Gladstone Flood Drowns Over 100 Sheep and Destroys Property
A severe Monday night flood in Gladstone caused extensive damage to homes, shops, roads, and rail facilities. Creeks overflowed, water reached three feet in Port Street, and over 100 sheep perished in the Rocky River surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Yangya
Moore's Gladstone Hotel
Port Street
Page's Boogaoolie Hotel
A. T. Graham
Leo
Alf. Harris
F. Holst
Messrs. J. Page
G. Yates
A. Harris
Leo Bros
Matt Harris
A. C. Masters
Texaco Shell
Vacuum Oil Companies
Finlayson
M. Black
Stewart
Bank of Australasia
Rocky River
Beetaloo
Laura
Abbeville
Adelaide
Georgetown
R. Johnston
Bondowie Street
Frank Bergin
Gladstone Triumphs Over East In Penultimate Port Pirie Clash
Gladstone declared at 263 for seven after their first Saturday score. J Thomson took four wickets for 30 in East's innings. East were all out for 197 as G Thomson led the bowling with 4/30 and Carthew and Harris supported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
East
J. Thomson
Annual Ball in aid of St Kilian’s Church at Soldier’s Hall
The Annual Ball at Soldier’s Memorial Hall in Caltowie to aid St Kilian’s Church was held on Thursday with Jamestown Jazz Band supplying music and W Blunsden as MC. Floods hit Caltowie with 2 inches of rain triggering two water spouts, submerging streets and peaking at 2 feet in town. relief gangs led by D O’Gorman Mel Osborne and L Wilkinson aided residents. electric mains were struck by lightning causing a blackout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Killian’s
Soldier’s Memorial Hall
Jamestown
W. Blunsden
M.C
Caltowie
Hornsdale
Mt. Lock
L. Dunn
D. O'Gorman
Mel. Osborne
L. Wilkinson
Teacher and Pupil Exchange Quick Witted Exchange
A teacher asks for an excuse for tardiness and a pupil replies that running so fast left no time to think of one. The quip highlights humorous back and forth between educator and student.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gladstone Business Directory
Gariy
A. T. Graham Fersktets & Hardware Store
Bez
General Hardware and Furniture Store
Forgan
Commonwealth
New Zealand
Forgans
J. & R. Forgan, Limited
Crystal Brook and
Port Pirie
G. S&s. Kearney
Gladstone Motor Garage
Chow —Small
Bu ‘Idel
E. A. Gale & Sons
Aise St. Gladstone
Phome 14
National Library of Australia
Gladstone Hotel
P. G. Moore
West End Beer
Sydney W. Thomson
G.D
Univ. Adel
Crystal Brook
Port Pirie Cricket
Association
P. R. Bradock
Family Butchers
Hana
A. R. Turley
Sydney
Darling
Jim Stewart
Carpenter and Joiner
B. A. Grosskopf
Cross Street
the Booyoolie Hotel
Jack Page
Phone
Nathan Beer
W. G. Cook
Vauxhall Light Six
Vauxhall
H. T. Harslett
General Motors
Aldayne Buildings
R. J. Finlayson
Mr. Farmer
Gladstone Institute
C. C. Bennett
Main St
S.A
Co-operative Insurance Go. of Aus. Ltd
Gladstone. Pharmacy
J. W. Norman
M.P
Eley Bros
General Blacksmiths
McKenzie & Lawrence
Proprietors
West End
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