Holiday Arrangements Observed On King’s Birthday
Postal and telegraph offices at Fortes post of fce will be open 9 am to 10 am on King’s Birthday Monday June 4 1948 for all postal and telegraphic business except money orders and savings bank. Mail after 10 am will not be delivered. Post office reopens at 12 pm for 30 minutes of counter service.
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Fortes Post Offce
King's Birthday
Pest
Savings Bank
Acm
McCormick-Deering
L. P
Public works debate on Wongajong road and Tomambil Bridge
Shire Engineer outlines road hardships from Wongajong to Turner's property and Parken flood area. He notes gates causing inconvenience and recommends consulting Fenton and Sons and others. Also assesses Parken flood road to Lemnan property and Tom’s Lagoon area, urging no costly formation due to poor traffic and bad bridge deck spikes.
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Taal Jemalong
Thieve
Wongajong
Turner
Messrs
M. Trannan
Treweau
Tomambil Bridge
Benne Su
Record Gusher Problem For Engineers Blows 589 Feet In Air
A historic oil well in Cerro Azul Mexico exploded in 1916 sending a 698 foot plume and wrecking the derrick as crews fought to control the giant. The incident followed the earlier Kirkuk and San Geronimo flames, with Cerro Azul No 4 delivering massive daily outputs before engineers tamed the site.
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Iraq
Ltrs
Kirkuk
Mosul
Bagdad
Cerro Azul
Mexico
Tampico
San Geronimo
Cerra Agal No
Reconstruction work and local road contributions approved
The council deferred action until the next meeting but accepted Mr Sweeney’s offer to contribute £1 per shute for raising a road formation related to Linpaseable and Condoholia roads. Work to proceed with winter deadline and later tests described as the crew rehearsed deploying a casting and connecting oil pipelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lave Inspecte
J Jo Sweeney
Wilbertroy
Sweeney
Marvel of Surgery Shrinks Sailor After Near-Death Injury
Lay Norwegian captain on the Tul win, arrived at Woolloomooloo after an New Orleans disaster left him with two broken legs and near amputation. An American doctor refused to cut off his limbs, performing careful knife work and wiring to restore use. The officer regained mobility and remains active despite the past trauma.
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Whes M. Thomsen
Tulwin
Woolloomooloo
Sydney Strexta
New Orleans
Nature's Wings From Washington Scientist on Bird Flight
Austin Clark of the Smithson Institute reports on bird wing efficiency noting that smaller species have relatively larger wings and higher wingbeat rates. He cites the swallow and hummingbird as examples and compares sparrow pigeon and crow wingbeat frequencies.
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Austin Clark
Smithson Lst Institute
Washington
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