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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1912
Page
1
Fragmented OCR notes show a local proceeding with names and numbers unreadable. The readable items reference a city or municipal context, a meeting or agenda, and potential dates or times, but essential details are missing.
A Wakefield reader named Me Hooper touts Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine of its kind. The letter claims the product provides relief after trying various cures.
A fragmentary 1878 Port Pirie record outlines town growth including doubling the Pirie Gazette, new businesses like Moses Muroke & Co and John Newman, and expansion works. It notes hotels closed on Sundays under Nock's Act, the construction of stone bulldogs, Howe’s Hotel refurbishment, and plans to push Port Pirie development amid railway gauge debates with centralization concerns and a proposed steam dredge. The piece also mentions St Paul’s Church enlargement to seat 108, a memorial, and notable local figures such as W. H. Rost Howe and J. H. Howe.
In Port Pirie district a new rowing club formed by Mossra, Dungoy, Rong, and Loiven led a cautious start. Opening day June July 1878 was postponed by heavy rain. A procession and christening of boats followed with "Bylria" and "Voate" named amid a National Anthem.
A reconstructed programme lists cricket fixtures for the Northern Areas Cricketing Association. Matches span November to March with games in Jamestown Crystal Brook Gladstone and surrounding towns, including multiple “All Clubs off” days and repeated pairings among Crystal Brook Jamestown Gladstone and other clubs.
Sixty six young persons and others presented themselves for confirmation at St Mary’s Church on Sunday morning. Six groups of girls approached the altar and received the sacrament under the Good Samaritan Order. Dr Norton urged temperance and virtuous living while Father O Mahony celebrated with Bishop Fonti conted. Benediction followed as the choir, directed by Kate Smith, offered devotional Catholic music.
Report describes high demand for the 11C Quiet with the new Bopper cooled Engine from The International Harvest Co. of Rush. Over 200 sprayers booked, buyers securing favorable terms as price registrations proceed. Details unclear due to garbled OCR.
Port Pirie Chamber of Commerce held a Monday night meeting chaired by Vice President Mie B. Knox. Discussion focused on extending the Early Closing Bill to Port Pirie and potentially including Port Germain Warnertown and Crystal Brook. A motion to designate Wednesday as the suitable early closing day passed. The Adelaide Steamship Company was asked to consider adjusting the shipping plan to prevent Tuesday delays in port cargo handling.
Port Pirie Whippet Club hosted races on November 20 with dogs labeled in mixed spellings. Winners included All to Way and Fourth bo Bungelist, among others, with details garbled but featuring multiple dogs and placements.
A Wisconsin mother writes that ten of her thirteen children are married and all use Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills. She says rheumatic pain afflicted her for years, hindering movement, but after taking the pills she recovered enough to no longer rely on doctors.
Readable fragments list several personal and place names such as Gallgsed, Wallner, Becgooles Hotel, Gladstone Gaol and Hampfrip with uncertain spellings. The text hints at an old document or list, but no clear event or context emerges.
Gladstone schedules monthly stock sales on alternate Tuesdays and second Fridays, with offices open 10 percent and 10. Offices and reading rooms operate daily from 9 to 5, except Sunday observances. Post and telegraph services run from 8:30 am to 6 pm, with specific routes to Pirie, Petersburg, and Adelaide.
The timetable lists trains from Gladeton to Port Pirie and Adelaide via Terowie via Hlyth via Bish and Brinkworth with multiple daily departures and arrives. It notes Sunday exceptions and no connection at Petersburg to Adelaide.
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