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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1936
Page
3
In Georgetown the produce stall at the RC fete held a euchre party drawing a good crowd. Ray Dowd won the gentlemen’s prize of bathing towels. Mrs. T Myatt won the ladies’ fancy bread-board. Takings topped £5, aiding stall funds as organiser Miss Eileen McAuley and assistants saw brisk support.
Phona BO advertises daily beet quality meat delivery with the motto civility and attention at all times and proclaims a trial will convince you.
From Out the Past notes Crabb of Gladstone won first prize at the Adelaide Show for cordials and expanded his factory to the north’s most up to date plant. It lists recent cricket scores for Gladstone teams and a 1908 War Precautions Act polling hour hotel closure. Also mentions local election meeting at Gladstone Town Hall and Mrs Ellister trophy event entries.
A compact report lists horse names and race events including Tallem Bend River Handicap Royal Hops and Melbourne Cup contenders Talking Sylvan Fale Young Crusader Bache. It also records a cricket week with Laura 134 Jamestown 109 Gladstone Married 115 Single 61 and notes the Gladstone mayor declined re nomination.
Members of the Warridy club praised Mr. Treasure for his surprise acceptance and thanked him publicly. Speakers congratulated him on being chosen to play at Clare against the English team, noting that earning a spot in such a team is luckier than merely gaining wits.
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