Death Notice for Mr. W Hobbs Resident of Gladstone
Announcements record the death of W Hobbs, among Gladstone's oldest residents. Other notices note M Tearney receiving a purse of sovereigns on Sept 11 1908 before leaving for Glanville and Miss Hunt receiving a gift from the Gladstone Friendly Society on Sept 16 1898. Local handicap and horse names listed for Pt Adelaide and Osborne depot. Purchase forms for legal amendments advertised at Review Office Jamestown and Areas Express Office Gladstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
M. Tearney
Glanville
Jamestown
Ofice
Gladstone
Ploughing Match Winners Named at Georgetown Event
At Georgetown on September 11 the annual ploughing match concluded with winners Messrs. W. Shand W. Hunter H. Mills W. Saint W. Runger T. H. Turner and F. J. Reynolds. A dinner followed with E. Stephenson presiding and speakers including Ingram Trembath Wilson Mugg Virgo Leonard Reynolds Hendry Bennett Shearer and Lynn. Attendance at Melrose reached about 1200. a Saturday cricket match saw Jamestown defeat Laura by 74 runs and 9 wickets.
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Melrose
Jamestown
Laura
Georgetown
Messrs
W. Shand
W. Hunter
H. Mills
W. Saint
W. Runger
T. H. Turner
F. J. Reynolds
Mr. E. Stephenson
Ingram
Trembath
Wilson
Mugg
Virgo
Leonard
Reynolds
Hendry
Bennett
Shearer
Lynn
Snake Gully Ball Aids St Marys Church Tennis Club
The Snake Gully Ball at the Institute on Sept Tth drew large crowds and raised over £35 for St Marys Church Tennis Club. Prizes honored costumes, with entertainment by Father Molloy and Carnell’s orchestra, plus exhibits from Mr E Buckenara.
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St. Mary’s Church
Institute
E. Buckenara
Bundaleer Station
Fr. Molloy
Father Molloy
Carnell
Pt. Pirie
Port Pirie
W. H. Threadgold
Dorothy Hinton
Ted Ramsay
D. O'Connell
Mabel
L. Nancarrow
Misa M. Hynes
Uncle Clarence
M. Hiskey
Glen Denhardt
Royal Australian Navy
Melbourne
Highways Dept
Here
Gladstone
Narridy
Crystal Brook
J. J. Angley
Frank
Nell Angley
Sydney
Brisbane
Manunda
C. J. Eiffe
Caltowie
Eddie Hynes
Gladstone Visitors Attend Adelaide Spring Show
Gladstone residents traveled to Adelaide for the Spring Show as cheap rail fares boosted attendance on Tuesday. Adelaide Show week again drew country crowds and this year’s attractions matched the usual high standard.
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Gladstone
Adelaide
First cycle race on Gladstone's new track
The Gladstone Cycling Club held the first race on the new Gladstone oval track. Ten starters raced two miles with K. Bradock first, D. Stewart second, and J. Dowd third. Spectators praised the track’s appearance during the football match.
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Gladstone
Gladstone Cycling Club
Gladstone Oval
K. Bradock
D. Stewart
J. Dowd
Gladstone District Council Meeting Minutes 1938
The Gladstone District Council met on Friday September 9 1938 with Dr J F O Neill as chair and Crs Potter Black Hillam Nourse M Page and Clerk C Budge present. Reports read and approved including Overseer finance and wards. actions included a Villers Brettoneux Memorial Drawing. farming at Manafoe. appointing E H Andrews to Abattoirs. dog registration prosecutions after Sept 20. reconsideration of crossings rails. grant application to eradi cate noxious pests. council duties with Northern Councils noted. leave for Dr Nourse. renaming Cross Street. six appeals of assessments reduced in five cases. general rate set at 1 3d in the pound with township wards at 1 2d.
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Cr. Black
Cr. Potter
Cross Street
East Terrace
Dr. Page
Black
Department
Cr. Page
Northern Councils Association
Nourse
R.S.L
Dr. Black
Rats Plague Central Australia Surges Then Vanishes
In the Barclay Tableland a vast rat invasion haunts outback camps chewing gear and forcing ground beds to be abandoned. The 1927 outbreak marked the largest in memory near the Rankine Georgina junction, with rivers reduced to water holes and sudden, unexplained dispersal after dramatic plagues.
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Outback
Australia
Barclay Tableland
Australian Oddities in Australind and Desert Ventriloquism
The Western Australian Company attempted a grand Australind settlement north of Bunbury, but failed by 1848 as lands proved unworkable and labour scarce, leaving a small town on the site. A Bush Ventriloquist recalls tracking an Aboriginal man in the desert south of the Georgina River as rains forced relocations.
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Australind
Australia
Western Australian Company
Leschenault Inlet
Bunbury
London
Georgina River
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Eudunda
R. J. Finlayson, Ltd
Telephone
J. W. Norman
Mr. W. Hobbs
Miss Hunt
Gladstone Friendly Society
Clarence Hotel
Lnst
Laura To
Booleroo
W. Hancock
C. Budge
Messrs. Budge
Hirsch
E. Coe Sear
Northern Cricketing Association
Latimer
Antongrange
Sobacre
Osborne
Siegiff
Richildis
Cloudland
Bounty
Guineas
Tempest
Panka
Rotex
Welter—Kaerleon
Salmar
Whipstick Lad
Oliver Reis
National Library of Australia
A. C. Masters
BAKER
Confectioner & Pastrycook
Akes
Villers Brettoneux
Cr. Nourse
Cr. Hillam
Manatoo
E. H. Andrews
A. J. Butter & Son
Gladstone Institute
Gladstone Library
J. Ballantyne
Miss Phyllis Cook
Oldsmobile
H. T. Harslett
Fel Yaa Spek
Gladstone Hotel
Auburn and
Wallaroo
West End
P. R. Bradock
M. W. Gurney
E. Leesue
Main Street
W. L. Palmer
Opticians
Bert Barrett’s Men’s
E. A. Gale & Sons Contractors &F
J. L. Herman
Port Victoria
E. Yates
Fruiterer
Greengrocer
Eley Bros
General Blacksmiths
H. F. Holmes
Main ST. Gladstone
Beason
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