Gladstone News Briefs from 1886 Local Notices
Mr F C Grubb announces candidacy for Mayor of Gladstone. Mr R Hanson, railway ganger, collapsed dead at work. Gladstone beats Laura 87 to 78 in cricket. Assembly elections return Goode Cummins Jackson. Catt and Young defeated after 25 years. Crystal Brook defeats Jamestown 105 for 1 wicket to 100. Mrs H W Hughes dies at Boogoolee Station November 12. Teetulla goldfields reports ongoing finds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Hanson
Gladstne
Laura
Gladstone
Meserse
Goode
Cummins
Jackson
Messrs. Catt and Young
Catt
Stanley
Crystal Brook
Jamestown
H. W. Hughes
Boogoolee Station
Gladstone Club Defeats BSA In Annual Bowling Match
About 56 bowlers took part as Gladstone Club faced BSA on Tuesday November 10. The BSA was defeated and President F C Grubb welcomed guests while H T Harslett of R5A spoke. Despite bitter cold, the evening proved enjoyable with players listed including J Leo L Sambell J Duval J Page F C Grubb R Glenn M Page H E Doecke L Harris and others. final score 72 10 to something.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone Club
B.S. A
B.S.A
F. C. Grubb
Riggera
H. T. Harslett
R.5.a
Women’s Agricultural Bureau session and local events in Narridy
The Narridy branch hosted a successful Women's Agricultural Bureau meeting with talks on Pasteur’s bacteria and fruit and meat preservation. Musical numbers and a reading complemented the program. Other notes report a Baptist Literary Society mystery hike ending at Mr. Dad Smallacombe’s farm, and several local accidents and crop conditions as the year closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Agricultural Bureau
Narridy
Mark Reynolds
Hert Darley
Brenda Reynolds
Mary Price
Gordon Smallacombe
R. J. McDonald
W. B. Sanders
A. E. Klingner
KE. Buckenara
Baptist Literary Society
Dad Smallacombe
Maitland
E. E. Lang
Messrs
G. Hill
C. H. Martin
A. P. Noonan
R. Trebilcock
Downing
Tennis visit to Gladstone ends in close loss
A party of tennis players led by R B Vickers visited Gladstone for a weekend. They attended a Saturday dance and supper hosted by the Gladstone Club, heard music from Mr A Lawrie, and played a Sunday tennis match losing 24 sets to 17 to Whyalla, with detailed results listed for each rubber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Vickers
Gladstone
Gladstone Club
Whyalla
Hesala
J. M. Read
A. Lawrie
L. Pattin
R. Vickers
W. Cook
W. Edmunds
G. Arbon
G. Sutcliffe
E. Creber
L. Higgins
P. Haskell
R. Just
G. Thomason
C. Hewett
K. McIntyre
W. Anderson
G. Thomas
M. Read
CG. Hewett
G. Thomson
W. Andersen
L. Patten
G. Ratcliffe
Horse Racing Card Entrants and Odds Fragments
A partial listing of horse names and handlers with hurdles and welter entries. Notable items include Woolmit Hdop-Royal Hope Kris tin Neville and The Mule Gari baldi, with further notes on November Hdcep Sarah Gamp Memsahib Tresanton and Dalmuir Hdep Al Meizar Drought King Mr Prim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolmit
Royal Hope
Kristin
Neville
the Mule
Garibaldi
Sarah Gamp
Memsahib
Tresanton
Dalmuir
al Meizar
Prim
Adep
Cluniac
Lord Alfred
Heamish
Bustard
Amalia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gladstone Business Directory
Graham
China
A. T. Graham
Hardware and
Wee Sholee
Nto
Kelvinator
H. W. Bennett
A. R. Turley
Express
Teetulla
National Library of Australia
Tolhurst's
S. E Tolhurst
Cross Street
V. R.S.A
J. Leo
L. Sambell
J. Duval
J. Page
Spotswood
I Herman
L. Knight
C. Read
R. Pannell
A. Graham
K. Prior
A. Leo
W. Thomson
R. A. ‘Rundle
P. Bradock
A. Harris
W. Staker
C. Coe
M. Page
B. Haines
H. E. Doecke
L. Harris
M. “Appleton
KE. Garner
Pritchard
C. Budge
Chapman
Thompson
Ww. McKnight
Georgetown
Gladstone v. Whyalla
A. C. Masters
E. A. Gale & Soxs Builders, Contractors & Undertakers
Sixth St
Neenah
Madge Coe
Sydney W. Thomson
B.D
Univ. Adel
C. Brook
J. L. Herman
Port Victoria
West End
H. F. Holmes
Fruiterer
Greengrocer
Main ST. Gladstone
Gladstone Hotel
Ern Cohen
Auburn and
Wallaroo
Fred Jeffery
High St
E. Yates
Port Street
West End Beer
Temprate
Elev Bros
General Blacksmiths
J. W. Norman
Gladstone Pharmacy
P.O. Box
Telephone
Main Street
Bennett
City Prices Expert Service
the Booyoolie Hotel
Jack Page
Phone
Nathan Beer
M. B. Lock
Jim Stewart
Carpenter and Joiner
York
Sporting Notes
Tattersalls
Electrice
R. J. Finlayson, Ltd
Sheoak
P. R. Bradock
Telephone &2
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