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Newspaper
Bundaberg Mail
Location
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 15, 1924
Page
4
The notice records sun rise and set times, moon rise and set, and predicted high tides for the Bun Moon area. It lists expected high water at the fan iberg wharves for Friday with specific times and notes adjustments for Huron Heads.
The Woongarra Shire Council examined a large road trolley amid mixed local opinions. Citizens observed reduced material handling costs and improved efficiency when large motor trucks replace horse drawn carts, though concerns about road safety and job losses persisted.
An ad touts Dr William’s Pink Pills as a tonic to calm nerves and improve sleep. It claims the pills aid digestion, feed nerves with nutrition, and refresh the blood for renewed vitality, with a sales push for broad consumer use.
Weather notes report 145 points of rain over two days with lingering clouds and a forecast of more downpours. A large funeral for Mr Robert Woolf was held at the Masonic Hall with local and Lodge members in attendance. An advertised livestock sale at Dalye ford on February 10 features the Edna Vale property, dairy herd, stock, and equipment, with transport and luncheon arranged for buyers.
A short circuit in an electric wire at the Grand Hotel yesterday afternoon prompted a precautionary alarm as firefighters arrived. The incident drew little attention and no injuries or major damage were reported.
A notice from the Australian Museum thanks Mr W Fiemng for a copy of volume III of the Avatration Miarum Magedins. The book is praised as highly instructive and, at 138 pages, offers Australian topics such as Pearl Fisheries and Belvbul’s Caves. It appeals to teachers, parents, and knowledge seekers.
A man named Frack Ayeson was injured when a flock of hens attacked him while he was taking a cart to Gatton. He suffered a painful facial injury and the horse pulling the cart became unmanageable and balked.
Heavy showers drenched the district with up to three inches of rain reported in Singera and South Kolan. An elderly man, George Butter aged 74, suffered a fatal mishap and was rushed to hospital by ambulance. Dairy factory returns show monthly butter production at 10,630 lb with payments of £9970 1 0 and boiler debt of 1 shilling. The Sugar Journal February issue discusses white labor by policy advocates and industry figures, plus reports on cane transport and factory progress.
A mineral sample described as chalcedony and a solution of milica from rocks was presented yesterday by Mr Re Schudediye to Mr G J Saunders principal of Ipawich Techolen Collage. The specimen was opaque glossy and had a peculiar chalcedony formation with no commercial value.
Reports from the U C A and Sugar journals discuss cane yields, per ton sugar production, and area planted in South Africa. references to Natal Zululand cane varieties and disease impact. The piece notes German migration to Mexico for sugar cultivation, a US Agriculture motion picture on sugar cane, and global prospects for 1930s sugar production with calls to overhaul production costs.
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