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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 13, 1921
Page
2
UYA Ticked and Goma present See tha Plain and Fancy Dress Carnival on Wednesday June at S'adstone. See the beautiful decorations and the costumer. Fee the Picturesque Fancy gets. F/0 and 1/6. Come and Fee.
Warren announces a special notice. Gladstone council leet meeting reported. town hall meeting planned to discuss forming a Society of Light Horse. Bala klava merchant R McConnachie advertises a drapery case at Assembly Room on Tuesday at 9. Market by Bagot Shakes Lewis on May 17 offering livestock and goods. Mr Harry Cox sustained eye injury from a hammer blow. advised by Dr Davey to Adelaide Hospital for optic removal. Hockey match saw Crystal Brook beat Gladstone girls 1-0. Sunday incident: Bootty McMillan injured after a store collision. later found minor. Unveiling ceremony for Gladstone High School Best of Honor set for Friday May 27 at town hall.
The High School Council invites Premier Hon H N Barnall to perform the ceremony. A short programme of music and speeches precedes the unveiling. The public meeting aims to attract all old scholars and friends for this significant event in the school’s history.
A Saturday match at the Port Pirie range pitted teams led by Mesars F Stephens and J Parr in a tight 8 shot 500 yard event. Stephens’ side edged ahead by two points with Jove scoring a brace of possibles amid a field of readable scores and final tallies showing a narrow victory.
A customer from Auckland New Zealand extols Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract after 43 years of use. The writer recalls a 1876 occasion treating neuralgia with the remedy and notes it never fails for his family internal and external needs.
A short verse extols water as the purest drink for all, dismissing luxury. It questions who deserves more than water and envisions princes at a pump and ponds used for tea, whisky, wine, or beer.
A public meeting at Gladetune Town Hall outlined a fancy dress carnival for the Soldiers Memorial Fund to be held on Wednesday June 1. Mayor RB Lines presided. T. G Harries was elected chairman and a strong committee organized decorations and acts. Pianist T. H. Harper will provide free music, violinist T Seducsry will assist, and prizes were announced for best costumes and characters. Admission costs 2/6 for gentlemen and 1/6 for ladies. Donations from residents were pledged to prizes.
Forty years ago on May 11 1881 the newspaper notes the death in Georgetown of Mr McMichael husband of the National Bank manager. It also reports Hon G B Fowler resigning as Treasurer and Mr B Roosevelt MP taking the role. Mr T Bastard becomes Clerk of the Laura Loval Court.
The schedule lists May 14 through Aug 27 matches between Crystal Brook Laura Jamestown Gladstone and Crystal Brook with venues at Orat named club ground. Includes semis and final, with no matches on Aug 13 and Aug 27 showing as combined fixtures.
Gladstone to travel by special train to Jamestown on Saturday to open the 1921 season. The Gladstone squad features J Pepper FH Kearney and others. Georgetown leads 3 goals 14 behinds to Gladstone with many players praised for form. Visitors challenged Gladstone with superior teamwork while home side urged more effort.
A fragmentary verse mocks a person named Woods and a crest theme. It hints at identity and a jestful farewell while invoking commercial product language and a casual tone. The text shows names and a playful tone without a clear narrative or event.
The report names captains J. Harris Shannon W. Orcher TL. Pegarty and Hopper Davey for Georgetown with Jim Harris leading the home team. Mr. Feeler Rive described as an umpire in the game context.
On April 30 1921 the Georgetown Kfla Club defeated the Laura Club on both 200 and 300 yard ranges. Weather favored solid shooting though scores were modest. Capt Page of Georgetown led with 380 total points and 33 at 300 yards. Rey A Talbot of Laura made the possible at 200 yards. Scores follow.
The program lists events for the Autumn Meeting third day on May 14 at the AJC track. Hurdle races feature Hamako versus Venézelos, with Thorn gate or Pintedeag in the highweight handicap and Orison or 8bh in the steeplechase. Handicaps include Tereika or Bookaloo, and Juvenile divisions with Lady Nallan or Prince Aides and Naughtiest or Goat. Totalizator Handicap pairs BSt Speed or Kibano.
Fragmented advert claims Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract as an unequaled remedy for colds and lung issues. It touts purity and safety for internal and external use while warning to insist on genuine Sander's Extract. The text references court action in Victoria and contrasts with other eucalyptus products.
An old Woods advertisement promotes Great Peppermint Care as a remedy for influenza symptoms. It highlights peppermint scent and soothing relief and targets household customers seeking quick comfort during flu season.
A collage of advisories and opinions covers weather forecasts, political sentiment in Ireland and Australia, labor strikes in America, royalist demonstrations in Sydney, and public remarks on integrity. Mentions include Union Jack loyalty, capital punishment debates, and local ad pitches. Ends with commercial pill for chest cough care.
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