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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1945
Page
3
Gladstone bowlers spent a pleasant Saturday at Blyth with excellent green conditions and close scores. Results show Blyth 65 to Gladstone 113 with players listed for both sides. On Sunday Jamestown Brass Band performed in Yongala with strong attendance and a forthcoming concert planned at Bunda Ler.
A Metro film program screens Lassie Come Home in technicolor at Jamestown on March 16 and 17. The tale follows a collie’s 1000 mile journey back to a Yorkshire boy, with Major Eric Knight honored after his death in New Guinea.
Wm Benbow Amusements staged a patriotic picture night Tuesday to aid the Gladstone FFCF and Red Cross. Takings reached £17 12s with a strong audience and an enjoyable program shown by Alf Gale. Local patriotic bodies thank the proprietor for this annual charitable effort supporting two worthy causes.
The St Patricks Races and Trotting meeting at Caltowie on Saturday March 11 drew strong crowds in good weather. Results included Navier winning a 14 mile trotting event with Mullee Wish’s owner M. Leesue’s Lavender (Fawcett) finishing second, and Hatherley’s Inechiquimn (Slatherley) taking third. The usual quarterly reunion followed at John Martin's with locals present. next gathering slated for June at the same venue. Noted passings included C Lehmann Julius Both and A Goldfinch. Kingsley’s return from the Middle East was awaited.
The Adelaide obituary reports the death of Mrs Margaret Glenn on March 4 at 14, a former resident of Port Life and mother of ten. Her son BR G Glenn of Gladstone is named, with condolences expressed as her family recalls wartime evacuations from Darwin.
In May Wr C A Goddard of the S A School of Mines will retire after 24 years as Wool Classing Assistant Instructor. He lectured across South Australia for Agricultural Bureaux and others, earning deep appreciation from hundreds of sheep farmers. Farewell socials were held in Blyth Cambrai Quorn Appila Jamestown, with speeches, toasts, and a musical program.
Gladstone residents Mr and Mrs R E Lines celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Monday with a large family gathering. The couple, long active farmers, have 12 grandchildren and a wide history of service in local boards and agricultural circles.
Minutes of the Gladstone district council meeting held March 5 1945 list attendees Crs ONeill Potter Black Lines Deehle Page Lehmann Clerk Thomson Overseer Cockbrun and various correspondents. Items include hall charges fines rates library reading room closure, allotment 25 Sixth Street reassignment, Youth Club omission, memorial headstone for Hancock, and council actions on library, institute library representation, and property leases.
Tennis event summaries show singles results with players like Robinson Malone Hoffmann ODea Larwood Kelly Cronin and ODea in men’s bouts plus ladies doubles and singles with Larwood Robinson Kelly Lambert and Clark. Bundaleer versus Mannanarie totals include four sets and seventy games, Bundaleer finishing fourteen sets to OS games.
The notice lists butterfat and milk subsidies, with butterfat based price at 1/104 per pound and milk at 1/10 per gallon after government subsidies. It cites FGGS wholesale price for eggs at 1/8 per dozen less agent expenses. Poultry prices fall due to feed wheat restrictions, with fowls ducks and roosters at 1/3 per pound and a request for large turkey quantities at 2/ per pound.
Rene Ballantyne and Douglas Edgecombe were married at Parkside West Methodist Church on February 24. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. H. Alvey with a magnolia satin gown and gladioli wedding bouquet. Attendants included Hazel Ballantyne and niece and nephew flower girls.
The St Patrick's Day Sports and Races Committee plans a full programme for Spalding on Saturday March 17 with twenty events. The function opens with His Lordship the Bishop of Port Augusta, Hon AL LL McEwin, MLC, and Mr Quirk MP in attendance. Publican's Booth, cool drinks and afternoon tea will be available, with a High Tea at the Hall and a Grand Ball at night.
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