Domestic Abduction Alert Involving Woman with Child
Police seek a woman described as anxious and a 12 month old child after a domestic incident. Investigation ongoing at the office.
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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
2
Police seek a woman described as anxious and a 12 month old child after a domestic incident. Investigation ongoing at the office.
Auction and sale details for Meera Bagot Shakes & Lowie at Gladstone including 1063 sheep 46 cattle and other stock on Tuesday next with marks on March 24 offerings on Hughes Gap school farm. Liberal candidates J G Bica J Lewis opened campaign at Port Pirie. Barwell Nichelle address Hilltown Spalding. St Patricks Day program at Georgetown. Premier Barwell policy speech noted with forthcoming full report. Remarkable recovery of tote tickets after loss at Bala Klava Cup meeting.
A man found two winning tickets among fifty lottery slips in his pocket after tea. He contacted the seller who reported the loss, and the finder was asked to share the prize. The incident gave a memorable boost to belief in lucky outcomes.
A historical ad touts Sander’s Extract as a universal remedy from influenza to meningitis and wounds. It claims superiority over other eucalyptus products, noting exclusive leaf sourcing and refined preparation for internal and external use with antiseptic healing substances.
Georgetown Police Court heard James Allen 33 plead guilty to obtaining goods by false pretences from Thomas Wheaton onDecember 28 1920. He claimed to be Allen Williams and that Mr Humphris would pay. Prosecutors linked him to a local farm contact and he received seven days confinement in Gladstone Gaol.
Forty years ago in the Areas Express, March 8, 1881, reports rapid progress on the Gladstone police station construction. A Gladstone Farmers Association meeting resolved support for Mr Howe as a suitable election candidate.
J Hopkins of Rackalad New Zealand recounts 42 years using Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract. He recalls a 1876 episode when his wife suffered neuralgia, noting the extract provided rapid relief and became a constant home remedy despite a substitute offering.
A March 8 meeting of ladies chaired by Mrs E Lines decided to stage a cricket match on March 16 at the oval. Women will play in skirts underarm bowling with a pick handle, tea will cost 6d, and entries list Mrs Fisher in charge of refreshments. Proceeds go toward fencing around the oval.
A 14 player ladies cricket team visits Tawmanias with a manager and chaperone. In a humorous exchange Elsie questions rules while Mrs Prim asserts authority. Dorothy returns bowled leg before wicket and social constraints are debated as the chaperone threatens to retire to knitting.
The piece offers quirky tips on bowling leg breaks and straight deliveries, fielding stance and watch methods, and a humorous postscript about Barrow Ladies versus Throssing Ladies. It includes an interlude about grapes and a comic tale of Jones instructing his wife to play cricket.
A jumble of local notes mentions weather hints for March lunar phases, political activity and a policy speech, and a church leadership change. It cites wartime mining, soldiers’ graves upkeep in France and Belgium, and a London Zoo alligator, with miscellaneous quips, ads, and stray quotes.
A letter from Bedwellian N. H. Harris discusses Methodist Conference influence on Stanley voters. It rebuts claims that a lecturer attacked the Labour Party and hopes voters see beyond sermons. The letter questions the push to defeat Premier Barwell and notes Stanley electors will decide independently.
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