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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
3
The Port Piria meeting proceeds with officials led by Patron and Hoo H. jeae. amid variable Sunday weather, organizers note improved course conditions and crowd reception. Jockeys faced wet patches but racing produced several close finishes and notable performances across handicap events.
A historical clipping lists Australian Expeditionary Force volunteers from Gladstone and surrounding districts with many names and enlistments. It mentions families and relatives serving, including multiple Becktwith and Bowes entries, amid a broader roll call of locals joining for their country.
A memorial service despite heavy weather at the Alhambra Theatre in Sudnay honored Lord Kitchener. The procession featured Fire Brigade, Excelsior Band, Light Horse and Infantry, Scouts, and civic groups, with Rev. H. F. Severn delivering a Joshua 1:9 sermon. The address praised Kitchener’s silence, leadership, and faith, urging continued courage, prayer, and national resolve in wartime.
On Saturday July 1 at Tattersall's Races notable events include the Walter Handicap with entrants like Bee and Hurden. The Windsor Handicap features Plains of Marmnr and other contenders. Steeplechase and other handicaps list Forest Prince, Muldoon, Lady Honor, Naughty Molly, and Olgndo Retford in various races.
A garbled miscellany reports a Sydney fire causing up to 100000 pounds damage, deaths from accidents in New Zealand and Australia, and public notices. It mentions Mr Thomas Geanrtheriel of Bilallava with 15000 pounds, tanker and railway incidents, and legal actions by New South Wales ministers. The text also references opinions on smoking and a Victorian court ruling about Sanders Extract, a eucalyptus product, alongside various oblique quotes and social notices.
June 28 1916 reports Geo Bull and his Returned Soldiers visiting Ualtowie. £42 raised toward the project and expected to exceed £50. Coltowie Covering Club held a patriotic meeting. nine courses ran though weather limited further racing. Red Cross Society and Cheer-Up movements anticipate £30 to £40 from fixtures. Vic Tarpa Co luncheon and concert in Jamestown drew patrons. Local Red Cross But Too Day yielded satisfactory results. An advertising block touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills with quotations from W S Williams of Lilly Street Bilen elo noting relief from backache and kidney symptoms.
An advertisement describes Sanders Extract as a universal remedy for infections burns sprains rheumatism neuralgia and toothache. It touts reliability quick cures and lists physicians and suppliers while asserting global popularity and effectiveness.
A chaotic wartime press reel claims rapid advances by General Gesatal Deapary and allied forces, with promotions of divisions and statements of enemy setbacks. It markets a home front sale promising winter garments and boots at steep, wholesale-like reductions, urging readers to buy now before stock runs out.
Fragmented list shows a sale with coats, flannelettes, wool, and corded fabrics, including color descriptions and prices. Mentions wide widths and various sizes, with the emphasis on discounted prices and stock like baby and children's garments.
Fragmentary note mentions three things and a plan to reduce shocks. References to winter base and cleo tees suggest a sales or promotional context. Overall text is garbled and lacks concrete facts or identifiable entities.
Readable fragments show shopkeepers toutting wartime bargains and prices as crowds visit stores. Mentions of Boots, Meccells, White Quills and Upblewered Twill Shecking hint at products and promotions emphasized by sales pitches during the era.
Splendid Values in Men s Wear features a catalog style listing with scattered misread text. The readable items mention prices and brand cues alongside partial quotes about banks and dates, indicating a retail notice with promotional language.
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