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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 19, 1917
Page
1
A long roster of volunteers associated with Gladafone and district is published. The list names many individuals from Gladstone and surrounding areas, noting those who wore guns but were not accepted for active service. The article includes variants and spellings of several surnames and includes some updating notes on omissions.
The Goado stone High School presents a list of enlistees and names including Huddleston Brown Lambert Telford Smith Shulabeer Smith Wainwright Wood and many others. The passage also includes a poetic interlude about the eucalyptus tree and reflections on rest and duty.
Listing of monthly gatherings and weekly events in Gladstone with venues and times. Includes alternate Friday evenings and second Saturday activities, library hours, subscription rates, and clerical offices. Highlights Elder Smith & Co Ltd sales, reading room hours, and council chamber meetings.
The schedule shows arrival and departure times for passenger and mixed trains to and from Gladetune via Adelaide Blyth Terowie Port Pirie Petersburg and others. Notable times include Adelaide via Blyth 2.24 pm and Port Pirie 9 am 7.99 pm, with departures from Gladstone Sundays excepted and limited services to Adelaide via Terowie and Blyth.
The notice lists opening hours for the Post, Telegram and Telephone Office and Money Order Office, with detailed Inland and Foreign telegram rates, parcel and newspaper charges, and holiday closures. It notes special timings for Port Pirie Petersburg Jamestown and other towns, urges keeping postal note numbers, and outlines Christmas and Good Friday closures.
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