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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 30, 1930
Page
2
The notice lists an auction offering 20 Prime Merino Lambs shorn 49 Fat Merino Wethers and hoggets including 50 Fat Merino Wethers and 190 Merino Wethers two years big frames store condition plus 5 cattle and 20 pigs.
Alternative tenders invited for purchase of goodwill of the Laura auctioneer and general commission business with 25 years establishment and for a well built stone house with extensive outbuildings. Excellent location near Bowing Green, tennis courts and croquet ground. Land 102 ft by 213 ft. Suburban property exchange welcome. Tenders due by 6 pm May 31 to F L Bundey Laura or The Adelaide Farmers Cooperative Union Ltd.
Holders of Depastaring Licences are reminded that all Licences expire on Saturday May 31 1930. The Lower Recreation Paddock will be closed to stock until further notice. All unlicensed Stock found in the paddocks on June 11 will be impounded.
My Black Orps rank among top scorers across all N U P B divisions including A, Egg laying test, Singles, Trios and six bird teams with over 300 birds in competition. Orders open for Black Orps White Leg horns White Wyandottes and White Runner Ducks. 100 chicks weekly from June 1. C A Lines Jr Box 75 Gladston.
Gladstone Local Board of Health requires households to provide a covered refuse tin per The Health Act 1898. Suitable tins are available from H A Conder at 8/ each. Secretary C Budge signs the notice.
The Gladstone Institute reports 200 new books added to the library shelves, increasing stock to over 3,000 volumes. It offers 90 magazines monthly for readers, a well supplied reading table with weekly papers and English periodicals, inviting visitors to come with a friend and see for themselves.
On May 23, Fanny Higgins aged 46 wife of Frank Higgins passed away at Gladstone. RLP reports this obituary notice with family and location details.
A warder, W. Gomer, was bitten on the finger by prisoner William Stewart at Gladstone Gaol on Saturday morning. Stewart, described as an old interstate criminal with about ninety prior convictions, allegedly attacked during an exchange of instructions, requiring medical attention for the warder.
Inspector Murphy on annual leave. W O Grady enjoys holiday with friends at Gladstone. B Kitto returns from Port Augusta and Adelaide. W Growden Jr returns from West Australia to Gladstone. B Barclay and family visit Gladstone from Adelaide. J Stewart L Destree J Travers holidaying with parents at Gladstone. F C Spotswood spends holidays in Adelaide. Mesdames Dunstan and Taplin return to Willunga and Glenelg respectively.
Empire Shopping Week opened at Gladstone with shop windows decorated in Australian goods and Empire branding. Clark's Cash and Carry Stores featured South Australian Dried Fruits, drawing favorable comment from residents and district shoppers. The Returns Soldiers' League aided with advertising materials, and the event aims to boost local purchases.
In the Northern Areas Association matches tomorrow Gladstone faces Crystal Brook with Fawcett in charge of the first game and Jamestown meets Georgetown with Mr. Ellis in charge of that match. Gladstone lineup includes Read Atkins Bergin Farmer Gale Harris C Harris Humphris A T Graham Sheridan McCarthy Johnston Kearney Nayda Yates Wake Cahalan and Lee. reserves Hewett Gale Atkins.
Stock owners in Gladstone are told depasturing licences expire on May List and fresh licences must be obtained by June 11. G S Kearney is named local agent for Dodge Brothers Cars Trucks and Long Tractors. Also dressmaking classes advertised at Port Pirie Technical School with Miss Roberts enrolling new members.
The Northern Areas Association held a meeting at the Commercial Hotel Gladstone presided by Mr. C. Badge. Delegates from Georgetown Gladstone Jamestown Crystal Brook and other towns discussed engagements with Flinders Association and arranged the July 19 Melrose game in lieu of Wirrabara.
Messrs Hitler Smith & Go Limited hold their monthly market at Gladstone on Tuesday next offering 20 sheep cattle pigs implements and sundries Sheep to be offered first commencing at 2 pm sharp Bee advt.
Empire Day will be celebrated at Gladstone Primary and High School today starting around 11 30 a m. The program includes addresses songs and a cordial invitation is extended to parents and friends to attend.
Gladstone hosts a meeting to form a Homing Club with A J Chick as president and C H Lines as vice president. C Leesue and F Del aar named joint secretaries. Club to affiliate with the L A Association with fees set at 6 shillings for seniors and 2 shillings 6 pence for juniors. North line outlined with dates and routes from May to Aug, and a cup donated by E Chick for the North Derby. May 17 results show L Leese first and H Lines second. May 24 results list C Leese first and A J Chick second with H Lines third.
Sporting notes list the Saturday Birthday Cup meeting with hurdles featuring St Tetit or Acton, Adelaide Stakes including Happy Dream and John Orby, City Handicap with Lady Adelaide, Flying Two or All Quality, Steeplechase contenders Hungarian or Good Whisky, Parkside Stakes pitting Some Quality against Kid aides or Scentum, and Welter options Lindbergh or Phoenix.
Mrs F Higgins died leaving husband and four sons Jack Frank Laurie and Donald. Funeral held Saturday at Georgetown with large attendance. Rev Father McCurtin officiated at the church service and graveside interment in Georgetown Cemetery.
A reflective note on how haste breeds worry and errors, urging calm, deliberate actions to turn missteps into learning opportunities and reduce stress.
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