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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 30, 1934
Page
2
Mrs W Odgers Ceargetown and family thank friends for sympathy and choral tributes during the illness and after the death of her husband. Special thanks to Dr S C Downing for expressions of sympathy.
The report notes the Governor of South Australia is Major-General Winston Dugan. It mentions Miss M. Tyler of Gladstone Telephone Exchange holidaying in Adelaide and Mr. C. H. Lewis returning to Jamestown after holidays in the City and Strathalbyn. Also Mrs. W. Brow and Miss Murlet of Jamestown holidaying by the sea and in the City, and Miss Rene Rosser of Jamestown holidaying with her aunt Mrs. Morton at Strathalbyn.
Gladstone residents Edna Parkinson and Geo Thomson travel for holidays in Adelaide and Sydney with family. Jamestown hosts visitors including Kathleen Carracher, James Bayne and Parliament members. A unique two day forgery trial ends in a swift not guilty verdict.
Adelaide based Benbow installs a Movietone plant at Gladstone Institute costing around 40000. He operates talkies across the state and has acquired Rook rights to screen pictures at Gladstone, with Easter Holiday specials on April 1 2 and 3. Fred Stock acts as Benbow's manager at Gladstone. Primary school shield winners listed under arithmetic and main scholars named with grades and students.
Gladstone Women’s Agricultural Bureau members gathered March 2 at Sambell’s home for a drawing room afternoon. Mrs Pritchard presided. Miss Deeble performed piano. Mrs Spotswood and others sang. a game and a garden inspection were planned but curtailed by weather. Next meeting April 17 features Mr Anderson on poultry.
Notes list several events and horses at Oakbank Monday including riats first rliv and winners like Royal Mirth and Metal Little Girl in divisions. It names hurdles races with Cape Don Great Chester Caruso cups and steeplechase entries such as Kenjin Tra tallable and Kingstol plus various jumpers and trials featuring Pre Eminent St Just and Tricky Bob among others.
A March 24 rifle match at RG covered 800 yards with 10 shots per fighter amid a strong cross wind. L. C. Zerbe posted the highest score and won the Handicap Sweepstake with 42 42 1 100. Easter plans include open rifle contests at Port Pirie on Friday and Saturday with many members competing and scores listed for numerous shooters. A Nurses Ball is booked for April 28 in Jamestown.
Four Gladstone players visited Blyth on Thursday and defeated the Blyth team by a score of 26 to 21. In the ladies singles H A Hewett and A L Harris beat Steinhardt and Rowland 21 to 26. Another match saw M A Schmidt and H wash defeat Mrs Pratt and Miss Pratt 26 to 16. The afternoon at the Stone Green included a social gathering with Mrs H Alvey before her departure from town.
A rugged youth from North Adelaide, Dave Friedman, veterans in wartime service, begins a long bicycle journey from Jamestown to the Northern Territory gold fields. He travels through Orroroo Hawker Oodnadatta Alice Springs and far beyond, seeking fortune and safe return.
Jamestown Sub Branch of the N.B.A. announces egg laying competitions begin April 1 with single pens completed and ready for birds. President Ms B L Orchard will open the pens at 3 30 p m on Saturday March 1. Wyn Hockey will manage the test and the event aims to advance quality utility fowls for the state.
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