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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1928
Page
3
A bank account provides power and safety and fosters thrift by simplifying operations. It supports transactions inside and outside business hours, enhances client impressions, and acts as a practical bookkeeping system through a record of payments.
Mr Field Northern Forest Reserves supervisor highlights pine seed gathered from Bundaleer Forest. One pound of seed could yield seven thousand saplings, with two hundred pounds germinating into about one million four hundred thousand pines over two thousand acres. Seed will go to Penola for afforestation with five thousand acres planted yearly. Field promotes aggressive forest policy and optimism for South Australia's forestry future.
At the Adelaide Conference of Wheat Pool delegates on September 13 an official telegram from Prime Minister Rt. Hon. S. M. Bruce commending cooperative marketing plans was read. Bruce endorses producer cooperation and warns against excessive government intervention as harmful to industry. Delegates unanimously resolved to convey appreciation to the Prime Minister.
The Georgetown District Council met September 24 1928 with Dr J A Lyons as chair and C P G Thomas J H Teakle W H Richards P J Harvey C A Smallacombe and E F Smart present. Minutes read and confirmed with reports. the council approved top dressing Fisher St with emulsified bitumen and discussed Euromina road after estimates. Resolutions named Dr P J Harvey to Blyth Hospital Board and arranged insurance for petrol pumps. grazing rights granted for Yacka grounds. old timber sale approved. road inspection authorized. parking area opinion sought. R W Hanson named Special Constable at Narridy. action against goat owners. sleepers and fence works accepted. payrolls approved totals General £199/3/6 Main Road £610/6/2.
The speaker asserts we must not fear mistakes or looking odd to earn merit. Our duty is to perform our assigned roles with diligence. Reading sharpens perception, hearing, and listening, enabling clearer appreciation and understanding in life.
The Second annual Mid-Northern Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association meeting drew eighteen schools to Gladstone. Peterborough School won the J. L. Russell Shield with 74 points, Belalie East claimed the Lyons Shield for top points with small attendance, and various schools competed in flat races, girls team events, high jump, long jump, and thread-the-needle. The day featured a special train from Terowie and afternoon tea by the Gladstone Croquet Club, with officials praised for running a successful fixture.
The Diamond T one ton truck with Goodyear tyres demonstrated speed from Sydney to Canberra on Sunday Sept 2 in 6 hours. Average 44.1 mph with legs reaching 48 mph on long stretches. Readings detail segments Sydney to Marulan 3 h 2 m 45.3 mph and Tarago to Queanbeyan 39 min 24.2 mph, as road conditions slowed pace.
The Attorney General H Homburg spoke at Gladstone Memorial Hall to business people and farmers on the state’s finances. He warned of high public debt, costly railways, and growing taxation, urging thrift and reform while acknowledging past government errors.
The Gladstone Corporation met on September 26 with minutes from the prior meeting read and adopted. Correspondence and the Overseer and Finance Committee reports were received. The paysheet was approved. payments totaled £229 14. Debates covered unemploy ed men, Mes sia coin drums, sale yard agreement with the AR Commissioner, tree topping, coin drums, electric pole safety, road repairs, and direction signs. The Mayor and Town Clerk were to handle Cockburn account via Finance Committee. A traveling circus permitted ponies for one night. E T Sanders slaughterhouse permit granted. Health Officer monthly report received.
The Gladstone Tennis Club held its September 12 meeting at Memorial Hall to confirm moving to a new site. A committee was formed to arrange the new courts, subscriptions set, and High School girls granted Wednesday access. The club seeks Southern Flinders Association entry and anticipates A and B teams with a larger membership as four new courts are to be laid.
Huddleston secured an easy win over Gladstone at Huddleston on Saturday. Scorers note individual wicket takers H T Head and A P Tucker led the bowling, with Head taking 5 for 31 and Tucker 2 for 12. The season schedule lists matches and rounds through March, including semi finals and the final.
Public opinion hails General Motors backed Oldsmobile as it introduces a new six. The car features a high compression 65 hp L head engine, enhanced cooling, rubber insulated components, and a quiet interior. A sturdy five crossmember frame, low turn radius and improved starting, shifting, and steering mark the redesign.
Cables from London announce three cross-world flights in de Haviland Gypsy Moths. Captain Lawrence Hope departs for Kisumu, East Africa, aiming to set a return-record. Captain Halse flies to Capetown, Vicomte Dealbour with wife plans a staged global round trip, refuelling arranged by Shell.
A Saturday race card lists events and hurdle choices across venues. Hurdles include ALLS WELL versus HECK LA at Brighton with GLUCOS at Morphettvilla and VALDEEN or GOOD AS GOLD in the Morphettvilla Plate. Glenelg hurdles feature ARNOCK or KID AIDES. J.C. Derby options are OPERA QUEEN or YASSMIN. Weigall hurdle options CHEOSAN or KEE NEDGE.
Rainfall figures show yearly totals and monthly breakdowns from 1894 to 1938 with several gaps and misprints. The dataset lists annual precipitation values alongside monthly entries for January through December and a final cumulative tally of 21.99 28.47 14.23 1747 12.74, reflecting inconsistent OCR capture and uncertain entries.
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