02 Jan 1924
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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1924
Page
1
The page lists numerous low price fabric widths and types such as FUJI SILK, CASHMERE DE SOLE, SATIN GRENADINE, WASHING SATIN, and WATER-WAVED SOULE, along with men’s suits, trousers, shirts, silk shirts, socks, and BONDS hosiery. Also featured are BORSALINO hats and shopwide discounts on bath soap, cotton, and related goods.
A Friday dawn blaze at Narrabri Maarabri Arty district consumed a large business block as winds aided flames and water supply failed after a fire engine broke down. The inferno swept through offices and a college, damaging glass fronts and spreading rapidly before containment.
A disastrous fire swept a street, wrecking Bont 4 Slice Store and several neighboring businesses including a grocery, bakery, butcher, dressmaker and hair salon. The blaze damaged Wirthifer’s, Gray & Hoss, and other premises, with commonwealth electrical workers and auctioneers on site. Insurance coverage reaches about £15,000, while repairs are expected to cost £4,700. Firefighters battled smouldering ashes as the scene lay in ruins and chaos.
The Kingstown innings sees multiple batsmen including Vickers and Donahoo, with Moffatt and Killen delivering notable overs. Run out and bowled dismissals feature heavily as Armidale dominates several spells, while Totals show Vickers and Brown among key scorers in a damp, low-scoring session.
A search for two youths who set out from Weirn Mission Station in Cape York Peninsular area last October yielded nothing until recently. Rutland Plains station reports the remains of the two youths were found near the Coleman area, ending a long missing person case. The discovery provides closure for authorities and families.
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