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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1950
Page
2
Julia Creek experiences a quiet spell with heavy cool winds as several bush fires caused by train sparks trouble the area. Town residents join firefighters, while many locals depart on extended holidays to Townsville Melbourne and other destinations.
Large scale petroleum prospecting unfolds in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas and Louisiana. Companies have leased two and a half million acres, spent over 25 million in bonuses, and drill from platforms to test offshore structures extending 10 to 12 miles from shore. The Vacuum Oil affiliate leads the effort with seismic reflection work guiding subsurface drilling. Headquarters are in Morgan City Louisiana where the offshore operation commands a growing fleet of vessels.
Classified notice lists a Ford V A 15 Cwt 4x2 Blitz with a reconditioned Mercury engine and three new tyres in excellent condition. Contact D Haes at Court House Cloncurry. Also contains a Liquor Act order from J P Donlevy suspending Ernest Trevor Matthewson’s liquor sales for one year.
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