This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 14, 1947
Page
1
Jamestown ladies who sent a parcel for Annia two years ago learn that Richard Wolff of Hamelyn Weser Stuvestr Germany received the coat as a gift from the Red Cross. He and his two young daughters faced long illness and war hardships. He notes a drought in Germany threatens crops and worsens starvation.
The November Australian Journal leads with Betty Macdonald’s The Egg and I chapter and includes Rex Grayson Samuel W. Taylor Evelyn Swanser in dauntless detectives designer widow and attic dark deeds stories. It also prints the first part of William E Barrett The Mountain Route and notes Kai Chester J A Prell contributions with sixpence price.
Jamestown toured Gladstone for the first North Western Association Boucher Shield round. The visitors won a tight match led by Laurie McCarthy’s rink, while most games were close and below peak standard. A heavy storm halted two O Shaughnessy Shield games and electric light team matches start Tuesday.
Excellent attendance at the Irvine Street club rooms as the Jamestown RSL holds its annual election. M Sibly elected RSL representative on the War Memorial Executive Committee. E A Wight reappointed as President with a broad report on sub-branch activities and social events across the year.
The Gladstone bowling green hosted opening celebrations on November 1 with about 150 guests. President Mr. Thomson welcomed all, praised the grounds, thanked volunteers and clubs, and noted the OShaughnessy Shield would face stronger opposition this season.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.