Georgetown Picnic Race Meeting Raises 100 for Charity
A Georgetown picnic race meeting after the lifting of the SA racing ban raised £100 for the Red Cross and Patriotic Funds. Nine events drew large crowds with notable winners including Marimba's Son and Bulldog, while officials led by Mr. J. Lyons and Mr. G. Ferme received praise for running a successful fixture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Australia
Georgetown
Red Cross
F.F.C.F
W. McNamara
Marimba
D. Noll
Fermie
Mambray Lass
Corrovale
G. A. Smallacombe
Jean
H. Batten
M. Hoare
E. Smallacombe
Sheffield
B. Myatt
D. Lang
Milvena
Mr. G. A. Smallacombe
Mr. E. Ferme
Mr. W. McNamara
M. J. Read
Mr. A. Pascoe
Mr. J Brown
Baldur
Mr. B. EB. Lang
B. H. Gertig
G. Noonan
M. Myatt
J. O'Leary
Mr. J. Brown
D. Nell
H. Danaie
Brown Betty Pudding and Ambulance Fund Event Recap
The article describes a Brown Betty pudding activity with layered apples and bread crumbs, custard from eggs milk and sugar, and a bake. It notes St John Ambulance representatives from Gladstone Division, a donation by the picnic race committee, prize presentation by Mr J A Lyons, and a successful local charity event with dance and refreshments. Local supporters funded stake money for patriotic bodies.
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J, R. Berryman
F. Bywater
C. Ganley
St. John Ambulance
Gladstone
J. A. Lyons
S. Condon
E. M. Hussey
D. O'Connell
Notice to Advertisers Prepay Rates and Rules
Advertisers urged to prepay small advertisements due to limited clerical staff. Rates shown include 1d per word with minimums for Entertainments and other adverts. Casual adverts priced at 4/- per column inch. Postal notes or postage stamps accepted with copy.
Adelaide Surgeries and Schedule Details
RG Gibson and Wirrabura locations list dates from Nov 9 to Nov 12 with times in Booleroo Centre Laura Georgetown and ADELAIDE SURGERIES on the 1st Floor Shell House North Terrace. Other entries include Nov 10 and Nov 11 with specified times and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booleroo Centre
Laura
Georgetown
Adelaide
Shell House
North Terrace
Jamestown Institute Seeks Reader Suggestions for Library
The Jamestown Institute invites suggestions for new books. Readers may propose titles. if approved and purchasable, the committee will obtain them. A suggestion book is available in the library and subscriptions are six dollars per quarter.
Gladstone Rainfall Totals 1893 to 1943 Highlights
A historical rainfall record for Gladstone lists annual totals from 1893 through 1943 with a mix of large and small values. The compiled figures show fluctuations across decades, including a cluster of years around 1900 to 1930 and notes of monthly measurements in 1941 and 1943.
Cheap Advertising Promises Wide Reach in Town Notices
An advertisement explains cheap publicity by listing costs and benefits. Telegrams cost a penny per word but reach one person, while advertised messages cost the same per word yet reach hundreds of readers and potential buyers. The note urges use for buying selling or public notices.
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Sportsmen
Matthews
Matthews Emporium
Ember
G.B
James Smith
General Commission
Caltowie
H. V. McKay
Massey Harris
Louis Dreyfus and Company
Cospt
Texaco Products Goldsbrough, Mort &Co. Ltd
Ford Dealer
Caltowie and District
Lucerne
Por
Bedford Truck
H.p
Holt Tractor
Harvester
Sun
Forgan’s
J. & R. Forgan
Crystal Brook
Port Pirie
Motor, Radio, Electrical Engineers
Wirrabara
Griev
Whippet
Essex
Buick
M.P
G. Ferme
R. B. White
A. J. Noll
Messrs
R. Edmunds
J, Wakefield
J. Hay
K. Smallacombe
Geo. Ferme
Cliff Ganley
Monde National
Fisk Radiola
Australia
The
Fisk
Radiola
Radiola Dis
Present
Amalgamated Wireless (Asia) Ltd
National Wireless OrgAnisation
Newton, McLaren Ltd
Laubman & Pank Ltd
Gawler Place
Gibson
Vanstone
Eudunda
Ethel Pascoe
Cross Street
Jamestown Institute
Atlantic
the Moon’s Inn
Fear
Mr. Fortune
Stork
Mr. Melvil
Morton Lytle, Abbott Cole Horler Delafield
Cross Bailey Sandys Crawford
Denis Mackail
G. W. Skinner
Subway
Main Street
A. C. Read
H. V. McKay-Massey Harris Pty. Ltd
Pontiac
Chev
Dodge
Plymouth
Christian Science Monitor
Auscralian
New Zealand
Pin Su
Sydney
Christiah Schere Monitor
Regent
J. Horsburgh
Jamestown
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