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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
3
Reverent crowd heard Archdeacon Samwell of Peterauorg preach with firm yet gentle force. The sermon praised steadfast faith, prayer, and thankfulness, praising God for creation and redemption while reflecting on personal loss and enduring hope. METHODIST.
Football contest set for Jamestown at o'clock sharp with Gladstone team selections including LEO Cook W Cook A C Masters B Marsden V Symonds BR Yates J Osx 3 Leseue A Jonce G Bidgood W Edwards C Homphria P Thomp won F Deluar L Atkins T Shoridna and others.
The report covers players like Miss Budge, Miss Growdan, Mr Shaw, and Mr Dinning with scores and forfeits in round play. It notes Doris Budes’s win, praise for young players, and anticipation of an upcoming tournament and a match versus Georgetown next Monday.
A fragment lists horse names and handicaps from Torf Anticipations and various races at Tattersalls and Port Pirie. An accompanying advertisement extols Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, praising their effect on kidney health with a testimonial from Mrs. W. Dari Goh of Port Pirie West.
A loose array of community notes covers Georgetown sports results and social events. Highlights include Georgetown’s draw with the rival team and plans for upcoming matches, plus tennis and ladies’ singles results from Jamestown Club visit.
Doubles teams Kirkwood and Reichetain defeated Gont’e and Moebus in a 4 0. Stephens and Lehmann won 7 3 over Naiamith and Shippen, while Mixses Rohran and Walsdon beat Humphria and Shippen. The annual meeting at Dunn's Hotel elected F W Liebmann as president, A McCallan as president, and A D Hawes as secretary. A 24 go styre proposed for Lith church funds at two guineas each on Lith. Methodists evacuated anniversary services led by Rev Rodgers with praise for Mr Kings long service in the district. Rev Rogers led a large Methodist gathering with a Rome lecture by Rev St Fryonc, illustrated and described.
The Hall district council met on June 1. Present were all members. Tenden was accepted. Contract No 2 with W. R. Nitwicke at 2 pounds 3s per chain. Work ordered includes about 5 chains of rubble road between E Kariz’s section and the railway, removal of drifts and road clearing between AE Anderson’s and J A Ritchie’s sections, grubbing about 35 billion on the south west side of the road, Uydan McDonald’s section, 5 quaking ford and cuttings at the creek near ikury, Paymonte totaling £20 17s Bd.
A long list of received nominations across districts and wards with multiple electees for council seats and auditors. Notable entries include West Ward electees Richard Dennis and Robert Heaslip, Napperby Ward winners Frederick Blopper and David Lyell McEwen, and Port Germein and Balaklava wards noting several re-elections and unopposed winners.
The Baliblea Agricultural Bureau held a meeting to discuss wheat competitions and bureau work. Attendees debated fertilizer quality, sample testing, and procurement, with Mr Gleeson explaining recent analyses and calls for district sampling instead of inspector visits.
A damaged text fragment describes Milo Mallory as notably strong, lifting heavy weights and performing tasks beyond ordinary women. It mentions a dowry and village award for a willing yet hopeful heroine, naming Le Rosien and references to Vinny near Gee noble, with Mallory standing out among others.
In Pultge Court at Balarla, Slindag, Jone 94, Th Daviatine and others faced charges of being idle and disorderly. They failed to give a good account of their conduct. They were arrested on June 8 and sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment with suspension. Previous convictions were noted for Anderan J and Mettaethy. O'Keefe and two others were reported as lingering near town on Saturday night and were found by police on Sunday amid searches for suspects.
Gawre Cer Mr Standley’s Owens Pistol King captured the Fawler Cup in a Saturday race. Sergine, owner’s horse, finished third. YorHronohial Coughs took fourth. Woods Uront Poppermink and others followed in the field.
A chaotic mosaic of weather woes and misfortune. Reports detail illnesses, deaths, and collisions across multiple towns including Broken Hill Adelaide and Sydney. Public notices touch on legal cases embezzlement warnings and prize auctions alongside political commentary and sensational anecdotes.
The late Mr David Finlayson of Owen district died Monday morning in Baloklaes at 67 after a long illness. Born Craighton Cottage Parish of Nock-Kain on November 17 1815 he arrived in South Australia in 1865 aboard the Adamant. He opened businesses in Alma and then Owen, retiring after eight decades in the district. A pioneer medical man in early days he treated the region with homoeopathic remedies and remained a devout Church of Christ member. He was interred at Owen Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon June 11. His widow survives.
A fragmentary obituary notes a deceased male resident connected to Balaklava and Toft with four daughters and two sons in law, including Mrs. Fisher of Melbourne and Mrs. McDonald of Adelaide. The text references a six month period before death and mentions heirs and surviving relatives in Australia.
A damaged ad promotes Sander’s Extract for coughs colds and throat relief claiming it heals with a volatile ingredient. It warns against eucalyptus rivals and notes unpredictable effects and dangers, urging use of 18 drops in olive oil and mentioning Decble’s Gladstone as a retailer.
Fragmentary OCR text shows stray names and place-like strings with unclear context. The readable bits offer few concrete facts such as locations or entities to anchor a proper news summary.
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