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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
2
A catalog of golf gear with steel shaft drivers at 27 each and steel shaft sets priced at 19/6. Putter at 18/6, wood drivers 15, hickory shafts 11/6, reconditioned balls 8 for 1/6, British Lady balls 2/9, Rufus Stewart balls 2, tees 1d, rubber tees 6d, No 2 irons 24, golf bags 9 to 15.
Jamestown Institute lists new Hooke works placed in circulation during May and June. Authors include John Wallace, Bertha A. Johnstone, Nina Bradshaw, Georgette Heyer, Ruby M. Ayers and others. The institute also notes about 60 books from the Association and invites audits, book suggestions, and bugelations for new volumes. Subscription is 5 per quarter.
Spalding Market to auction 480 sheep 21 British rams 2 cattle 10 pigs 200 bags salt 4 room wood and iron house. Goldsborough, Mort & Co. Limited offer cattle, ewes, rams, hoggers and other items with vehicle and stud stock donated. Location six miles southeast of Spalding. Conditions and terms available with auctioneers.
Auction notice lists flocks from Gum Park near Whyte Yarcowie for sale including Merinos with ewes lambs hoggets and aged ewes. Rams from Bungaree line advertised with markings high quality lineage and selection by M J Moroney Jamestown auctioneers invite attendance with terms by arrangement. Also notices for sale and purchase including woollen trousers and sheep feeders with contact details and phone number.
LAUBMAN & PANK LID lists R O'Connor certified optician will conduct light-testing at multiple venues in Gladstone Taree Yacka Benetorth etc from July 2 to July 5 with specified times and locations in Adelaide and regional hotels and institutes.
ELDER SMITH & CO LIMITED report an instruction from AIR R M CORNISH owner of the property sold. They will offer by auction the whole farming plant land horses cattle at the property four miles east of Belalie East School. Full particulars to follow.
An old advert lists sewing machines washing machines electric items and kitchen appliances sold by A. J. Lawrie. It mentions irons toasters shavers valve testers battery chargers cables cycle parts and accessories with various brand parts and accessories.
Weekly social and sporting notes from Jamestown with visits by W White and Geoff Hammill, plus Adelaide visitors. Gladstone hosts a Comforts Fund event at Memorial Hall raising funds and thanking donors and helpers including the Gladstone Football Club and local residents.
Long list of local donations and departures notes from Gladstone including nursing staff recognitions, fund drives, and enlistments. Mentions Jamestown and Cowell Hospital, Burnside equipment plans, and community fundraising events. Also records a war rally, St John Ambulance ball, and golf club results with cross references to local families and memorials.
Gladstone Institute hosts St Johns Ambulance Ball on a Wednesday in July with Ambassadors Dance Band. Ball features balloon novelty and streamer dances, homemade supper. Gent's tickets 2/6, ladies 1/6, double tickets 4/. Strawden listed as Social Leery. Memorial notice for mother who died June 23, 1939, notes sudden loss and requests prayers from Norman and Mary at home.
On Saturday June 15 at Gladstone Golf Club, matches in the White Trophy quarter final saw W C Gitlespieder beat W S Williams son by 1 up. Barter won 6 up and 4 to Bogey. Molloy and P M Molloy lost 2 down to Pook. Several other results listed with multiple players down in matches.
Sunday June 23 1940 religious services listed for Gladstone and nearby towns. Church of England Rev G G Evans Trinity V KLOHe-8 and 9 30 a.m. Sunday School 7 p.m. Evensong. Georgetown Bladstone Jamestown Canowie Cattowie and Tarcowie services at various times. St James St Mary May St Aidan's St Andrew's Presbyterian. Methodist Rev S T Harper Jamestown Helisure North Canowie Belt. Baptist Rev Ken Dyster Jamestown Canowie Belt with multiple services.
A June 15 gathering at Laura Town Hall and the Rohrlach home marked Sydney Stephens of Gladstone coming of age. Guests included Les Rohrlach, W Jolly who presented a fountain pen a golden key and an inkstand from T Stephens of Peterborough. Syd donated 10 shillings to the Soldiers Comforts Fund after the cake gift. Others listed as contributors could not attend.
Port Pirie defeated Northern Areas by 34 points at Pirie Oval in front of 594 spectators with 17 goals 15 behinds to 12 goals 11 behinds. Hannibal Green Head Connor starred for Pirie. Len Holland led NA with solid displays from Agars Dunn and others. An evening dance at Solomontown Palais ended the outing.
The Gladstone Red Cross Circle held a fortnightly meeting on Friday June 7 with a balance sheet update from May 24 1949 showing a bank balance of £28 16s 4d after payments totalling £25 10s 7d. A charity football match for the Fighting Forces Comforts Fund drew a large crowd. gate receipts reached £6 18s with £1 donated by D Lamell. Afternoon tea by the Tatlies Committee boosted takings. The Old Timers team, captained by Merv Read and Jack Leesne, faced the Club team in a spirited match won by one goal and six behinds to six goals six behinds. Specific players named for both sides included Yates Thomson Jolly Holst and Cook among others. The next NAT round features Callante at Gladstone, Georgetown to Jamestown, and Laura at Crystal Brook.
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