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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 21, 1913
Page
1
A historical notice lists letter and postcard rates per ounce, per 2 ounce blocks, and per 4, 8, or 6 ounce portions for various items. It includes printed papers, books both inside and outside Australia, magazines, serials, and parliamentary Hansard reprints with per unit charges and intervals.
Commissioner Hay chief officer for Australia visited the Port Pirie division on Thursday November 6 with Colonel Horskiva and Lieut. Col. Cain. A well attended Army Hall meeting followed with Mayor H. C. Afford in the chair. The address outlined General Booth life and work, praising his mission to reach the slums and his systems for reform, temperance, and prison work. The audience heard of Booths global impact and the Army's methods and services.
The North Western District Synod of the Methodist Church met at Petersburg with Rev. D B Bridgwood of Keolunga chairing. Elections named Rev J C Hughes secretary and Rev F R French assistant secretary. Sympathy letters went to relatives of the late Rev T B Angwin and Rev Percy Baker. Candidates for ministry were J A Walliker L Sizer and Cavey E Dickson. Financial reports show income £3350, expenditure £3300, debt on securities £4683, debt paid £1445. New sections included Laura Parish, Pirie Kindergarten, and Sunday Schools at Golmontown and Napperby costing £1120. Church stats: 4 churches, 5152 sittings, 14 parsonages, 17 schoolrooms, 12 ministers, 4 home missionaries, 3 local preachers, 1871 members. 4 Wesley Guilds, 17 C E Societies, 9 Junior Societies, 7348 attendees. Sunday School returns show 45 schools, 407 teachers, 2964 scholars, up 66 and down 153 respectively. District funds allocated £2400 to Terowie £150, Solomontown £150, Gladstone £50, Broad Creek £50. Resolution urged early liquor bar closure and a referendum. military training to begin after youths reach age 10. Home Missionary meeting was a success with speakers Rev 2 B Bridgwood, Mr J Odgea, Rev J C Hughes and F K French.
A dated testimonial from an elderly woman claims a patent medicine cured her long standing ailments and restored health and vigor. The letter mentions multiple locations and individuals and asserts lasting health improvements over two years. It resembles 19th century medical advertising text detailing personal benefit.
A fragment lists services and entities: Gladstone Telephone Exchange locations and related offices at Gladstone Hotel and Areas Express Office. It names firms Elder Smith & Co Ltd Bagot Shakes & Lewis Gallandh J A G Fisher & Bons Wellner W O Grady W J Bougoulea Hotel Gladstone Gaol Humphris RA Binclair Dr Vine G M.
Fragmentary OCR string lists scattered year marks and decimal-like values from 19th to early 20th century. The sequence includes 1895 1896 1897 and 1900s markers with decimals, suggesting a cataloging or financial ledger entry extracted from a historical newspaper page.
Summary of meetings and schedules for several committees including Guabsroxa Comrerabox on the fourth Monday and Grapstone Dirsuter Council on alternate Friday evenings. Monthly stock assessments at GhAvsTong and Elder Smith related firms set for the first Tuesday. Subscriptions and library details appear with reading room hours, subscription price, and monthly meeting date.
Insolvency Court open daily with office hours from 10 to 3. Budge, Official Receiver, Covat Local, first month on each date. Full and limited jurisdiction. Office open from 10 to daily. CO Budge, Clerk.
The record notes two A.O.F. meetings in Gladstone County. Budge serves as secretary for one group and Joventin A.O.F. for the other. Each meets on alternate Tuesdays, with the first at 8 o'clock and the second at 7. T. F. Jones acts as secretary.
The notice lists train arrivals and departures to and from Gladstone including services via Blyth Terowie Port Pirie Petersburg and Brinkworth. It shows daily times on specified days with exceptions and notes connections to Adelaide and Terowie. The schedule covers mixed and passenger services with morning and evening departures and mentions Sunday exclusions and no Petersburg connection to Adelaide at 1 16 am.
Details opening hours for money order and post office services from 8.30 am to 6 pm daily with late posting options at Gladstone. Lists parcel, telegram, and newspaper rates, holiday closures, and a long roster of regional post offices and service rules across Port Pirie Petersburg Seanchome Adelaide Laura and surrounding towns.
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.