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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1933
Page
2
A detailed farm machinery sale listing from an auction includes portable augers, threshers, harvesters, plows, cultivators, harrows, binders, wagons, and perishable items. The catalog names numerous brands and models, such as Massey and International, with items described as in good condition. Luncheon is provided and terms are arranged with the auctioneers. horses are described as picked workers and reliable.
Continental held Memorial Park jamestown on Saturday January 28 1933 with receipts from gate donations cake stall and dance and a large anonymous donation. Expenditure covered advertising tickets orchestra ice cream and licenses while totals and shortages were audited by W Naismith and 8 Brown Hon See.
The Jamestown community and the family of the late Mrs A A Leverington express sincere thanks for kindness during illness and death. The notice includes church events, reunions, and a planned Sports Day with processions and programs, highlighting local society activities and memorial acknowledgments.
A reception for visitors is planned at the institute on Saturday at 12 45 pm with the Mayor and Mayoress welcoming guests. The Visiting Committee, led by Mr Hider, will escort attendees to the Memorial Hall for a banquet later that evening with refreshments.
Gladstone Primary School lists winners by grade in Arithmetic and Champion Scholars with names such as Betty Beck and Philip Garner. Bowls at Gladstone feature women’s teams and multiple rink results, noting Norma Coe as convener and a social tea after play.
A wedding was celebrated at the Presbyterian Church in James Town on February 6. Cecil Whittley, son of Mr and Mrs A U Masters of Gladstone, married Miss Elie May, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jo Rosser of Lansecown. The bride wore a white marneain gown with a fitted bodice and long sleeves, carrying a bouquet of carnations and roses. Best man was Mr C A Masters, with Mr L A Rosser as groomsman.
Gladstone Corporation met on Wednesday March 1 with the Mayor and councilors present. Read correspondence and reports. paysheet passed for payment of 34 pounds 11 shillings 2p. Discussed Low’s garden plan held in abeyance until after Carnival week and urged quick enrichment of the railway reserve. Approved procurement of 2,200 gallons of crude oil for the main road. Notices included plans for a marble mural unveiling on March 12 and traffic changes on Akstone Street during Carnival Week. Land donation by G. B. Walter for an Agricultural High School prep area noted. Council acknowledged thanks for assistance with land and street lighting and electrical works for Carnival Week.
A reader urges Gladstone celebrations organizers to list visiting dignitaries with arrival and departure times to aid tracing during the jubilee events. They suggest a register showing names and timings to facilitate reunions and prevent excess spending amid festivity.
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