This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1932
Page
2
Telegraphic report from Brisbane notes extreme interior heat causing a bush fire at Munind with a thermometer reading 416 degrees and a death from heat. Registrations reach 12 at Charleville and Quilply as water falls. Thuree Mindah records 148 and the heat is the worst in six years.
Lang's fiances face a grim outlook with revenue forecast around £20,000 and expenditure near £24,000,000 by late June amid political stalemate and potential government financial deadlock. A Brisbane cyclone caused extensive damage, unroofing houses and smashing two Wapiti planes en route from Charleville to Sydney.
The Loan Council in Melbourne requests banks to lend £260,000 to Australia and £80,000 to Tasmania to cover extra yearly requirements. Premiers vow to offset by savings or higher taxes. no further deficit financing to be sought from banks except for Western Australia and Tasmania.
In Brisbane on Wednesday state representatives gathered for the Loam Council to push a return to the old order. The report notes a clear move among members to question national questions from a pollen point of view and to revert to prior arrangements after returning to their offices.
The Labor Minister said the Unemployment Relief Fund was running a deficit of £150000. Infantile paralysis cases rose with seven new Brisbane cases and five city area cases. The government considered closing schools if the epidemic worsened. No seating move for Theodore in Parliament, party officials indicated no official consideration.
Melbourne authorities report the Commonwealth Government refused to note Langs interest due. Lyons says Lang cannot raise the full 958 763 pounds while only 455 763 pounds is available. If Lang receives 300000 more, New South Wales would face renewed financial strain and bondholders would press the Commonwealth to cover arrears.
The report notes a deficit totaling 1 754 200 pounds with 679 549 pound in the red and 8 422 810 pounds in excess, detailing a challenging financial position for the establishment.
The report notes a Wool sale in Brisbane in 1992 with total realised of £6,294, an increase on the previous year but below 1929 averages. It records 1054 lots, an eleven-spite year in 1931, and price trends including an average of 41.40, with prices up 4 percent from the prior week. An appeal against a one year disqualification is lodged by Tutaday Buiseane owner-trainer Andersen over Wool Matters.
Federal government orders post offices to block publications from unlawful associations in a bid to curb perceived agitational material. Earthquake devastates Santiago city leaving 1,500 dead as 650000 residents sleep. New polio cases rise in Brushane with eighteen deaths since outbreak began.
The Electoral Boundaries Commission report shows minor alterations to first recommendations. Names changed include Auburn to Dalby Burru et gall to Tableland Chillagoe to West Moreton Rosewood to West Moreton and Townbus to Hamilton. A government proclamation now makes the new boundaries law.
The Commonwealth Bank Board approved advancing about £2,000,000 to complete the States Loan programme for the year, with Queensland excluded. It also agreed to issue Treasury Bills to fund Australia’s deficits, under strict guarantees that year-end deficits not exceed £60,000 to Western Australia and £20,000 to Tasmania. The Loan Council adjourned to discuss details. A separate note mentions Australians delaying army enlistment and potential consular barriers. An earthquake in Santiago caused extensive damage and fatalities feared initially, with 900 injured and a largely deserted city. In Home Hill a seven month old child died in a tent fire caused by an elder child. parents were away.
A woman died after her vehicle crashed to the pavement just behind a constable and she died en route to the hospital. The incident prompted an official response and ongoing investigation.
Melbourne reports nine people killed in a fierce bushfire across Warragul Walhalla and Noojes in Central Gippsland. Six deaths in Walhalla district with others burnt as timber mills and homes burned. rains are helping to quell the fire. London dispatch notes Britain plans 10 percent ad valorem duty on most imports with possible extra 1000 percent rise and Australian preferences to be admitted free.
Geor ge Hacon's team heads to Carandotta Monday to shear about 35 000 sheep. Carandotta Station sends 15 000 full woolled ewes to Katandra in Hughenden district for shorning. 10 000 sheep from Granada were raised at Kajabb for Maxwellon and home pastures. Jolly, a shearing contractor, commences on the Answer Downes with MacCorquodala owner next week. Bill Burrows, long-time wool classer for Geo Hacon, leaves Tuesday to join Jolly. Great money saving cough remedy advertised with cheap bottles replacing costly ready-made preparations.
An elderly ad declares many women overloaded with home duties suffer fatigue irritability and headaches. It urges a short course of Dr Williams Pink Pills to enrich blood build strength and steady nerves restoring energy and the pink tinge of health.
Margery Kirkham, 19, a typist from Brighton, died after leaping from the eighth floor of the Nicholas Building on Swanston Street early yesterday. She had recently been fined for shoplifting, a debt of shame believed to have weighed on her.
Shanghai reports show fierce bombing reducing the Chapel district to a blazing ruin as Japanese forces gain control. China appeals to the League of Nations while Britain and the United States reinforce Shanghai amid fears of wider war. Casualties mount in the fighting and fires continue to devastate the area.
Advertises rubber stamps and accessories for laundry and household use. Mentions linen Marino outfit, compact tile, and various stamp items with pricing hints. Seeks buyers through a local supplier.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.