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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
2
The article criticizes Mr. King O Malley the Federal Minister for Home Affairs for his egotism and unilateral stance on railway gauge in West Australia. It urges impartial inquiry, warns against boasted action, and recalls his past influence over the Federal capital site and labor policy.
The late Hon. Fr L Batchelor, Minister of External Affairs, died Sunday. He was admired for earnest advocacy and broadminded spirit, respected across political lines. A valued Labor Party supporter, he had served as schoolteacher, mechanic, and politician.
The piece notes swagmen becoming less of a nuisance as employment improves and country people increasingly offer food in exchange for payment. It highlights a shift to independence and better prospects, with glimpses of local events from Jamestown shows to Hamley Bridge court cases.
Despite a strong counter attraction at Jamestown the Laura races proved highly successful with all events well contested and no accidents. Hardles results list Donnybrook Japax and others. Flying Handicap winners Porus Mize Conjuror Truce. Spring Handicap Elonita Juggier Queen Lord Koran. Eight Hours Miss Conjuror Truce Paradise. Time Trot Buckeye Colin Prince Louis. Rocky River Venus Juggler Queen Levee.
A Crystal Brook meeting discussed installing electric light via syndicate or municipal body. A 50 hp plant, engine and storage battery recommended. cost £2000–£2500 to install, about £8 weekly running, private lighting ~7s 6d monthly. Projected 100 subscribers at £4 yearly could cover costs. committee appointed to study site plant services cable mileage and subscriber needs.
Letters from Mrs. C. Searle of Hamilton and Mr. W. T. Mansfield of Newtown Wagga NSW recount relief from dyspepsia kidney disease and indigestion after using Warner's Safe Cure. They claim complete or substantial improvement and urge others to trial the remedy with pamphlets available from H. H. Warner and Co. Ltd. Australasia Melbourne. Sold by chemists and stores in original 5 shillings or 2 shillings 6 pence concentrate forms.
A fragment urges readers to beware fake brands and to seek genuine extracts. It asserts that true products like EUCAL EXTRACT offer safe, effective relief without harming the body, citing studies and medical authorities. The text warns against inferior substitutes and emphasizes quality and trust.
Birregurra resident Alex J. Cresswell describes ten years of colic attacks with agony and faint spells. He credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for relief and urges others to keep a bottle at home, noting favorable results from friends and customers. Sold by V Allan in Gladstone.
A NSW drought year brief notes totals of 61,476 cattle and 17,339,288 sheep with overall livestock counts 393,298. The entry references the Circuit Court at Gladstone and a Thursday hearing date in November 9th next.
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