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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1910
Page
3
October 14 Calx tone reports a Brook chess match loss 6 3 and praise for hospitality and local club members. Balaklava notes include postal office staffing, show attendance, agricultural prize plans, a charitable dance with butterfly decor and thanks to donors.
Minutes read and confirmed. Correspondence from Crown Lands Office on Beetaloo road grant and subsidy. Council discusses weighbridges and discrepancies. Resolutions include paying Mr Hon 30 pounds for work destroyed by Boal on Beetaloo flat, arranging pipe work across Beetaloo, road repairs at Mr Thoms, filling ruts in Yangys paddock, and calling tenders for a culvert repair near Pine Creek. Accounts approved at £94 1s 1d.
A bustling Eight Hours Day event in the north drew up to 7 000 attendees aboard four special trains. The Jamestown display featured prominent machinery, canoes, furniture, and crafts while horse and cattle events impressed spectators. Me Dannis of Wandearah won trotting, Mr Wilton of Laura claimed hunter and high jump, and a rider injury paused racing as a horse rolled. Exhibits from Hum phris and Sons showcased canoes and utensils, with leading State firms in machinery present. Pleasant weather aided a relaxed, well attended day.
A fragmented diary like discourse discusses wool sales from the public saleyards, noting bidders from many nations and the bustle of auction events. It shifts to politics and education, railing at mechanized schooling, labor unrest, and the impulse of agitators while weighing humanity and economic conditions.
A garbled polemic questions labor leadership and promises, warning of manipulation and propaganda. It rails at demagogues seeking power, urging vigilance against false claims and urging a united movement to reform society despite hardship.
A Port Pirie reader, Mrs Engelbrat, states backache vanished after using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills ten years ago and notes the remedy remains effective. The card advertises Doan's for sale by Foster McClalian Co in Sydney with prices 2/9 per bottle or 15/9 for six, urging readers to buy.
The B U E Co announces a company picnic and sports meet at Crystal Brook on Oommler 19 with heats in boating dash and 220 yards handicap. Races include first heat Second heat and various heats led by Mundizap Sargent Whitehorn and Ferme, with multiple athletes named and event entries listed.
The Whitwarta Sunbeats announce a Friday evening event on October 21 at the welieo ground. Usual stalls will be present and a musical program aims to entertain visitors and provide a pleasant, relaxing night.
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District Councils report progress on bridge and road works in multiple wards. Rain and delays hinder rolling, withNurmania util and Georgetown works advancing slowly. repairs planned for Kelly Crossing and Bandaleer footpath, plus sanitation and drainage measures. Tickets for Sydney Eight Hours Art Union announced with prizes up to £600 and agents listed.
The Blyth Show features a wide array of exhibits from livestock and vehicles to craft and horticulture. Highlights include top prizes for draught horses, Merino sheep, and a lively horse show with Hunt jump events and riding displays. The National Rifle Association matches at Port Adelaide drew competitors, led by I. B. Hewitt winning the Bonython trophy with strong scores at 800 and 900 yards.
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