Rows and Johnosor expected home tonight as Gladstone plans mark a homecoming. Gladstone Methodist Church observed its anniversary with a well attended service led by Rev J Tiller and a choir under Megara Hanes and Matthews. Trustees report a £890 road fund and a plan to add a north side Kindergarten room. a tender will be called for the work.
A damaged notice lists contributors and amounts, totaling £614/-. Names include Mes rd Stewart Mesure Sargent W Urowden B J Fisher and others such as Mre Sargent Monere J Sargent Warren Brown Blapbear and I Hillard. The document records small donations of 1s and 5s to a memoriam board.
Fragmentary text with scattered names Sander and Bons and references to a mountain area or event. Missing context prevents clear reporting. only vague geographic and personal mentions survive.
News letters from Port Wakefield report a shift from drought to expected improvements as preparations intensify for upcoming fixtures and a royal visit. The harbor has been renovated to boost attractiveness, with hopes shipping trade will return to the port after years of neglect by authorities.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.