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Newspaper

The Areas Express

Location

Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia

Date

Mar 09, 1928

Page

2

Sixpenny Badges Public Appeal Urgently Needs Help

EK Cleggitt secretary at 74 Franklin Street City urges badge sales or entertainments to raise funds for the sick, calling for urgent support and organization of activities to aid the cause.

Ladies of Gladstone District launch dressmaking classes

Branch classes of the Port Pirie Technical School in dressmaking art needlework and millinery have begun at the Memorial Hall Gladstone. Fee one pound one shilling per term thirteen weeks per subject payable in advance. Miss Roberte will attend every Tuesday morning and afternoon. R V Berriman principal.

Port Piate Technical School Memorial Hall Gladstone Roberte

Crystal Brook Market to Offer 2210 Sheep and 30 Cattle

Messrs Elder Smith Co Limited will hold their monthly market at Crystal Brook on Wednesday offering 2 210 sheep 30 cattle and sundries. The Georgetown Football Club annual meeting is at Memorial Hall supper room on Saturday evening March 10 all interested invited. Eura mic selections praised with five lasts and two seconds in seven aces at Georgetown. New Market Handicap see Go tic and Chrystal finishing first and third.

Crystal Brook Messrs Elder, Smith & Co. Limited Euramic Georgetown Gotic Chrystal Neiss Pilkington Mesdames P. Davy Brennan M. Roberts A. Heal Mesdamese Plush Symons J. Symons J. Dennis Mre. Melville

North ern Areas Football Association Annual Meeting

The annual meeting will be held at Gladstone on Monday afternoon. Clubs are holding meetings this week and delegates will discuss whether to run the Berade association at the next Monday meeting. Progress was made on the new training shed at Gladstone Oval during Saturday work with helpers named. A further working bee is set for Saturday at 2 pm.

Northern Areas Football Association Gladstone Berade Association Gladstone Oval Messrs. F. BE Delsar W. L. Evans R. Pannell E. P. Pritchard J. H. Sargent Dr. M. Gravestocks M. Brown

Gladstone City Notices of Local Travels and Visits

Mr and Mrs G M Black and children of Gladstone return from Port Noarlunga holiday. Mrs Wilson of Kapunda and Miss Patterson also back. Rev G W Renfrew to conduct services in Gladstone Sunday. Mrs W Hancock returns from Glenelg. A D Warren visits Gladstone parents. Mrs Shephard returns from city. Mr and Mrs C Gale and family holidaying at Henley Reach. Mr and Mrs W B Creber also at Henley Reach.

G. M. Black Gladstone Wilson Kapunda W. Shephard C. Gale Henley Reach W. B. Creber Glastone

Sensational Cricket Ends Season With Laura Triumph

Laura batsmen dominate at the close of the season with Fuller scoring 180 in a total of 290 as Crystal Brook wins praise for strong hitting. Davidson nets 104 for Georgetown while Rex Crouch shines as a promising junior. Semi finals start March 19 with Huddleston facing Laura and Crystal Brook meeting Georgetown.

Laura Crystal Brook Oine G. Fuller Fuller Davidson Georgetown Narridy Huddleston Mirriton Westley H. Bryden H. T. Head Merriton Rex Crouch Brooks

Jim Duffy Hairdressing and Tobacconist Opens New Shop

Jim Duffy notifies customers and the public that from Monday March 5 he will run his hairdressing and tobacconist business at the new Aldayne Buildings on Main Street in Gladstone. He invites old and new customers to visit, describing the venue as an up-to-date ladies private saloon.

Aldayne Buildings Main St Gladstone

Georgetown Football Club Annual Meeting Notice

The Georgetown Football Club will hold its annual general meeting at Georgetown Memorial Hall Supper Room on Saturday March 10 1928 at 8 p m. Officers will be elected and other important business to discuss. All members and intending members are urged to attend. Hon Secretaries J McBride and J Paze.

Gladstone Teachers Elect Officers at Annual Meeting

The Gladstone Teachers Association met in Gladstone on Saturday February 5 electing F E Chick as president M Gerlach as vice president and J T Brazil as secretary for the coming year. A paper by M Gerlach on aims and outcomes of caching reading arithmetic and writing was read.

Gladstone Teachers’ Association Gladstone F. E. Chick M. Gerlach James‘own J. T. Brazil Georgetown

Georgetown District Council Minutes and Tender Decisions

The Georgetown district council minutes record chair J A Lyons and members approving previous minutes, receiving clerk reports, and noting transfers from Lands Titles Office. Tenders accepted include Munger and Edwards for several contracts, with Harvey repeatedly secured, and work authorized on Klau’s road North Bungaree road and Badman’s road.

J. A. Lyons Harvey, Richards Smallacombe Smart W. G. Thomas P. G. Thomas J. H. Teakle Lands Titlea 0. Munger H.C. Harvey M. J. Edwards H. C. Harvey D. Munger T. H. Goss M. J. Cunningham T. Carter P. J. Hynes T. Curtis Cr. Harvey Klau's Road Bungaree Road Badman's Road Crs Narridy Ward Narridy-Georgetown Yacka Fuller Preiss Georgetown M. Reynolds

WANTED LOST AND FOUND LISTING AT METHODIST MANSE

Kerosene stoves two burners and one burner, table, mangle, wardrobe, two easy chairs, solid oak double bed with wire mattress, large sea grass mat. Apply Methodist Manse Gladstone.

Methodist Gladstone

Anglican Services and Harvest Thanksgiving Readings Set

Sunday Lent services listed for S Alban's Gladstone S Georges Georgetown and Clover Hill with Holy Communion Evening Prayer Harvest Thanksgiving preachers Mr F W Dennis and the Baptist Union pastor Anthems The Lord is Loving His Works of Love Social gathering March 14 Georgetown President Dennis visit. no Georgetown service. Gladstone services led by Rev G W Kendrew all welcome

Georgetown Church Dennis S. Alban's Gladstone S. Georges Georgetown F. W. Dennis Baptist Union

Do It Electrically And Do It Now

A Victorian era notice from the Adelaide Electric Supply Co Ltd promotes a small booklet guiding household electrical appliances. It lists kettles radiators fans toasters water heaters refrigerators washing machines dishwashers and more and notes running cost figures are long‑term reliable. It invites inquiries at Jamestown or Gladstone.

Adelaide Electric Supply Co. Ltd Jamestown Gladstone

Local visitors and social rounds fill Georgetown weekend

Mr and Mrs Fogarty and other residents visited Georgetown for leisure with parties at races and a district hall dance supporting a jazz orchestra. Guests included A M Cox, S Wilson, Ian Inglis, and many locals. A suburban motor crash near Abbeville caused minor injuries to a infant but no serious harm.

Leslie Fogarty Georgetown I. Fogarty Jack Fogarty Tores A. M. Cox Crystal Brook J. Fogarty Nancarrow Molly Hynes D. Smyth Regunyah W. B. Saunders G. L. Jenkins Belair Greta Bond Adelaide Misa Mary Carmody Eva Phillis A.T.C.L Carmody D. Phillis Bill Harsiett W. Holyoak F. E. Evans J. Carmody F. Leahy A. and E. McAuley G. Wilkin Nuree Shane M. Shane G. Smalacombe I. Mumford L. and C. Smart W. Bond L. Millard J. Mcpherson A. Heath Page Bros Fogarty Bros Noonan Bros J. Noonan I. Higgins L. Brogan V. Rice

Kaiser's Death and Local News From March 3 1888

Reports from the Areas Express note the death of Kaiser Wilhelm I on the preceding night. In Gladstone a requisition to contest the Legislative Council election was presented to J. W. O Loughlin, with Mayor B J Knight presiding and a promised reply soon. The column also records a cricket match Beetaloo versus Georgetown with detailed player scores and a summary of the South Australian Farmers Mutual Association delegates meeting including multiple officers and attendees.

Kaiser Wilhelm Germany Gladstone J. W. O'Loughlin Legislative Council B. J. Knight O'’Loghlin Beetaloo Georgetown J. Lawrie D. Ryan HE. Mole J. Ryan E. Buckenara C. Read M. King G. Read J. Myatt T. Myatt H. Ryan Sundries C. Jobson J. Prior J. Power J. Baker L. Mortimer R. Lander A. F. Saunders J. A. Wright H. Simpson F. Bennett Richards South Australian Farmers Mutual Association Messrs. G. Stone W. Morrigsh J. Wall W. H. Binney Hon. W. Copley J. Jamieson W. J. Venning J. Venning W. Kelly G. J. Atkinson E. Gals G. Puckridge E.coe Jr T. Pascoe J. McLachlan G. Sheriff J. Pearce

Also Mentioned on This Page

Charles Morgan Stores Kanebo Ratics Warren Gladstone Pinally Marshall Buckenara Gladstone G. W. H. Gale Dalgety & Company Ltd Oldsmobile Motor Car Cadbury-Fry Pascall Les. Reed’s National Library of Australia Hamugg Wirrabara T. Bowden & Son Timber Port Pirie Crystal Brook Market Beetaloo Hills Ek, Cleggett Franklin Street City Ladies OF Gladstone and District R. V. Berriman The Areas Express and Farmers’ Journal Georgetown Football Club Northern Areas’ Football Association Odds and A. Head Jim Duffy H. T. Harslett BUICK Sonshina Harvester J. W. Norman P.O. Box Consult Melville E.P Will Cook Will Gladestone Georgetown Memorial Hall J. McBride J. Paze Clover Hill Pam L.A. Baptist Union F. L. Bundey Gladstone Teachers' Association District Council OF Finance M. V. Cranz Cross St. Gladstone Aldayne Buildngs Anglican G. W. Kendrew Huddlestone P. R. Smallacomba Mra. R. V. S. Roeper A. J. McDonald Joyce Smallacombe Ednua Oigers Doreen Freebain Mresia W. J. Freebairn A. J. Walker Abbeville Exchange Augusta Areas Express Nla.gov
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