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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 01, 1936
Page
2
Account items include furniture two billiard tables and parts slate cedar frames cloths legs cues balls oak sideboard cedar chest wardrobe roll top desk beds safes rugs and more. Items may be inspected at Commercial Hotel. Other lots include harrows implements oats NZ seed and bedroom dining room suites all at cut prices with sale terms and prior arrangements for terms.
A. C. Read advertises as phone 53 agent for Buick Pontiac and Chevrolet cars and trucks. H. V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd promotes standard wind driven electric light plants.
A string of visitors and holidaymakers filled Gladstone this week. Miss Lorna Leesue stayed with her parents with Master Malcom Clarney of Salisbury, while Perrier Leesue enjoyed annual leave in Adelaide. Others, including Mr. Neil Head of Cockburn and Mrs. Leesue, spent time at the Grange and Broken Hill. Guests at the Globe Hotel included Philpot and numerous Mr and Mrs guests, as Jamestown welcomed a parade of travelers.
The Y.A.L. Boys aged ten to fifteen travel from the League’s musical department to Gladstone arriving Tuesday May 26 for a two tour. Proceeds fund the trip with two tour types including an expense free version. The Institute Hall event features a three hour program with a twelve piece orchestra, comedy sketches and soprano numbers. Tickets available at Cook's News Agency. Ming Zu Spalding team visit Jamestown Saturday afternoon with local selection to play.
A large number of Returned Soldiers from Gladstone visited Adelaide on Friday and Saturday for the Aogac Celebrations. Mr and Mrs J W Norman attended the service. The Botting and Creber couples and Ballantynes also attended. The group including Haines Lee Brad ock Doecke and Hartman motored to Quorn and Port Augusta for the weekend with bowls played at Quorn Saturday afternoon.
Reports on the Georgetown District Council and the Georgetown Golf Club annual resort are postponed due to space constraints and will appear in the next issue.
The season opens tomorrow with Georgetown visiting Gladstone and Caltowie hosting Crystal Brook. League umpires will control the matches and new players are included. Gladstone lines include Read Leesue etc. Georgetown were last year’s premiers. play starts at 1 pm.
Forty Gladstone Women's Branch members and Georgetown visitors gathered at Mrs Len Sambell's homestead for an afternoon of performances. Readings songs and a talk on A Trip through Yerkes Peninsula followed. Dahlias decorated the dining room and afternoon tea concluded the pleasant gathering.
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