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Newspaper

The Areas Express

Location

Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia

Date

Oct 29, 1948

Page

2

Livestock Auction Entries From Gladstone Area

A long list of consignments includes 700 ewes and 700 hoggets from Thomson Burn side Station. Georgetown entries with 200 wethers 14 years and 300 wether lambs. Gulnare stores of summer lambs and 60 ewes. Gladstone outfits with wethers and lambs. Broughton Hills Stud offers 4 Merino Rams. Pigs: 10 well grown slips. Further entries invited.

E. L. McAuley Georgetown J. W W. Thomson Broughton’ Hills

Tanunda Band Contest Travel Arrangements

Bus will leave Laura at 5 a.m. on Saturday November 6 1948 and return the same night. Seats are booked on a deposit basis. Contact Laura 66 or Mr J S Wurm Laura Sanders' Bakery Wirrabara or Mr W G Cook Gladstone for bookings.

Laura J. S. Wurm Sanders Wirrabara W. G. Cook Gladstone

Tenders for dwelling at Gladstone Sixth Street

Commonwealth of Australia War Service Homes Division invites tenders by noon Monday 9 November 1948 for erection of a dwelling at Lot 47 Sixth Street Gladstone. High priority materials, wage and material cost increases reimbursed, tenders to be based on rates ruling at tender date. Plans and forms available on request to Box 319B GPO Adelaide.

Sixth Street Gladstone G.P Adelaide

Local News Roundup From Gladstone October 29 1948

Personal notices from Gladstone include Roma Hogg moving to Adelaide head office, Faheys returning from Melbourne and Adelaide, Price and Parroseine shifts at Caltex and City Depots, Lois Nash visiting Beachport, and a Jamestown visit by the Coons. St Albans Church spring fair at Gladstone Institute raised about £75 with a dance that evening. Mrs W Thomson led as president and Mrs P M Thomson as honorary secretary.

Roma Hogg Gladstone Budunda Farmers Adelaide A. S. Fahey Commercial Hotel Melbourne R. BR. Price Freeling S. F. Collins Caltex P. Parroseine Lois Nash H. G Dunsford Bay View Hotel Beachport John Coon New South Wales Jamestown A. D. Coon St. Alban’s Church Gladstone Institute W. Thomson P. M. Thomson

Governor at Georgetown Opens War Memorial Grounds

His Excellency the Governor Sir Willoughby Norrie and Lady Norrie will open the Georgetown War Memorial at 2.30 pm today. The site includes a playground, bowling green, croquet lawn and two tennis courts, costing over £2500 mostly from barley-growing on land donated by A J Smallacombe and M L McAuley. A luncheon, procession, afternoon tea, and children's sports follow the opening, with traffic diversions on Main North road 12.30 to 3.30 pm. Robert Fricker of Station 5 AD will compete.

Sir Willoughby Norrie Georgetown Robert Fricker Station 5 AD

Gems of Thought Politeness Quotations

A collection of brief sayings on politeness and manners by figures such as Chesterfield, Samuel Johnson, Lydia H. Sigourney, Mary Baker Eddy, Vanbrugh, and Elias L. Magoon. The quotes emphasize treating others well, humility, self-denial, and the practical benefits of courteous behavior.

Chesterfield Samuel Johnson Lydia H. Sigourney Mary Baker Eddy Vanbrugh Elias L. Magoon

Representative reshuffle and wartime veteran profile

Mr. R. T. Brown is named representative for Northern Areas replacing Mr. RB. Miers who now serves as city representative for Neptune Oil Company. Miers is a returned serviceman who spent five years with ILALAF attached to Bomber Command and flew a Lancaster Squadron on a tour of operations over Europe.

RB. Miers Neptune Oil Company Ilalaf United Kingdom I Bomber Command Europe Lancaster

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