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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 28, 1928
Page
3
Dressmaking art needle work and millinery classes commence term. Fee one pound one shilling per subject per term. Miss Violet Roberts in charge. R. V. Berryman principal.
Cricket season opens with Huddleston vs Georgetown at Georgetown grounds, weather forces abandonment before play. Crystal Brook hosts Narridy with W Button and A Pascoe among scorers, Dawes leads with bowling figures as several batsmen out.
The Gladstone Social and Dance Club held its fifth and final dance at Institute Hall on Thursday September 20. Tempo Orchestra of Port Pirie provided music while Bert Gale served as secretary and Masters of Ceremonies were Bert Gale and R. R. Dodman. An entertainment contest won by Mrs. W. J. Fairchild and a supper in Memorial Hall concluded a well attended evening with many members listed as present.
Adelaide Hunt Club prepares for a Saturday program with novice hunters in steeplechases and hurdles. Contenders include LICK EEN OF BURN EMUP, TOM S ROBE, AMANT, ROYAL DE BATE, and KALLORA among others. Additional events feature Kennels Handicap, Derby, Epsom setups, Kadina meet, and Jumpers Flat.
The Wirrabara Salvation Army held its Annual Fair and Concert at the local Hall on Thursday and Friday. Mr A J Matt opened the fair with speeches by Rev Holmes and Lieut Faulds. Stallholders reported brisk sales in Produce, Sweets, Jumble, Cool Drinks, Drapery, Bran Dips, Supper and Crew. Musical items by Misses Zilm Bottrall Potts and others accompanied the event. Total takings were about £48.
I. E. Phillis not out. R. Dawes not out. 10 wickets for. Bowling J. Collina 0 for 9, I. Clit ton 0 for 7.
The Jamestown Branch of the Agricultural Bureau held a lecture on diseases of wheat by Mr. E. L. Orchard at the Jamestown Institute on September 20. Topics included take all rust loose smut and control methods with formalin bluestone and hot water pickling plus cultural practices such as early fallowing and late seeding. The audience asked many questions and the speaker stressed virus and powdery mildew aspects and seed treatment cautions.
The annual S A N R A matches drew riflemen from across the state and Victoria, N A W, and Western Australia. Weather was fair and shooting high quality with winners including J Williams, A L Brice, S W L Saint, and G Coe in events at 400 to 900 yards, plus aggregates and service matches.
Printed at the Review Office Jamestown by the Proprietor L M W Judell. The brief notice records publication details for a local print item and identifies the proprietor responsible for the printing.
A light yet pointed note suggests that even when a woman cannot keep a secret she can usually find another woman to assist. It hints at companionship or aid offered through shared understanding.
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