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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1937
Page
5
Peculiar notes from rural centers describe rabbits leaping from mulga trees amid soil erosion talks and a Yass report of a two toothing sheep with a tri color fleece black brown and white. A Kirkdale farmer shows a foal orphaned by its dam and a replacement mare with a nearby foal.
Three day interval between the births of twins to Mrs W Bentley of Botton England last week. Mother and both babies are doing well. Such a gap is rare but not a record. Earlier cases include Essex with four days and a 1913 British Medical Journal report of five weeks. In the same week 152 deaths from road accidents and 4,755 injured occurred, up from 122 and 2,987 respectively last year. The rise is viewed with alarm.
The text advises careful handling to avoid engine difficulties in tractors. It warns that fuels not vaporizing readily reduce efficiency, as misty kerosene fails to vaporize and is not fully combusted, causing exhaust loss. Iron is noted as a major nuisance for operators, though details are cut off.
An average of 99 751 passengers and 15 600 or wohicles crossed Sydney Harbour Bridge daily in the financial year ending June 1. The total passengers for the period reached 34 509 000, with traffic by train tram road and pedestrians. Vehicle crossings totalled 5 710 000, while total expenditure for the bridge was £470 000 versus £467 160 prior year. The bridge’s upkeep remains constant amid heavy use and weather exposure, with about 29 000 000 travellers estimated in the first year. The grand cost of the bridge is likely around £3 500 000.
Premier W Forgan Smith notes confusion over Anzac Day rules as Queensland moves to declare Monday April 26 a public holiday though soldiers plan to observe on April 25. Meanwhile figures in the United States Treasury project a large public debt by June 20 1938 and the Blundell family historically held shipwreck rights in Liverpool during Edward II era.
Health Inspector J. Osborne told the Summons Court the complaint against Gordon Phister under Mosquito Prevention and Destruction Regulations would be withdrawn. Police Magistrate Mr Baker authorized the withdrawal after defence counsel’s request and a council statement about timing and conduct at the hearing.
Mr Ern Bone of The Pocket Brunswick River killed a 36 inch death adder in his plantation. Opened it revealed 21 baby adders, all of which were killed. Giovanni Dominic drank five and a half pints of wine in one minute to win a bet but drowned after falling into a pond while returning to his village.
Readers are invited to exchange pictures of the King Tea Lady for a range of gifts including towels, tea cloths, spoons, and pens. Send names and addresses to Better Gifts Ltd Sydney Box 3461R GPO. An advert notes cross-Channel air travel and a man’s mishap with a lakeside accident involving a discarded suit.
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