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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1920
Page
4
Armidale City Council discussed works for public recreation and road safety. Aldermen examined park improvements, water and sewer affairs, and a proposed £10 reward for vandalism convictions. The meeting also addressed driver licensing, meter readings, and traffic control in town streets.
A rushed Armidale report notes heavy storms and local rainfall near the waterworks. Council discussions consider extending links to Vinval and Viura River to improve supply, with December rainfall tallied at 447 points and engineering reports promised.
In a council meeting a letter from J Pinto, hydro-electric plant owner, outlines a proposal to supply Armidale with electric light. He offers to form a company enabling ratepayers to own the setup, with charges of 8d per unit if distributed municipally or 6d per unit if via a company, and pledges to sell his plant for £4560 with £ balance over five years at 4½ percent interest.
An advertisement urges sufferers to visit Bruggist or order Concentrated Sourdal for 4/8 per unit. It claims near immediate relief and permanent cure by reaching the disease’s seat, warns against substitutes, and instructs sending a money order to Sourdal distributing address in Graydon, Gurrey, England for a large mailed package with full directions.
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