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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 28, 1932
Page
3
Catalog notes reflect linoleum designs for dress wear and home use plus linens. Items include large bath towels 52 by 26 inches priced 2 shillings 11 pence for 2 shillings 6 pence each, ladies cotton vests at 1 shilling, and heavy weight pyjamas described as good cloth at 8 shillings 11 pence for 6 shillings 7 pence per pair.
About 200 residents packed the Institute for a Queen of Sport event “A Night Out” in aid of the Back to Gladstone fuel fund. The edition featured a mix of old time songs, mannequin parades, sketches, and a concluding dance with Auld Lang Syne.
Melbourne Cup meeting lists horses for events including Derby Liberal Oro Kuvera Cantata Stakes Chatham Dark Wood Winooka and Melbourne Cup Peter Pan Middle Watch Lough Neagh. Notes highlight entries and race references for Saturday events.
On Saturday last the Secretary Mr H T Harslett announced updated figures for the Queen Competition. Queen of Children Miss L Budge 2 4466 Queen of Sport Miss N Coe 8696 Queen of Primary Production Miss B Thomson 2109 Queen of Railways & Commerce Miss E Creber 2002
Reds beat Blues 13 sets 120 games to 2 sets 79 games in a Northern Areas tennis fixture played last Saturday. Notable results include W G Cook and M Read defeating A Dunstan and A Read in doubles, and M Read, W G Cook, L Read, and L Higgins each winning singles. Women's doubles saw Mise Spotswood and Mrs H B McLachlan prevail, with Miss Spotswood also winning the ladies singles.
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