10 Mar 1933
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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1933
Page
1
A nostalgic versestrand celebrates Gladstone 1933 the Jubilee year with local names and places. The piece invokes friends and pubs, lists stalls and townsfolk from Paddon's to Jack Duval's, and calls for a communal street gathering to honor the town's patron and shared history.
The fifth annual reunion dinner of the Northern Sub-branches of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League was held at Crystal Brook Town Hall. About 156 former soldiers from multiple towns attended, with a parade led by Col. Ross Jacob and Piper Willie Tarver. The program featured moments of remembrance, toasts including The Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial Deagon of Australia, and music by local performers before a final rendition of Auld Lang Syne.
Fragmentary verse references names and roles in a humorously cryptic piece. It mentions figures like Mick Slattery and Doctor Stewwel, hinting at a larger cast while noting omissions and odd grammar. The poet laments missing good sport and unsettled rhythm.
A son gifts a bust of his father Lord Gladstone to keep alive the sire's spirit and dignity. The small town honors its namesake as leaders change from the Driver era to new governance, while Hedley S. Stevens notes the enduring work and local memory through time.
An expert committee led by Professor Perkins and including Railways Commissioner Anderson and Harbors Board chair Farquhar will report on bulk handling of wheat in South Australia. The enquiry, referred by the Government in October 1931, aims for a fully coordinated system or partial adoption, with a report due to the Public Works Committee before Parliament resumes after the elections.
Gladstone hosted Blyth in croquet Thursday with the local ladies earning 19 points. In doubles play Mesdames M7 Wewelt Ry Glo defeated Mesdames Sint Dia stam 26 1 Mesdames Shepherd Road lst edged Mesdames Steinhardt Me iewin 23 28. Ghidston TH Als Blyth 66 pis with a match postponed due to bad weather.
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