Old Time Cue Murchison Memories by Louis Zorcher
Louis Zorcher of Geraldton recalls thirty years with Crooks & Brooker in the Murchison. He recounts Cue’s growth from a brush camp to a town, early batteries near Cue, Meekatharra, Nannine, and Day Dawn, and his travels between Abbott’s Quinn’s and Kurnakurra. He notes Higgin Gale as mayor, the Gale River nickname, and his 1918 move to Cue before later relocating to Geraldton.
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Louis Zorcher
Geraldton
Cue
Murchison
Messrs
Crooks & Brooker
Nannine
Meekatharra
Loris
Stiller
Abbott's
Quinn's
Kurnakurra
Kaniatha
Stake Well Uhere
Zurcher
Mewrs, Atkins & Law
Crooks & Brooker Limited
Cue Round Board
Gale
Hepburn Gale
Austin Street
New Guinea
Down
Fingal
R. P. Young
Hhances
Day Dawn
Vin
Mining Big Bell Mine Develops Rapidly in Western Australia
The West Australian Department of Mines reports progress at the Big Bell Mine in Western Australia. A second 130 horsepower engine is in and a third armature erected as construction and development proceed. The Premier Gokhoining Co, subsidiary of American Smelting and Refining Co, aims for a wide hoist and a long incline, with potential expenditure of £2,000,000 on plant and development and a designed plant capacity no less than 2540000 tons per week.
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Cme
West Australian Department of Mines
Gokhoining Co
American Smelting and Refining Co
Ute Company
Wiluna Gold Mines April ore treatment and costs
Wiluna Gold Mines Limited reports April output of 49 901 tons of ore treated with an estimated 16 fine ounces of gold per ton. Australian currency pricing shows a surplus of £2 382 while expenditure on construction and equipment totaled about £A.0. The April statement includes 1 1000x from the smelter and cyanidation costs reflected in the finance notes.
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Gold Mines, Ltd
Bolton
Australia
King George VI reviews Royal Navy at Spithead
King George VI inspected Britain's navy at Spithead off Portsmouth with Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth aboard the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert. The spectacle included about 300 vessels of war, merchant ships, and seaplanes from the Solent, as crowds lined the shore and the reviewed fleet passed in formation.
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London
Great Britain
George VI
Spithead
Portsmouth
Princess Hieabeth
Royal Yacht
Victoria and Albert
Cosham
Solent
Picnie
A Blaze of Lights Fleet Illuminated During Coronation Review
London May 21 Royal yacht hosts coronation naval review as ships from the fleet light up in red white and blue rockets. Observers note two new cruisers among the fleet and foresee Britain’s rearmament strengthening the navy by about seven percent in three years.
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London
Royal Yacht
Rplthead
Hae
Great Britain
Broadcast Breaks Down as Fleet Commentary Fails
A naval broadcast of the Spithead fleet spectacle ended abruptly after four minutes as Lieut Commander T Woodroofe struggled with the moment, uttering an expletive before tearing up and resuming, then apologizing for the emotional collapse. The blunder prompted a formal explanation from the broadcasting group.
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London
Spithead
T. Woodroofe
BBLG
The West Talkies Next District Visit In Sebo
A vintage cinema feature list describing a double bill with The Perfect Gentleman and A Night at the Opera. The text extols star performers Miss Courtneidge and the Marx Brothers, noting plotlines, musical numbers, and supporting cast, with coming attractions listed as The Trail of the Lamesome Pine and Woman Trap.
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West
Northampton
Walkaway
Opera
Piccadilly
Sebo
England
He Farmer
United States
Margin
Tie Son
London
Amin
Bisheys
Grouche
Chie
Harpo
Marx Brothers
Kitty Carisle
Allan Jones
Arcucho
Chico
Italy
Dashieres
Atlantic
New York
Mares
Marxes
Jones
Mise Carlisle
Walter King
Siegfried Rumann
Margaret Inmont
Farward Keane
Robert
Moonyoono oka Well Collapse Signals Hard Rescue After Tragedy
Moonyoono ka well on Med Bone property near Boot emul collapsed after storm waters likely eroded earth under timber. Aimed at recovering entombed James Hichard Marnden, workers faced a gaping hole with gear and a thousand gallon tank now leaning into the opening. Efforts to salvage may resume if conditions allow, as history shows the upper structure may sink further before full excavation.
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Moonsoonooks
Med
MM. Bone
Bootemul
James Hichard Marnden
Toda
J.B. Murs
Richard Marsdott
Jack Marsden
de Bo Mans
Miursile Stuck Iheo
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Malvern Star
Ie Ee
Young Motors
Arene
Travel Service
Commonwealth Savings Bank
Commonwealth Savings Lank
Tors
Louis Zorchers
Big Bell
ARLY
Wiluna Gold Mines
Britain’s Navy
KING
Elsie Campbell
Dee Why
Sya Oas
THE
West Talkies
Moonyoonooka Well
English Ford
Lupp Motors Limited
New Nahe
Srombrg Soren
Stromberg Carlson
DELL
Sydney Fong & CO
Marine Terrace
West Touring Talkies
Marx Bros
the Perfect Gentleman
Frank Morgan
Cicely Courtneidge
Sylvia
Gertrude Michael
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