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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1919
Page
2
Gladstone Cricket Club A invites interested members to a re formation meeting to be held at the W L Parsons Farmars Stores on Monday evening next at 7 30. The notice also references religious services at various local churches including Holy Communion and sermon times at St George Georgetown and other venues in Gladstone.
A meeting of above will be held in Library Town Hall Gladstone on Monday September. All returned soldiers invited.
At Parsons Furniture Stores a reconstruction meeting is set for 7:30 to revive the Giadatane Cricket Club, hoping local supporters will turn out in force. Also noted are a Drum Band update and Peace Day fund contributions, plus a farewell for Gladstone High School staff and a new successor arrival from Burra.
An aged advertisement fragment touts Sander and Bons Eucalypti Extract as a universal remedy. It claims protection against influenza bronchitis diphtheria meningitis and wounds and promotes antiseptic healing and curative power backed by a purported Supreme Court of Victoria endorsement.
The Gladstone Rifle Club held a Saturday match with 8 shot limits at 600 and 500 yards. Competitors included Samn and We Thomson with scores around 66-85 and 36-88 in Ti, while W. Odgers and M1 RiGee posted notable results. Several shooters such as Grubb, Smith, Growden and others registered varying scores across events, with mentions of categories BB and FF and a final tally for the day.
The annual concert at Gladstone Town Hall by St Josephs School Sisters drew a crowded audience, prompting calls for a larger hall. Mayor E A Gals praised the children's performance, with high order musical items and well enunciated recitations. Miss Gertrude Noonan impressed, and decorations by Mrs C F Schmidt enhanced the event.
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