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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
4
A narrator recounts a poker game among country farmers, spiked with brash bragging and comic bravado. The blind ends in danger when a gun is drawn, revealing a hidden ace and a chilling memory of a finger stall. A beachside interlude with a sharp one liner follows before a domestic quarrel caps the scene.
In a moorland farmhouse, a mother guards her children from a past husband’s return. Derek and Fanny pursue hopeful futures with a revolutionary gramophone device and a rising musical star, while a London police warning and a hidden wireless device threaten to upend their fragile peace. The mother prepares to destroy the incriminating record as the threat closes in.
The article explores the feasibility of an armoured tank that flies, focusing on J Walter Christie’s experiments in the United States. It describes a 10-ton Christie speed tank with wheels and tracks, a 75 mm gun, air wings, and a detachable airplane concept. Tests and claimed performance are recounted alongside Christie’s personality and claims of government resistance. It places the flying tank within broader wartime air power debates and notes political and military leadership changes in Britain.
Fourteen months of war have failed to yield a single great name among Allied commanders on sea land or air. Churchill stands alone with an unchallenged position in his sphere while British reputations fade as quickly as General Gamelin’s. The sea war lacks a major fleet action, exposing the uncertain state of naval prestige.
The piece argues Hitler will suffer Napoleon's fate as France's loss and wool buyers ripple through Queensland markets. It recalls Napoleon’s European dominance and Britain's resilience, urging continued UK supplies and Australia’s internal trade. It warns of a Fifth Column and urges war effort in agriculture and livestock.
A 75 year old London engineer unveils a crude oil powered steam engine with potential aviation impact. The model, while unproven for aircraft use, runs safely and is light and compact, offering inexpensive operation and intriguing possibilities for future flight.
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