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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1925
Page
2
Estate sale listing includes 300 Merino sheep and 40 fat to prime cattle with stock terms. Property at 6 miles east of Port Pirie and 8 miles SE of Georgetown offered in acre blocks with clear water and arable land. Auction includes horses implements harness and farm sundries with evening prayers noted for local churches.
Report from Gladstone on the Soldier’s Handicraft sale shows £17 raised, less than last year, with thanks to helpers. Obituary notices for Mrs Luke, last wife of William Luke, past Kadiva headmaster, noting war work and WOTC involvement. Also news of a Back to Heathcote movement in Victoria with Good Friday to April 17 events and a request for ex-residents’ names.
A long obituary recalls Mr Qos born in Tanatead Norfolk England in 2044 who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the Epaminondas. He farmed near Bagot’s Ell and Eudunda before settling in Gladstone. A founder of a rifle club in 1880 he captained teams and helped win the Smith’s Trophy three times. He served on the District Council and treasurers of the Methodist Trust Fund for 80 years. He remembered early Gladstone and the railway era. He survived a jaw wound from a shot in paddocks and endured asthma in later years. He died after a long life with a mother who lived to 100.
Clearing sales announced by Mesera Goldsbrough Mort and Co and Mewere Hitler Smith Co Ltd. On March 9 a sale near Crystal Brook on Meyers KE L Evans property and on March 20 a sale near Gulnere for Mr G K Davidson offering horses implements and sundries. Full particulars in advertisements.
Mrs Badges recovery from recent operation shown as improving. Mr A C Catt visits Gladstone with warm welcomes. Ad for steel pipes from Goyder railway station appears. Publican’s booth tenders for Georgetown Saint Patrick’s Day sports due March 7. Mr B J Myatt returns from a serious accident to attend the Gladstone stock market. Mesera Hitler Smith & Co Ltd hold monthly market at Crystal Brook listing livestock and land for sale. Mr K Heard, 80 plus, injured in Gladstone drag accident, concussion and bruising, transferred to James Town hospital and progressing favorably.
A terse, partial excerpt notes that many attempts fail when multitasking and switching focus. It contrasts moo failures from sticking to one thing with flits that wander and fizzle. The text hints at discipline and concentration but provides few concrete details.
A collage of sport mentions, moon cycles, sales lines, and quips from Warren's ads. Notes include cricket season hints, court timing, lunar phases, and witty maxims about manners, marriage, and daily life. Promotional lines urge visitors to Warren's showroom for winter millinery and home goods.
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