Diseased potatoes condemned in Brisbane outbreak prompts caution
A Brisbane crackdown condemned upwards of 400 bags Tuesday and 500 more yesterday due to moth infestation in consignments. Officials note Downs tubers are high quality and advise careful, timely handling to prevent grub damage, with rainfall and soil cover as key controls. Local traders discuss impact on prices and consumer waste.
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Brisbane
Oowoomba Chronicle
Darling Downs Gazette
Gou
Rowdler
Wells
Anowai
Downs
Bowdler
Strail
W. H. Stay
Busi Hess
BR. Simpson
Guyra
W. Caddy
Hall and Sons, Ltd
Newcastle
Toowoomba
Caddy
Mrr. Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Precautions During Thunderstorms From Historic Advice
The text offers guidance on avoiding lightning danger, recommending low ground shelters in dry furrows away from metal, and discouraging tall trees and open clumps. It notes trees like oaks, firs, pines and others differ in risk, advises distance from trunks, and warns against staying between fireplaces and open windows or doors during storms.
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Eversekerny
Lappe
Germany
Lakes
Metho Drinkers Terrorize Town In Metho Lucid Spree
Reports from the Grange Advocate describe two intoxicated incidents with detestable effects from metho alcohol ingested with cheap wine. A youth collapsed after six drinks and remained unconscious for hours, while a stranger acted out combat fantasies in public. A resident named Young terrorised residents, chased hats, attacked a horse, and caused alarm before police arrested him.
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Grange
Finn Te
Australian wool sales rise in six months to December
Wool sold in principal Australian markets for the six months ended December 1 totalled 1,454,758 bales, realising £16,380,085. Compared with the same period in 1931, this shows an increase of 127,333 bales and £1,340 in value.
Quip about a rich young man and a jury
Dialogue fragments mention a rich young man not yet judged by a jury and reference Tiny Casey bequeathing all to the Deery Poorhouse with a note about his wife and ten children. The passage mixes satirical lines and genealogical clues.
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Tiny Casey
Deery
Nine Lives Are Not Enough Deaths of Film Villains Henry Gordon Miljan
The article profiles John Miljan and Henry Gordon, famed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer villains, noting Miljan's claimed sixty screen deaths and Gordon's more than ten. It lists makeshift fates from burning at sea to sharks, execution, and walking the plank, highlighting their fearsome on-screen endgames and hopes for a ripe old age.
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Vale of Tears
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
John Miljan
Y. Henry Gordon
Metro- Goldwen-Mayer
Windy
Gordon
Wife and Husband Hear burglars in the night
A wife wakes her husband to report suspected burglars in their home. The husband replies he is not awake enough to respond, highlighting a tense overnight moment. The fragmentary dialogue captures a domestic intrusion moment with no further details.
Job Printing Rates Compare Favorably With Sydney
The Argus states that job printing of all kinds is offered with prompt service and competitive prices, rivaling Sydney and other suppliers.
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Sydney
Argus
Corrections Section Details By Guyra P A and H Association
Exhibitors must note corrections to divisions and classes. Section 4 retrofits classes 18 and 182 to under 2 years, not 32 smote. Section 12 class 191 changes to Dessert Plays. Section 13 classes 443 and 444 read Gladioli. Section 13 class 551 should read Years of Soap.
Special Prize: DRAUGHT CGLT under 24 years
Special Prize event titled DRAUGHT CGLT for competitors under 24 years led by Byron Crystal with Air PL Heagney and others. Registration and judging details appear in the tournament notice.
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Byron Crystal
Air
Heagney
Additional Classes for Coming Show
Nest Shire at Clydesdale Stallion two years and under three years. First prize, £1, second prize ribbon. Best Mood Colt under three years, prize ribbon. Official results by A A Brown, secretary.
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Nest Shire
Clydesdale
Red Cross Street Stall at Bradley Street Saturday
A jumble stall for Red Cross funds is set for Bradley Street on Saturday January 26. Donations in any form are gratefully received and may be left at the stall from 10 o clock or at Mr Al Brown's office before opening.
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Simpson
Caddy
Bradley Street
Red Crosse
Dock Hai
AL AL Brown
Musical Happiness Our Birthright
An advertisement extols music as essential for joy and social pleasure. It promotes Paling’s payment plan for Player Piano, Parking Machine, and Radio, urging readers to write to 338 George Street Sydney for details.
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Pating
George Street
Sydney
Paling
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Taawoomla
Stay Anid
Wool Statistic
Cora
John Millan
Henry Gotdam
Millan
Hiengelf
Count Piry
Miljan
A A. Brown
Red Cross Street
J.H. Skewes
Uralla
Arcadia Theatre
Progressive
the Guyra Argus
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