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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1931
Page
3
In Mount Isa the Man and Supply Shaft suffered a premature blast Friday morning. Several workers including an underground manager and a foreman were treated. injuries judged not serious. An inquiry is planned, and authorities probe the cause while noting charged holes and detonators found on a Russian Finn among the injured.
Summary of operations ends February 1h with completion of timbering and loading chutes at Glory Holes Nos 1,5,6 and 6. Ereaving works advance on No 2 3 4 5 Glory Holes while drives and crosscuts extend at South Drive Main Haulage Level and West Drive. Ore pockets excavated, shaft heights increased, and mill and smelter infrastructure progressed with water tanks filled and hydraulic systems tested.
Advertises Prima dessert at ten shillings per cade with cash on delivery and added freight for isolated siding. Mentions W J Long Glen Niven and Southern Lines.
Charlie Chaplin's arrival in London triggers a dispute on Kennington Road over two rival houses linked to his birth. Crowds gather as spectators claim ties to Chaplin’s grandmother, while the star remains unengaged, slipping between locations and avoiding the ardent mob. A hotel exit and a taxi ride pin the scene to Kennington where the former boyhood home stood.
The Queen's Hotel on Ramsey Street changes hands with Mr Foodpath taking over from Mr T O Reilly and appointing Jim Corcoran as manageress. Mrs Corcoran arrives from Cloncurry after earlier running the Post Office Hotel and the Nailway Hotel. Redpath is praised as a friend and supporter of local sports including base racing cricket football and basketball.
Police uncover the body of Barry Pearson near White's Mountain cave after two prospectors found his camp burned and his corpse showing advanced decomposition. A double barrel gun lay beside him and a penny in his pocket suggests suicide after a period of isolation while reportedly working at Reedy Springs. The scene was buried by Constable Teichmann and locals as details emerge.
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