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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1933
Page
4
In Brisbane Supreme Court, the defendant faced charges of bigamy. He stated he believed his first marriage was invalid due to lack of consent, claiming his mother had told him the union was not legal. He was 19 at the time and the case proceeded at the Monday hearing.
The case in Sammons Court involves Beeston disobeying orders for child maintenance from a second marriage to Marian Gertrude Kay of Wildask. He admitted initial attempts to support the child, was ordered to pay 27 pounds 6 shillings and court costs, with six months’ court default. Beeston was arrested at Barcangel by Com Sable Degia on December 7 and remanded to Warwick for trial on a separate charge.
A fragmentary account describes Cracow in boom times with colonial style streets, water issues, and a planned pipeline from the Dewson River. It notes telephones and banks not yet installed, baths and dances, and ambitious mining prospects at the Gakdea Plateau and Golden Pinteam site. Prospects hinge on two principal mines and large capital needs, with option payments and shares shaping the scramble for ore.
Market notes from January sales describe cattle at mixed prices with best due to old stock only. prime bullock beef averaging around 21s to 21s per 106 lb. cows 38s to 21s. sheep 1,380 head deep, two train loads from WF and Longresch, odds for prime quality. lambs 1,700 forward mainly good white Drombreds with some inferior lots. prices vary by station and range. report cites Thursday sales onward.
Fragmented notes describe Cracow during a revival as crowded and rough with an overcrowded cemetery and cheap lodging. Reports mention 1600 population, 300 mining teams, 150 wages men, 60 businesses, robberies curbed by police, and ongoing but uncertain development amid a mining boom fading.
The report notes many men head for Cracow area seeking work with plumbers carpenters and others. A fossil bed ridge near Cracow draws attention, with collectors eyeing potential finds and shelled fossils.
Researchers at General Electric in Shaneviarés New York study a two headed turtle under microscope. The creature has two stomachs and each head appears to control different body directions while the pair sometimes moves in opposite directions. Both heads react independently as scientists observe behavior and feeding.
A French government gesture contemplates presenting to President Hipia bars the colours of the Second Battalion of the Prageian Cunole Himt. The colours were lost in a September 194 tm engagement with French infantry near Keimeset. A German officer’s remains were later found in 1358 by a French workman. Theories claim the standard bearer tore the colours free to prevent capture as Germans did not follow all warfare laws.
Amid heated discussion Charleville council tackles water restrictions citing mains pressure and future supply. Aldermen clash over permit rules and valve access while residents express concern over impact on homes and trees. Mayor pressed to ensure fair enforcement as debate continues.
A nine year old boy, Rouse Bornaolt, showed remarkable fortitude directing companions to safety as a tree fell during a trek near Murwillumbah. The group escaped with injuries. the boy was hospitalized and one limb was damaged while parts of the crew fled the scene.
A local tank cleaning firm advertises services near a major marine facility, noting removal of large volumes of oil and sludge from storage tanks. The listing emphasizes safety, waste handling, and rapid response for industrial clients.
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