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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
1
The document lists postage rates and fees for letters, cards, and postcards, including single reply cards and various book and periodical charges. It notes rates for publications printed outside and inside Australia, with percentages and pence per item, under postal authority guidelines.
A testimonial advertisement claims Clements Tonic cures long standing rheumatism and nervous system collapse. Mrs Frost describes severe pain, inability to stand, and health recovery after five to seven bottles, praising widespread use in Australia and beyond. The ad urges purchase from chemists and stores.
The Port Pirie Rifle Club held its annual general meeting with captain Evans praised for past leadership and officers elected including Vice-Captains Palmer and Forgan, Treasurer Palmer, Hon. Sec. Eadan, and a full committee. Supporters received awards, productivity noted in recent matches, and plans announced for August matches and a benefit rifle event for the Ruason Fund with donations and honorary structures discussed.
Port Pirie council debated by-laws on handbills and paper distribution amid concerns over street cleanliness and cyclist safety. The mayor reported a council replacement for a resigning inspector and a delay on the electric lighting report while officials addressed railway telephony and street waste. Inspector noted ten typhoid cases two measles and one tuberculosis as part of public health updates.
Fragmented OCR notes show a local public sale and notice of office hours for the Covey-March county clerk. Names include C Budge, with references to monthly meetings and open daily office hours.
A truncated OCR notice details railway and postal service schedules, offices open times, and a list of locations and names including Pirie Gumele Veorgtrt Aniiere Vacka Noall Unidalieny Ny Ne Wit Appia Tarcéain Stove Wet Kennings Poet Beonghioo Muntoora plus remarks on public access and courtesy to Lamp savimbers.
Railway time-table lists daily passenger and freight departures to and from Gladstone with connections to Port Pirie Adelaide Adelaide via Wyeth Wakefield Brinkworth Erowie Blyth Mocata and Petersburg Sunday services excluded. It notes daily and Sunday variations, with arrivals from Port Pirie at 1.35 pm and departures at 1 pm, and Adelaide arrivals around 10.16 2.10 on return trips. last lines mention Sunday schedule exceptions.
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