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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1943
Page
2
An annual subscription of 10 shillings 6 pence offers a 10 discount on all fees incurred by the member while a patient at the hospital. The £1 1s annual subscription extends the concession to the member’s family and grants a say in hospital affairs, presenting a beneficial investment for all.
A monthly visit by W. Thomson BDS and M S Boyle to Gladstone begins May 24. They will be at Mrs Warm’s Chemist Shop from 10 am to 4 pm on the fourth Monday each month for consultations.
A E Ralph and Co of Irvine Street Jamestown advertise as still Ford dealers for Jamestown and district. They note sales particulars and that new Ford parts are available from Mr P Wilmshurst at the same address who acts on their behalf while he serves in the Australian Military Forces.
The Adelaide produce report notes peak state production has been reached but favorable weather and light showers will keep oatpel and factory activity steady for weeks. Country districts are in large part ideal, summer feed secured, and demand for Line Valley butter remains strong due to vitamin content and keeping quality with prices quoted for local sale under the Equalization Plan. Prices for butter and other dairy items are listed, with quality tiers and packing notes.
The auction offers a large consignment from A e Hawker and Co and many named sellers in Hallett, Jamestown, Spalding, and Georgetown. Entries include hundreds of ewes, wethers, and lambs with ages up to 24 years, plus rams, ewes, and mixed flocks from Bungaree, Wirrabara, Glenrest, Poperinghe, and more. Also listed are pigs, cattle, and farm sundries with terms to be arranged with the auctioneer prior to sale.
For sale in May a 7 foot harvester in real good order offered by KH Kup of Tainestown. Also listed is a lost item near Jamestown a motor tire tube with a reward for return to K B Davies Ayr Street Jamestown.
Thank you to friends and relatives for support after the sudden loss of William Piper. Special thanks to Mrs Buck Joy Mr Maynald and the Rev Wise man. BERRYMAN In loving memory of Praik Berryman killed in active service at El Alamein in November 1942. Wehrmann In loving memory of husband and father who died October 28 1941 inserted by his wife and family.
Church listings across Jamestown and surrounding towns include Anglican Trinity XIX and St James services, Methodist and Presbyterian schedules, Salvation Army meetings, and Lutheran and Baptist notices. The October 31 1943 notices note Eucharist and baptism times, evensong, Sunday School anniversaries, and a presidential visit at St Andrews' Presbyterian, with multiple pastors named and locations such as Canowie Belt, Wirrabara, Crystal Brook, and Laura.
Local column lists visitors and residents in Gladstone and Laura, recalling race day crowds at Port Pirie and Gladstone events. Entries mention Mr. and Mrs. Clitt, Connie Acott, Pte Norman Boahim, Flight-Lieutenant Thomson, Jim Stewart and many others, with birthdays and greetings noted.
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