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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1932
Page
7
A essay by Bessie Love outlines real love as a harmony of mind body and spirit. It argues love comprises mental spiritual and physical unity with equality between partners, and that romance alone is not true love. Real love grows through understanding tolerance and shared values, potentially arising more than once in a lifetime.
The piece recalls Bert Hinkler as the first airman to follow early aviators from England to Australia, noting dates such as February 28, 1928, and other milestones like Kingsford Smith and Lindbergh. It extols aviation’s continental reach, contrasts American and world routes, and reflects on the wonder of flight from Le Bourget to Bermuda, ending with a teaser about a new air mail service.
New Guinea lies north of Australia in a remote region where natives and customs fascinate readers. Ocean steamers offer winter cruises visiting Port Moresby, Samarai, Wondelark, Rabaul, and Salamoa among many others. The territory spans 72 000 square miles of mainland New Guinea with lands of varying sizes from New Britain at 1 000 square miles to tiny specks.
Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe recounts early aviation days from 1908, detailing first flights of a plane built with limited help, initial trials, and the rapid growth of air travel. He notes progress toward global speeds, naval aviation interests, and visions of 24 hour coast-to-coast travel and world-wide weekend trips.
Claire accuses a man of coldly ignoring her in town while Michael reveals a web of romance and deception. Angela and others weigh the scandal as Claire confesses a bed partner and a plot to expose hypocrisy. The manor’s new owners become a point of envy and rumor.
A garbled Christmas compilation offers pithy sayings on gifts, temper, and family duties. It threads warnings about miserliness, boasting, and bloated reputations with jumbled proverbs and misprinted lines, likely from a late 19th or early 20th century column.
The piece argues seaweed, abundant on Australian and Irish shores, could become a major income source. It notes current uses in iodine production, fertiliser, and food, with potential profits shown by past figures in Galway and Ireland. It urges scientific analysis to unlock its commercial value and create jobs picking, drying, and processing seaweed.
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