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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 17, 1939
Page
2
Dalgety and Company Limited offer a large Jamestown sale itemizing hundreds of cattle sheep and pigs with numerous par tages and pedigrees including wethers ewes lambs hoggets merinos corriedales and mixed stock. Also listed are horses cows and farm implements along with house property notes and sale terms. Notes state horses sell at 11 am and pigs sheep at 1 30 pm with terms by auctioneer prior to sale.
Goldsborough Mort & Co will auction a large flock including 20 fat wethers 55 one year ewes 250 sound mouth ewes mated to Dorset rams in October 51 sound mouth ewes mated to Dorset rams October 50 frill mouth ewes mated to Dorset rams October 140 Merino ewe lambs 120 Merino wether lambs 50 mixed sex hoggets 30 mixed age ewes 50 sheep to be drafted and 1 cow to calve shortly Make arrangements with the auctioneers prior to the sale.
Advertisements note 2s per 24 words with prepaid, jamestown orchestra at Parish Hall Saturday night, grand sacred concert at Jamestown Methodist Church Sunday night eight dollars fifteen cents, Sable Grivell-Elsie Woolley party, RAND BALLOON FAIR for Baptist Church Georgetown Institute Saturday November 25, Usual Stalls and musical items in evening.
On Sunday November 19 1939 Jamestown and surrounding areas host a slate of Church of England and Presbyterian services. St James Jamestown 11 am and 7 pm Evensong. St Mary Mag Canowie 9 30 am. St Andrew's Jamestown 11 am and 7 pm with Canowie Belt 3 pm. Rev K J Caulfield leads Jamestown 11 am and 7 pm with communion and missionary offering. Fete on Saturday 25 with Sacred Concert 8 15 pm. Belalie North Strawberry Fete Saturday 7 45 pm. St Alban's Gladstone 8 am 2 20 pm and Evensong 7 pm. Georgetown 3 30 pm Evensong Sermon. Gladstone Baptismal Service 7 pm. Huddleston 4 pm. Rev G R Parrott noted for Huddleston settings.
Charles Budge clerk of the District Council of Gladstone sets a poll date for November 18 1939 over a resolution by ratepayers to transfer land and buildings of the Gladstone Institute to the council for five hundred pounds. Polling place is Soldiers Memorial Hall Gladstone Institute from 9 am to 9 pm.
The Gladstone Methodist Church holds a Poppy Fete at the Institute Hall next Tuesday. Mrs W J H Brasher of Crystal Brook opens the event at 2 pm. An evening programme of color ed pictures is shown courtesy of the L A Tourist Bureau with admission free afternoon and 1s for adults and 6d for children in the evening.
On Monday October 23 parents, cubs and scouts held a surprise party for Miss J Harris known as Akela as she prepares to depart for Cowell. W Nourse chaired the event with Miss J Phillips and Miss E Staker presenting a crystal bowl and servers, and Mr F Sanders and Mr R Waldeck giving engraved spoons. The gathering included games and a pleasant supper as Miss Harris thanked attendees.
The Gladstone Sub-branch of the RSL and camp Diggers express appreciation to those who donated books and magazines for use at the Gladstone concentration camp. Further supplies will be welcomed.
Gladstone hosted Poppy Day on Friday with a record sale yielding £6 15s for the Poppy Day Fund. Poppies were sold by Mesdames C. Edson, H. T. Harslett, R. S. Thompson, R. Ballantyne, P. M. Thomson, and Miss J. Phillips. The Gladstone sub-branch of the R.S.L. expresses deep thanks for their efforts.
St James Church of England organises a Strawberry Fete opened by the Mayoress with brisk stalls and a light luncheon after mid day. A Remembrance ceremony at Rock Cairn Gladstone drawn veterans from internment camp, 9 23rd Light Horse Regiment, and RS L sub branch members with two minutes silence and floral token.
The notice lists visits and holidays of residents including Mrs Price Parham Adelaide and Mr Roy Lloyd at Canowie Bell. It notes Peter Brady’s recovery after surgery in Jamestown and a malaria leave for Frank May in Papua. A ratepayer poll at Gladstone on transferring the Gladstone Institute to the council will be held tomorrow 9 am to 5 pm at the Memorial Hall with results due after 5 pm.
The Jamestown Hotel hosts consultations on Thursday and Friday November 23 and 24 with a monthly visit from 175 North Terrace Adelaide offering services to local residents.
A community event Tuesday at Crystal Brook features stalls for work produce sweets strawberry items and crafts plus an afternoon tea and evening programme of coloured moving pictures courtesy of the Los Angeles Tourist Bureau. Admission after noon is free with evening and child prices listed.
Messrs Goldsbrough Mort and Co will hold their monthly market at Gladstone on Tuesday offering 825 sheep, 10 pigs, 1 cow and sundries.
The Gladstone Electric Light Cricket Association started its season on Monday with the Colts defeating the R.S.L. team. Top scorer was L Wachtel with 200 runs for the winners, while Roy fs 900 and Curtin 146 led the S.L. Officers named for the year include President F Thistleton, Vice President R S Thompson, Hon Secretary and Treasurer E G Phillips, and Hon Scorer E J Phillips.
In a mixed match tally Methodist wins 11 sets and 93 games to Gladstone Blues 6 sets and 75 games. Doubles Phillis and Weston beat Cox and Thomson. McArthur and Moore fell to Cook and Kellock. Singles include Phillis and Weston losing to Cox and Cook, and Moore, Kellock, and Medlin siblings capturing wins for Methodist.
Caltowie defeated Gladstone High School by one run in a tight Flinders Cricket Association match. J Smith tops scores for Caltowie with 563 and K Jolly adds 72 for the High School as bowling figures show Travers and Nayda among the bowlers. The Imperials beat Gladstone the previous Saturday with C Furst starring for Imperial. The Excelsior squad plans a trip to Gladstone next Saturday, with subscriptions sought.
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