Diggers Rest Room Opens in Gladstone
A large crowd attended the Saturday ceremony led by Capt Ash to dedicate the Diggers Rest Room in Gladstone. The furnished space includes a gramophone wireless and seating. YMCA and Salvation Army donated equipment, with RS L and local committee praise for support and a boon to servicemen visiting the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Diggers
Ash
YMCA
W. W. Jolly
Pro-Je
Gla Rs.l
R.S.L
J. F. O'Neill
Capt. Ash
District Council Meeting Notes March 4 1943
The District Council of Laura reports a March 4 1943 meeting with the chairman and six councillors present. Topics include hospital rating changes, Emergency Powers Act regulations on ratepayer assessments, a new 100 million loan opening March 16, 1943, Civil Defence population figures, a Soldier's Aid Society badge sale, and a hal year auditor's report deemed very satisfactory. The Manager of the Flax Mill was invited to discuss worker accommodation at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B
Salvation Army
Highways Dept
D.C
Gladstone
Soldier's Aid Society
Amey
Karger
Commonwealth of Civil Defence
Penny Telegrams and Advertised Messages Boost Reach
The notice compares telegram and prepaid penny word rates to an advertised message, noting telegrams reach one recipient while ads reach hundreds of readers. It urges using this publicity for buying, selling, or promoting items like overcoats.
Diggers Rest Room Opened and Civic Acknowledgments Given
The ceremony opened the Diggers Rest Room with thanks to Capt. Ash and committee members Mesdlames H. T- Harstett L. Morris and TL. Lehmann for their efforts. Servicemen helped prepare the room and the council pledged support for the Testel project while authorizing repairs and road work in West Laura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Morris
TL. Lehmann
Rink Matches Set For March Grand Final
Twelftree 14 Goodes 10 in Tuesday play. Pwelftree faces McLennan in the grand final. Teams to meet Caltowie at Jamestown Saturday March 13 at 2 30 pm with players including Goodles Crouch Penna Daly Neale Breuer Twelftree Moni White Humphris Boyle McLennan Walker Blaskett Glasson Mitchell and Two Williams.
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Twelftree
Goodes
Pwelftree
McLennan
Caltowie
Jamestown
Goodles
Crouch
Penna
Daly
Neale
Breuer
Moni White
Humphris
Boyle
Walker
Blaskett
Glasson
Mitchell
Ummnings
Flavel
Medlin
Williams
Gladstone Rainfall Totals by Year Listed for Period
A record of annual rainfall figures for Gladstone covering multiple years from 1893 to 1940s, with values such as 21.21 in 1893 and 36.61 in 1904, across months and a total entry. The data appears to be part of a weather table noting monthly notes and totals.
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Matthews
British India Line
Matthews Emporium
James Smith
General Commission
H. V. McKay-Massey-HarrIs
Waymouth Motor Coy. Ltd
Standard Healing
Louis Dreyfus and Company
Cooper’s Shearing Plant
Texaco Products
Goldsbrogh, Mort & CO. Ltd
Big E Harvester
Holt
H.C
Lucerne Seed
Forgans
Forgan
J. & R. Forgan Ltd
Crystal Brook
Port Pirie
A. C. Masters
BAKER
Confectioner & Pastrycook
Zed
Capt
Laura
Dr. Smith
Seattle
Boston
C.S. Monitor
Laubman & Pank Ltd
Gawler Place
Adelaide
Gibson
Vanstone
Wirrabara
Jooleroo
Uaura
Georgetown
Shell House
North
W. Baldock & Son
Jamestown Institute
Paul McGuire
Halliday Sutherland
Quenti
Reynold
James Taylor
Quentin Reynolds
Bernard O'Reilly
Kehleen Norris
D. L. Murray
Jocelyn Playfair
Philips Lindsay
Agatha Christie
Paul ‘Trent
London
Green Mountains
the Mill
Botany Bay
Dr. Kildare
Anne Dutfield
Ty May
Messrs §. Teaslip
W- Nourse
Ted
Caywell
Rix
Blesing
Commonwealth Flax Production Committee
H. R. Searle
Deceasif
Oliver Jamey Young
Percy Henry Scarlett
Karxer
T. As Kleinig
West Laura VW
Bowker
Lynch
Sune Hut Ward
Laura Ward
Blesingan
Tuewlay
Cudunda Farmers Co-Op. Society Ltd
Eudunda
G. W. Skinner
Subway
Main Street
R. J. Cooke
The
Northern Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting Association
A. C. Read
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