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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1922
Page
3
The community gathers for a ceremony announcing a new convent in Gladstone. Monsignor and local speakers urge nonCatholic friends to contribute generously, noting contractor support and a stone facade. The project includes a villa front and aims to educate children, with emphasis on broad community backing.
Sporting news reports mixed results from recent races with references to horses like Balaklava and Misner and upcoming fixtures at town racefields. The item lists probable contenders and handicaps for events including cyclechase and divisions, noting drawing changes and betting possibilities.
Gladstone officials chaired by G. M. Black review minutes and arrears, arrange Captain White lecture at the Town Hall, and plan a bureau address on veterinary matters. Mr. Bennett reports on dairy yields and lecture prospects, urging support for Ian White and inviting Barward branches to attend. Subscriptions and levies of 18 shillings noted.
The first match for the new season at Seaton was fired on Saturday October at 100 yards under a hot dusty north wind. Weather hindered shooting but scores and handicaps were posted. winners included the Scratch prize and Handicap prize, with Sharp entries from Gale Coe Coe and several shooters such as Fogarty Ballantyne Bonham Ayliffe and Barclay.
A detailed feature on Me Jack Heese and his gardener Mr J Thomas as they cultivate a vast garden of over six acres near Walske Creek and Crystal. The piece praises the scope of fruit trees vines vegetables and extensive allotments, noting thousands of tomato plants cabbages onions potatoes and heavy fruit yields amid elaborate beds and handsome market prospects.
Liubman and Paok certified opticians of Adelaide inform district residents that they are the exclusive providers of an eight testing apparatus designed to aid eye health. The notice states their Rade Street establishment offering this specialized service and insists on prior patient awareness.
District cricket match ended in a draw between Wi loaekea and Mannanari with high scores and fringe overs. The report also covers a committee discussion about second court work and a regional association proposal including Gladstone, Caltowie, Jamestown and Arpils, plus brief notes on tennis and local events in Georgetown and Brinkworth.
A church notes a forthcoming event at Port Pirie with a rare ceremony led by Father Germat. Representatives will attend a town hall anniversary service. The event oversees a distribution of prizes.
An old advertisement touts Sanders Extract as a universal remedy for cold wounds and skin ailments. It claims efficacy for wounds boils piles itching and related conditions with radical claims under medical authority. The listing references locations in Alueaia and Georgia and mentions Mr J. Bophina as a user.
Fragmentary OCR notes list names such as Bach Rywten Milne and Comale with scattered scores and teams like Betis and Brow. The text hints at a league relief fund activity and player mentions without clear context. The readable items suggest a sports or community record entry with multiple names and partial scores.
A fragmentary report from a Saturday match notes Rocky River Cricket Association meeting results. Gladstone scored 148 with Gomer making 48 in bold strokes while Narridy contributed solidly. The text is garbled but mentions Huddleston and Georgetown players, and references bowling and fielding attempts.
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