Touring Cyclists Pursue Australia by Bicycle from Sydney
Two young men from Hornsby near Sydney, Mervyn Buglart and David Darby, set off on a nine month cycling tour around Australia. They travel light with racing bikes, planned coastal routes to Cairns Darwin Perth and back to Sydney, enduring rough roads since Rockhampton. Darby was born at sea on the Ara farm to missionary parents.
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Hornsby
Sydney
Bowen
Mervyn Buglart
Abd Turner
David Darby
Australia
China
Arafura
Darbys
Mira
Darby
St. Dates
Presbyterian Church
Rockhampton
Manekay
Proserpine
Bower Wits
Cairns
Midso
Darwin
Perth
Port Revenue Strains Highlight July Halving Impact
The report shows July revenue halved to £1005 from £1008 the previous year, with seven months of the year yielding lower sums. Output notes reduced tonnage and bunker figures, reflecting a tightened port operation and comparative drops against 1948 figures.
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Bowen Barbour
Sydney Strike Hits Industry Across Seven Weeks
A seven week coal strike in Sydney caused major wage losses and massive output reductions. Unemployment peaked around 20 percent with payments near £1,200,000. Industry losses reached about £127,000,000 while production declines affected coal, steel, bricks, and other goods including refrigerators and tires.
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Selee
Burdekin Bridge Sinking Delayed by Forest of Tree Trunks
The Burdekin Bridge project is temporarily halted as divers work through a dense forest of trees wedged under the river bed. Logs up to ten feet across lie beneath Loft, hampering the sinking effort. Divers expect to encounter logs carried down by floods years ago as they advance.
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Calason
Burdekin
Tees
Wutting
Indigestion Warning And Causes For Concern
Indigestion can signal various issues from lifestyle to serious digestive diseases. Symptoms range from sudden pain to a burning feeling, fullness, or nausea, with possible nighttime wakefulness and sour taste. causes include diet, stress, gallbladder problems, ulcers, or cancer, urging medical advice.
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Hilty
Illness Clues from Digestive Disturbances and Contaminated Food
The text notes diseases in other organs may reveal themselves during digestion and warns that foul food contamination can spread germs. It advises against relying on home remedies as digestion issues begin quietly and worsen, with mention of severe illness starting subtly and escalating.
Whale chase ends with broadside at Cheybaraa Reef
Local angler Eddie McCane and crew aboard the Wreck chased two assumed fishing craft that turned out to be whales at Cheybaraa Reef in Edgecombe Bay. After gunfire from a 22 calibre rifle and evasive maneuvers by a rival launch, the whales dived and the Wreck resumed fishing with modest yields. A rumour claimed one crew member sang a sailors’ ditty during the engagement.
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Eddie McCane
Mervyn
McCane
Chis
Lyle
Smith
Innisuiil
Cheybaasa Reef
Edgecombe Bay
John Feeney
Mr. Jackson
Chas. Feeney
Charlie Lyle
Gloucester
Bowen Fire Brigade Board July and August Meetings
The Bowen Fire Brigade Board held July and August sessions with directors including North and Hoberts. Expenses for the year were set at £500 with the June 100 estimate. painting and overhaul of motor vehicles for £27 7s 0d was approved. New appointments replaced two firemen, and letters of appreciation were sent to resigning members. The Chief Officer urged a foam gun at Lowen Freezug Works to address grease on the floor and responses to nuisance grass accumulations were discussed.
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Bowen Fire Brigade Board
Messrsa
GB. North
W.A. Th Uorria
TL. Hoberts
Abeba
D. Murray
Honey
H. Skinner & Bone
Messie
North
Harfle
McLean
J. Welldun
H. J. Kelly
Messrs. Lew. Bklmer
J. J. Cooper
F. Deolan
T. C. Donsen
Premiseg
Firewood Depot Advertises Supplies in Queen's Beach Area
Meania Morris and Gralton Gralton announce they supply all wood needs including firewood. Orders may be left at the 1.0.0 or prone 16 locations.
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Meania
Morris and Gralton
Queen's Beach Wood
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VOGUE
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Burdekin Bridge
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