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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 27, 1931
Page
3
The Gladstone Bowling Club reports completion of the bowling green planting by W. L. Dawson and Sons on Wednesday. Grass has begun to shoot and the brush fence on the north side is finished, giving a refined appearance as maintenance continues in the coming weeks.
The annual University of Adelaide examinations began on Tuesday at the Gladstone Parish Hall and will run through November 7. Candidates from Gladstone High School and nearby districts sit for Intermediate Leaving and Leaving Honours Examinations, though attendance is down from last year. Mr. W L Evans serves as local centre secretary.
A Wednesday afternoon and evening fair at Crystal Brook Institute supported Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Father O Rourke of Port Pirie opened the event. Total proceeds reached £30, with prizes awarded to Mrs B Morris fat lamb Mr P Curtin fowl Mr T Cox Miss A Hayes Mr A G Head Mr J O Donohue and Mr H Willington. A Convent Orchestra performed and a dance followed.
News reports the Scullin Government resigned after a near no confidence vote in parliament. The dispute centered on a proposal to probe the Federal Treasurer Theodore’s allocation of funds for relief in his electorate as the Beasley group threatened to oppose the government and did vote against it.
Friends gathered at the Parish Hall in Gladstone on a Tuesday evening to bid farewell to Mr W B Clark who leaves the town after two years running a Cash and Carry business. Dr H R P Boucaut L Carthew A T Graham J F Dowling spoke, J A McCarthy presented a Dickens volume set, and Miss M Hynes provided music. Dancing followed a supper arranged by the ladies.
A Pittsburgh cotton mill secretly used muddy petroleum blended with Whale oil for lubrication. Two workers, David Anderson and Morrison Fisher, created a superior mix costing just over 3 per gallon, versus 5 for sperm oil. This discovery sparked modern industrial lubrication and Texaco's prominent role today.
Mr Coward promotes the polar exploration film Dirigible at Jamestown Institute on December 25 and 26. He offers prizes to the first two competitors who assemble direct sentences from words printed in The Review on December 27, January 4, 11 and 18. two prizes each week.
A collage of quirky vignettes, quotes, and snippets from a Gladstone era page. Mentions cricket court matters, a Wistaria fete sale, local phone ads, and humorous exchanges. Includes stray lines about Guernsey, oysters, and a light remark on a London police test joke.
The Commonwealth Government and H C Gadd Ltd of Crystal Brook clash over power rights for a new radio station. Adelaide Electric Supply Co sought to supply current under a £1000 yearly offer, but Gadd Ltd retains sole road access for poles and lines under its contract. Negotiations continue and opening is delayed as the dispute affects supply lines.
Fifty years afo from the Areas Express dated November 23, 1581 reports a Gladstone versus Booyoolievy cricket clash with scores 48 and 57. Players listed include Dooyoolice Wall Thomas Bryan Smith Ewens Spicer Betteridge Sibley Berry Logan and Gladstone team names Buckerfield Gonnar Kyloc h Kearney Scrutton Weston Cwan Blamey Allen Kentish Reid. A circuit court banquet followed in Gladstone at Institute Hall with Chief Justice Way and a large official attendance led by Mr T W Ingram.
Forty years ago Gladstone voters elected Mayor Alfred Clifford Catt and Councillors Joshu Eley J R Creber and William Hancock with Auditor Winkler. Bea ycolle Trophy scores followed: Corp J Coe 59 Sergt Sampson 58 Pt W Enl manis 57 Pt E Pankhurst 54 Range Inspector J J Dixon 43 Seren Bond 31 Lieut W Coe 49 Col Sst Milne 46.
The Gladstone Town Council held a Court of Appeal on Wednesday November 18 presided by Mayor J W McNaam ee. A large number of appeals were heard and several reductions were granted though most ratepayers sought only relief from the rate rather than the assessment. Total reductions totaled £15 across several properties including St Winkler estate shops, Mrs Ti Jeffery paint shop, W H Deehles store, Grubb shops Cross Street, Paddon Commercial Hotel, H Pearce North Gladstone house, M A Schmidt store, Adelaide Chemical Co land and other parcels.
Tailem Bend notes list hurdles with Monarch Lad or Antaye and Nevire Plate first division for Lady J nella or Don Mahdi second. Jumpers flat features Chateau Boy or Al Marco with Lady Capella or Crimson Kiss in trials. Welter names Designer or Cherry Ribbon as possible competitors.
Firefighters battled a hillside blaze on Mr. Hen Combe’s property near the Rocky River four miles south of Crystal Brook. About 30 firefighters attended. ten acres of feed were burned and warnings given to neighbouring farmers.
A reader reports upbeat farming in dry northern districts with yields up to eight bags per acre. Lloyd Sunman showcases a crop on Nectar Brook using a seed broadcaster behind a Dodge buckboard and barrows. Donkeys appear on farms, and Port imports boost AMP business in the Northern District.
Mr St J Carter toured Appila Boolerae Willowie Hammond and Cradock reporting excellent wheat crops in the last three towns near Hammont with fine samples observed. He notes the Willowie Hammond plain as a vast sea of wheat and estimates yields from one to ten bags per acre with an average around eight bags. Hammond could deliver about 10000 bags. Frosts and heat earlier troubled farmers but cooler conditions and strong winter growth improved maturities.
Belalie Association report shows Imperials posting 155 with Dawes top scoring 30 and May 41. Excelsiors were bowled out for 69 as Horgan excelled with 3 for 2 and May took 3 for 32 including a hat trick.
The Jamestown Rifle Club held a championship stage on a Saturday under very dirty weather at 600 yards. Chips Breen won the pin with 6, Frank Day shot 63 as the club’s top rifle scorer, while visitor Ken Nutt from Adelaide posted 71. Best scores included Chips Brown 35 31 5 6, Day 35 41 2, Williams 44 27 38, and Len Nutt 34 37 71.
Railways defeated Blues in a Glindstie Save Day match with tough results across gent and ladies doubles and singles. Notable wins included F Higgins losing to J McCarthy 8-9 and L Norton taking OG Growden, while Miss Bennett and Miss Cook matched 4-7 in a tight ladies doubles.
Wheat prices fell from 2 1 14 dollars per bushel on Monday to 2 93 dollars per bushel by Friday morning in Jamestown reflecting a modest weekly decline in the market.
On Wednesday December 1 the Peterborough Dramatic Society will stage the comedy Sweet Lavender at the Jamestown Institute to aid the funds of Jamestown Hospital Inc.
Salvation Army announces Sunday events with Sisters leading corps meetings at 7 am including a Mystery Bag exercise and a reading. A cottage meeting in Mannanarie will be led by Captain Hunt Sunday evening, inviting all local residents to attend.
The Jamestown Swimming Club will run a weekly event for members under 14. If weather allows, the first session is this Saturday afternoon. Roy Coward offers free cinema passes as prizes for boys under 14, accepted by the committee. The public is invited to support these sessions for youth. Wistaria Fete opens at 3 p.m. on December 1.
A Saturday program at Jamestown Institute screens Cecil B. DeMille’s Madam Satan starring Kay Johnson with a famed masked ball, mid air parachute escape, and vivid costumes. The bill adds Bouncing Boobies Our Gang, Western Whoopee, and Crystal Champions swimming feature, promising broad appeal.
The item states a printer and publisher L M W Judell as proprietor, with publication every Friday morning at the Review Office in Jamestown. It notes the weekly print schedule and location for the newspaper edition.
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