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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1926
Page
3
A crackly sale list offers Voile embroidery, longcloth, ladies undergarments, boots, bed linens and curtains at deep discounts. Items include 64 inch black Italian cloth, 54 inch grey heavy twill, 26 inch linen check cloth, and 12 pairs of men's flannel pajamas all priced per yard or pair with most marked for today only.
Mr A McDonald, chairman of the District Council, declares the overway bridge open for safety of children along the west side of the railway line. He notes trains pass safely while a school and homes are nearby. A leaving student Miss Canty is praised with gifts as teachers and pupils celebrate with songs and games.
A fragment from March 2 1696 shows Redhill v Georgetown in a Grisket match with scores for players such as H. C. King and J. McDonald. March 5 1886 notes the Gladstone State School enlargement and an Adelaide unemployed relief meeting. wages listed at 4d per day and a Band of Hope entertainment with participants named.
Weather worsened with heavy rain and a brown cloud over the district until a cool change at 6 pm. Two silver cups donated by E. M. Milne and L. Cornell Beg win prizes in Georgetown Racing Club events, with Milne Cup and Georgetown Flying Handicap named for winning horses.
A past week’s storm is described as universally “declared black” with heat wind and dust. It caused damage to the local orchard with over 200 apples lost and a large gum limb torn from a tree. The Wirrabara sub-branch union dinner followed, attracting poor attendance due to weather. program included toasts, addresses, and songs, closing with the national anthem and Auld Lang Syne.
A witty exchange on love and fault lines in relationships. He asks why women love men with flaws, and she counters that only those flaws exist, implying all men have faults. The fragment hints at gendered perceptions in dating humor.
Mrs Marion Bell and her 11 year old daughter arrived in Gladstone in an Oldsmobile on Wednesday afternoon, welcomed by local residents led by J.P. C Budge. The pair journeyed across Australia from Fremantle covering towns from Marble Bar to Melbourne, with 11379 miles logged to date. The car, a new Six model, carried a painted map of the route, and Motob oil brands fueled the trip.
Minutes show attendance of Blasing chair and councilors with apologies from Dr Black. Reports read and adopted. payments approved for £50 11s 2d. Resolutions include water pipe permits, Tubarcular Soldiers Fund subscription, annual leave for District Clerk, and road and drainage works at various spots.
A compact proverb laden piece remarks that chasing dreams costs, using an old analogy of a goat using its head. It suggests that departures create no true vacancy, as the sense of loss travels with the person.
The Gladstone Corporation minutes cover the February session noting read minutes, payroll, accounts passed for payment, apologies from Cray, Gmallacombe and Thomas, and the Town Clerk. Reports from Overseer and Finance reviewed, weighbridge matter postponed, 250 celluloid TB badges authorized, and arrangements for district letter box position and officer leave.
Jack Souter presents a ten member metropolitan musical comedy company led by Bart Halph and Will Rhodesbury with Phillip Dorham Nancy Machin Maudie Perman Ben Kearney Alice Walton and more. They appear Monday March 1 at Georgetown race night with a lively program of comedy song and dance promising strong reviews and de luxe costumes. Book early at W. O Cook's for one night only.
An advertisement touts Sander and Sons Eucalyptus Extract as manufactured under medical supervision and standardized to high antiseptic power. It claims to prevent coughs colds influenzas infections and indigestion while keeping users youthful and energetic.
A garbled page mixes sports schedules with moral maxims and stray notices. It lists races in Georgetown and Crystal Brook in March, mentions court dates like Circuit Court March 23, and includes odd quotes and headlines about social topics and personal reflections.
The page lists multiple races at Milne Cup including Six furlongs and One and a Quarter miles events. Entries feature All Tricks Lady Paso Two Shot Gay Boy Lord Nobra Nite Luck and others with fields for novice and welter events and selections such as Spinifex Wyebinga Bitter Beer Wychinga and Lord Tano.
The King of Spain signs no documents with his name. His signature is simply Yo el Rey I The King. Gossip recalls a person who loves fellow humans with strong curiosity about their activities. The next best thing to having capital is the ability to borrow it.
South Australian notices announce forthcoming clearing sales by Moesers Goldsbrough Mort & Co near Crystal Brook with 18 houses 9 pigeons and farm implements. Additional sales involve the late RP W Klopper estate near Crystal Brook with cattle sheep pigs and farm gear. Further auctions include Warnertown Milcowie Georgetown Gulnave and associated bidders Elder Smith Bennett Fisher and co.
A Victorian trade-mark preparation by Sanders and Sons. The product claims high quality standards, no irritants, daily use prevents infectious diseases, cures colds, inflames rapidly, and provides relief for sore throats, phlegm, and bronchial cleansing due to its penetrating power and ingredients deemed absent from other eucalyptus preparations by the Supreme Court of Victoria.
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