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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 06, 1949
Page
1
A survey of odd bequests reveals how heirs and spouses were left tiny sums or symbolic items. Cases span Australia and Britain from elderly testators to celebrities with fortunes and disputed wills. The piece notes penalties for fraud and the pursuit of missing documents amid lengthy probate battles.
The NBWC held a record speedboat race from Brooklyn to Windsor over 75 miles on the Hawkesbury, with 41 boats entering. Ritchie in Keyite won in about 1 hour 3 minutes, while Mrs Olive Davie piloted Spam in Moikh in Ath to place among the finishers.
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