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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
3
Wednesday and Thursday next the club lists 16 nominations for the coursing meeting. Prizes will be paid pro rata. Entries include Red White Fluke Weather Glee Vanity Sly Tom Brindle Mac Bana Brilliant Carooe Yellow Streak Lendy Pirate Capt of Pirate Pityful Wind Shipwreck Juno Almaette Fellow Slave.
A conference of institute officials met at the Gladstone Institute on Mooday afternoon. Delegates from Crystal Brook Wanertown Caltonie and other towns discussed publishing needs library expansion cataloguing book loans and the formation of Juvenile libraries. A dinner for visiting delegates followed at the Commercial Hotel hosted by the Gladstone Institute Committee.
Fragmented OCR summary of tennis at the Georgetown Club with players including Gladstone McDonald and Inglis. Mentions matches against several opponents and a final score line of 14 sets for Gladstone, with multiple partial names and unclear details.
Frederick Penfold died in Balaklava from pneumonia aged 84. He came to South Australia in 1840 at age ten with his parents, lived at Dry Creek Peachy Belt and Watchman before moving to Balaklava. Survived by three sons and four daughters living in Swan Hill Port Wakefield Norwood Launceston and other towns. Funeral held Sunday with Church of Christ minister W L Ewers, Orange Lodge members present. A short Orange burial service followed.
A 14 mile cycling race held Monday with sixteen entrants from the north. thirteen rode. Hawke and D Whitehorn were first in a close finish but a protest over pace from an incomplete rider led to Hawke being disqualified. Ridgway protested the result. Hawke rode strongly despite the controversy. The organizer thanks Mr Eyre for acting as picket at Georgetown.
Football on the local oval saw both clubs missing key players. Gladstone opened fast, Brogan and Dickson scored as Jamestown pressed, and the final quarter saw wing play and a late Jamestown surge. Final score: Gladstone 11 11 5 4 34 to Jamestown 4 10 7 0 29. Best for Gladstone: Lee, Yates, Humphries, Mastore, Brogan. Jamestown stars: Burnt, Dickson, Lyons, Jim Darragh. Referee: Mr. Richards.
Gladstone to host Crystal Brook with a listed Gladstone eleven including Kaibel captain and players such as Leeana Masters Yates and Edwards. Emergency squad Neagle Scarman Brogan. Weekend matches in the Western association featured Balaklava and Port Wakefield results. Balaklava lost to South Adelaide Juniors in a strong display with Wigged and Dyer contributing. umpire Mr. Duturar praised local play and potential.
A fragment notes Fare Cheeale Coa Chestie advertising Graal Peppertlat Cure priced at ten units. The readable text is scant and lacks clear context or full product details.
Obituary notes for Mr Joseph White and Mrs Fanny Piper mark the Georgetown section, with details of funerals, family ties, and local movers. The column also covers football defeats, upcoming matches, town events, ordination festivals, church notices, and community reports across paths of Coles, Yarrawie, and Mallala. Families, churches, and local clubs feature prominently in a snapshot of June activities.
A district council session chaired by Me Flav adjourned amid reports of expenses and allowances. Key figures Unckett Chow Maas discussed year 1912-3 appropriations and necessary amendments, with a tribute to ailing Obi and plans for forthcoming annual accounts and committee alterations.
Port Germain council met on Saturday June 13 with minutes read and approved. Reports from Melrose and Wirrabara praised. rabbit control noted. Several road, water, and public works items discussed including street lamps, tennis courts, and removal of a motor. New appointments and contracts listed. community notices and local incidents described.
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