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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
2
Legal notice states that four white tork weaners and other dogs founding on rec cons at hundred of Caltowie will be prosecuted and all dogs will be destroyed. Also reports church notices from Alban’s Gladstone and related services with names such as Rev. J. Tiller and Mr. BE A. Gale listed.
Advertised special meeting of farmers to be held at the Council Chamber on Saturday June 256 to discuss important business. A list of the Gladstone Ornamental Grounds Committee is in the advertising column. Friends of J S Brooke invitees attend at 7 30 pm Monday at the old Council Chamber. Tuesday June 21 the Vessra Bagot Shakes and Lewis Ltd monthly market offers 1221 sheep 50 cattle 25 pigs. In Public School the head teacher A Knomnick reports pupils presented Peray Crabb with a watch and tokens. Percy Crabb named dux and played kettledrum. Nellie Crabb received a brooch hair ribbons and chocolates.
An 19th century style ad touts Sander and Bons Eucalypti Extract as a universal remedy for colds bronchitis fevers and wounds. It claims unique antiseptic healing properties from genuine leaves and warns customers to insist on the genuine product for safety and efficacy.
The Fancy Dress Carnival, held to aid the Saldiera Memorial Fund, proved a great success and will be repeated on Tuesday July 12 at the request of many townspeople. Mr R E Lines chairs the Friday meeting of the men's committee as plans mirror the first event with minor changes. Admission prices stay the same. Musicians Menara T H Harper and T Sedunary will provide music free of charge.
A reader named Mudlare writes from a cold schoolyard, lamenting scarce wood for fire and praise for warmth. He notes students beg for fuel, joke about open boats and a good Cox, and requests action if funds or wood are running out.
Gladstone Ornamental Grounds Committee meets June 13 with present members including Osman chair and Evans Sargent Harris Reynolds and Pitman honorary. Minutes confirm prior record. discuss hall hire denial refand, tea for Mrs Bchmiére, Girls Hockey Club oval use, St Mark's Band visit area, and Boidhers Memorial Fund tea booth. Treasurer reports balance £16 12s 6d, £565 pavilion debt, £234 oval spend. Additional donations listed. pledges to fund ring fence at oval noted. Resolutions grant oval use 10s 6d season. Grazing rights to Ewart Grounds granted on usual terms. Treasurers notes paths, beds and seat repairs. secretary to arrange necessary repairs.
An early 20th century style advertorial text laments hard times and rising prices. It contrasts wages with purchasing power and ends by promoting Woods' Great Peppermint as a remedy amid economic strain.
A jumble of aphorisms, odds and ends, and scattered facts touches on subjects from animals and oxfords to astronomy and politics. It cites historical notes, such as the first flight by Henry Fiman in 1909, and quotes about civil life, with references to Odgers, ships, and public figures, weaving a miscellany tone.
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