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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1924
Page
2
Classified notice lists various ads including property to let and sale offers. It mentions Crowe Street area near Hall, a motor garage, a house with six rooms and bathroom, transfer options, and cash offers requested. Names Stana Haine and Ben Hacer appear with addresses and dates.
Taxpayers are reminded to file income tax returns by September 30. Gladstone district lists several meetings by the Ancient Order of Foresters, a teachers association visit to the jail, premiership books and a town ball planned for Thursday. The District Band of Hope meets, and a letter from A Hunter on prohibition is cited with remarks by A Brown about its effects on health and society.
Gladstone Daily reports on regional affairs including a 1024-26 budget adoption by Geneva town council, a Gladstone market with 1,600 sheep and livestock listed for Tuesday, and a memorial committee's gratitude to Indigenous people. Also noted are a concert fundraiser, Ada Adelaide Show invites, Gladstone footballers visiting Barands, a Salvation Army girls’ performance, and an overnight stay at Wirra.
The Gladatana Social and Dance Club hosted a Thursday evening event at the Town Hall with vibrant lemon and orange decorations and green lamps. Fred Jeffry’s band played, a supper was served by Mrs Norman, and a large committee including Mrs H M Pascoe and others managed arrangements and duties.
In Gladstone on Monday September 8 1934 Michael Joseph Kelly an elderly offender pleaded guilty to drunkenness and to being a rogue and vagabond. He was fined five pounds or fourteen days imprisonment on the drunkenness charge and ordered to be detained for four months on the rogue and vagabond charge.
Alliton, previously cited for minor offenses, pleaded guilty to drunkenness and loitering. He was fined 40 shillings and sixpence plus costs, with an additional 20 shillings and costs or one month’s imprisonment. G W Bardeley also pleaded guilty to breach of the Lighting Act and was ordered to pay four shillings and sixteen pence in costs.
The notice details a large government loan of 10,300,000 with 6 percent interest and staged redemption dates from 1924 to 1936. It explains payment methods through the Bank of State Savings, money orders, or post office, noting portions due on specific Mondays and final maturity. Interest and instalments are taxed as Commonwealth income but free from state income tax. Endorsed by Earle Page, Treasurer.
A reader’s letter attacks Mrs Harvey and the Institute over the Memorial Buildings transfer. It cites alleged figures and dates from 1800s records, accuses supporters of deceit, and calls for accountability by the Institute, the town council, and related corporations. The author promises further detailing in future replies.
Dacas Motors Limited, distributor of Ford cars in South Australia, has booked another order of Ford cars for the Bank of Adelids. The distributor says a large majority of business and commercial houses in the state rely on Ford for reliable petrol economy and repairs.
The text lists population numbers for New South Wales Victoria Queensland and Western Australia with evident OCR errors and misread figures. It appears to be a statistical extract showing state populations though some figures are garbled.
Georgetown reports the installation of electric light for the hall should be completed by week end with a formal switch on and a concert to honor the event. A Masonry ball decorations effort is noted under Mrs. S. Nancarraw with prizes awarded for a decoration competition and afternoon tea hosted by Mrs. G. Re Hamilton.
The article praises Studebaker's high manufacturing standards and strict testing. It notes raw materials pass through their own labs before use, 125 inspectors oversee quality, and 90,000 inspections occur per car before factory exit. A corps of 1,200 inspectors ensures precision to within fractions of an inch, supporting low operating costs and dependable ownership.
A sprawling, garbled page lists events and notices from Adelaide including show weeks, wartime chatter, weather, a burglary note, cough remedies, and various odds and ends. Names like Warren and R. B. Smith appear amid scattered lines about population figures, courtly phrases, and random quotes.
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