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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 26, 1947
Page
4
Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills are promoted to cleanse the liver kidneys and other detox organs. The ad claims sluggish organs allow poisons to back up in blood causing headaches backaches dizziness and biliousness. It urges driving out poisons to keep kidneys liver bowels and skin active and healthy.
Minutes detail reports on the Northern District Councils and Corporation Association meeting, the Northern Fire Fighting Association event, and the unveiling of a tablet for the late R. J. Rose at Laura Cemetery. Donations, tenders, building appeals, rates, and motions cover power lines, grading equipment, bread delivery, and memorial plans for the main street.
The Laura Hospital Building Fund received additional donations including £4 12/0 from A Wilson and £3 10/0 from B Peck, plus £6 from Mrs C Becker and £2 2/0 from J Suteliffe. Other contributors include L H Schultz, W Bl Stats, R & Worst, Wegner, and C H Tollitt, totaling £310 15/3.
The Shaw Savill 15000 ton liner Arawa sails from Capetown after leaving on the 20th Angnat and is due at Melbourne on September 15 before continuing to Wellington. Formerly Esperance Bay, it has been rebuilt as a modern one class tourist carrier with 274 passengers. Cargo includes 400000 cu ft of meat and dairy refrigerators and 166000 cu ft of wool and goods. Captain J Steele commands.
Delegates from Laura Gladstone Wirrabara and Caltowie met at Laura to form the East Flinders Cricket Association. Clubs Laura Wirrabara Gladstone and Caltowie will affiliate. Patron L. Lloyd, President T. D. Keane, Secretary/Treasurer M. Lewis elected. Season opens October 11 with one day minor rounds and two day finals fixtures.
E N Avery, newly appointed General Manager of Shell Australia, announced Melbourne that first test-drilling equipment for Shell and its associate Shell Queensland Development Pty Ltd will arrive by late September. About 30 soundings to 3,000 feet will be drilled in Tolleston Queensland as the second stage of exploration progresses toward a 10,000 foot deep test to prove oil presence.
A critique argues Prime Minister Chifley aims at bank nationalization as a political bid. It warns that forced banking ownership would remove customer choice, expand bureaucracy, and threaten free enterprise, potentially creating a dictatorial state while Britain faces hardship.
The Maylands obituary notes the death of Maude Mary Gale at 64 after farming life with husband Sam Gale ending in Maylands. Survived by eight sons one daughter Keith and Les Viale are among the sons. burial in Maylands Cemetery after service on Friday. Also reported is Edward George Buckenara who died in Adelaide aged 87, a longtime Georgetown craftsman and racing club supporter. Survived by widow two sons and two daughters Fearik Nancy Larry and Thore. burial in Maylands Cemetery on Tuesday.
Spalding War Memorial Appeal Fund receipts total 299 pounds 15 shillings 10 pence after additions from donors including Hawker, Philbey, Stoddart and Clarke. An inter-association benefit match on Show Day September 27 will feature North Eastern versus Territory West associations to aid the fund. The event includes a North kicking into the Championship of the North and a land-clearing initiative for the district property.
The Jamestown Hospital Board held a September 12 1947 meeting in the District Council Office. Present were E Z Taly Reg Char and others. reports covered finances, heating upgrades, ward equipment, and plans for building additions. Medical Officer notes showed August averages, births, deaths, and staff shortages. The board approved purchases and thanked delegates at two conferences.
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