This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 22, 1940
Page
4
The Georgetown Racing Club announces a six event program with bookmakers present. Judge BE Lang and steward M J Hogan preside as T B White reports fixtures are nearly finalised and entries include Usurper Royal Appeal and Standale in multiple handicaps.
Gladstone district council met with Crs. Ong Bhick Potter Willan Deehte Nourse attending and clerk C Budge. Minutes show accounts passed and several road and property matters debated including graveling Main Roads 28 and 150, extending Waril Street, and a new district valuation. A committee was formed to farewell soldiers and fundraising for licenses.
The Gladstone Golf Club gathered at Memorial Hall on March 6 with President F C Grubb presiding. Officers elected include W Growden and G A Thomson as Presidents, A N Smith and C O Bennet as Vice Presidents, J A Page as Captain, W D Beamands as Secretary and Treasurer, and R A Mundy as Honorary Secretary who presented the 14th Annual Report detailing membership and finances.
From Out The Past notes an unfinished Gladstone v Georgetown match halted with Gladstone 264 and Taster 11 yet to score. It records a Port Pirie railway collision injuring one, and obituaries for Mrs. E. V P. Rowe of Gladstone and Mr. P. S. Oke of Gladstone. It also mentions golf club elections and a welcome home for Corp. Gomer.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.