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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 16, 1923
Page
3
Special lines feature Horrockses Famous Al Calice at 15 shillings 6d per dozen yards. Includes men s white wool belted bluechers at 9 shillings 6d per pair. Local shop runs weekly sale on fabric and menswear items.
In the House of Assembly debate the Agricultural Department faced criticism while praise for self-sufficiency in farming appeared. South Australia’s butter quality was cited as strong, with Balaklava’s Aj Finlayson losing narrowly for first prize as a vote of thanks passed. Banders and Sona Extracts promoted for medical use, touted as superior to rivals and recommended by a doctor, with anecdotal patient endorsements.
At Victoria Park Tattersalls hosted a November gathering with Socrates and Crusader among the standout horses. Rivoli won the C. B. Fischer Plate, while other SA horses performed at Williamstown and Flemington with notable efforts by Fojman and Wynette.
The Leesve Building Fund reports ongoing erection work with donors and volunteers assisting. Patrons including Mesacs, E Hilliard, 8 Fiebeger, D G Milne, UH Harper, J Ruthhe, W H and T H Sedinary, and others provide stone, lumber, or labor. The committee thanks Misses Jonas for refreshments and appeals for cash subscriptions to cover debt and finish the building.
Fragmentary OCR describes forced taxes on 8600 white payers and claims lack of legal or political rights. Mentions Fort Derein and two men, with a narrator urging government action. Note: text is garbled and may mix names and places.
In 1922 there were 80 799 convictions for drunkenness in London with 6 410 of them against women.
A car tour from Balaklava to Renmark and Swan Hill traverses Eudunda Morgan Berri Mildura Balranald Wentworth and Nyah. The narrative notes improved weather rough road conditions waterworks irrigation schemes river crossings by steamer and a focus on irrigation potential and town growth along the Murray frontier.
The 8 A Farmers' Co-Op Union Ltd reports a Special Sale of Horses at Crystal Brook on Friday. A large attendance bought 100 of 156 head, with draft geldings priced from 25 to 30 pounds and up to 40 pounds for heavy draught mares, while hacks and hostess types sold for 23 to 7 pounds.
A jumble of aphorisms and dialogue bits features remarks on dreamers, happiness, juries with couples, betrayal, and social temperament. The text includes a comic-tragic line about a seat collector turned detective and a London police note citing a cleft of 20,114.
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