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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
2
Additions to the library are made regularly. Suggestions for new books are invited and, if approved, will likely be obtained by the committee. A Suggestion Book is in the library. Subscription is 6 per quarter.
Goldsbrough Mort & Co Limited announces a sale of fat and store sheep 260 pigs and sundries. Listings include various ages of ewes and wethers, lambs at foot, and sows, with mixed stock and hoggets. Terms by arrangement with the auctioneer prior to sale. further entries invited.
An event listing notes Friday March 29 at 10 a.m. for an auction or sale. Details are incomplete in the fragment but indicate a scheduled start time and date.
Dalgety & Company begins auction of holdings from Mr Avery with extensive stock including 100 fat to prime wethers 110 fat wethers 20 fat ewes 30 ewes with lambs 250 hoggets 240 hoggets 60 fat wethers 150 hoggets and more 80 lambs 150 wether lambs 60 lambs and 70 wethers plus horses cattle sheep dogs and farm implements. Items span Jamestown and surrounding farms with terms and dates for payment and delivery stated.
The Annual Meeting of Ladies will be held in the Banke Room on Friday March 29 at 7 pm to elect officers for the 1940 season. Attendance is urgently requested. Mrs. W. S. CROWNHURST, See.t
A March 19 concert at Aland Institute by Sable Grivell L.R.8.M. and students supports Baptist Church funds. The Jamestown and Gladstone area churches plan Palm Sunday observances with Holy Communion, Evensong, and processions, plus notes on local clergy and community events.
The notice advertises a large property near Moor Bank New South Wales under mortgage consent terms. It describes improvements including a stone house, wash-house, water shed, windmill and stock water troughs across about 900 acres with 13 paddocks and netted boundary. Terms require a deposit with balance in 14 days. further details from the auctioneers.
Property listing describes a farming and grazing parcel located miles north west of Mannanake. Details emphasize agricultural use potential, land boundaries, and accessibility for farming operations.
Mrs Hannah Parham marked her 90th birthday at the Gladstone home of her daughter Mrs E A Gale. Relatives and friends gathered for afternoon tea and a cake bearing ninety. Her son Sam spoke warmly of her long life in Papunda and Gladstone.
A grand concert at the Georgetown Institute on Tuesday next at 8 p.m. features Sable Grivell LESM and students. Proceeds go to the Baptist Church with admission 1/6 and half price for children as expected large attendance is anticipated.
Jamestown Racing Club closes nominations for its Autumn meeting at 8 p.m. on Tuesday March 18. The club offers transport for horses and £127 in prize money. Fifteen percent of net profits will be shared equally with the Jamestown Red Cross and Comforts Funds.
Palm Sunday ceremonies are described with palm and olive sprigs distributed at the 8 am Eucharist. Holy Week services will be as usual and listed on the church notice board.
A blaze at a stubble paddock owned by Mr. Ry M McNeil at Saldleston destroyed about 60 acres. The fire, likely started by a glass shard, began near the 5PI Wireless Station. Fire crews from Gadstone and Crystal Brook arrived quickly, creating a break to halt spread.
Alt Broadway presents a new canvas theatre variety show in Gladstone with a star lineup described as the best yet. The advance agent expects packed houses as in prior engagements with many towns reopening for a second call. Spectacular backdrops enhance a lavish stage making the entertainment highly dazzling. Public urged not to miss this performance with ample marquee seating.
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