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Newspaper

Laura Standard

Location

Laura, Queensland, Australia

Date

Feb 04, 1916

Page

2

Local Events Include Ralli and Lodge Memorials in Snowtown

Read of a Saturday sale at the Lance Chaff Mill near the Railway Station featuring bay rally forex implements and horses. Also reports T P Hill winning the Mount Hemarkble Stakes at Melrose and Pride winning the Trial Stakes, plus a Moose-like lodge remembrance for J Way and an oration by W Wilson. Upcoming February 24 visit by George Quinn, Government Pratt Expert, with a summer proving demonstration and public lecture at the Town Hall.

Pedrosky Lance T. P. Hill Melrose Mr. W. Laars George Quinn Pratt The Agricultural Bureau

A Hero of the Darda Nelles Shown at Laura Town Hall

Large audience attends Monday screening of Jympie Pictures feature A Hero of the Dardanelles in Laura Town Hall. Australian youth joins war effort, trains, lands at Gallipoli, and returns to Australia. music praised. Other films and future showings listed with Wirrabee Centre and Melrose dates.

Laura Town Hall Jympie Pictures Dardanelles King and Empire Setive Eervise Gallipoli Australia Our Boys Olympic Pictures Wirrabare Ourou Centre Melrose Holland Mooday Thn

Sultana and Currant Growing Demonstrated Near Laura

Mr W G Pledge, formerly of the Murray River area, shows that sultanas and currants can be grown in the Laura district without irrigation. He brings samples and asserts the fruit quality rivals irrigation zones. An auction sale is announced by F L Baadey.

Laura Murray W. G. Pledge Pledge F. Ls Baadey Vo

Water scheme debated for Spring Creek and Mount Remarkable

Hydraulic Engineer Mr. O A Bayer presented evidence to the Water Commission at Parliament House on Thursday regarding Melrose and Huderoo Centre water supply. He and colleagues examined two proposed schemes and found gravitation supply from a reservoir on Spring Creek would require a long tunnel, while Mount Remarkable Creek could feed the towns by gravity. It would be cheaper to supplement water from Spring Creek than build the tunnel, with a concrete gravity canal to Mount Remarkable and a projected annual storage near 266,010,000 gallons.

Bayer Mouat Thureday Parliament House J F Herbert Thor H. Wallis J G Rice Allen Melrose End Huderoo Spring Creek Mount Remarkable Sion

Water supply schemes and rainfall data from early 20th century study

A discussion outlines two reservoir schemes for the Bandalsar water district including Mount Remarkable and Spring Creek. It cites rainfall records from Molean and Wilmington, proposed 100 million gallon pumping plants, gravity-fed mains, and projected yields up to 60,000 cabions daily. The dialogue questions costs, catchment areas, and future water needs.

Frome Jockey Club Record Attendance Report

On Monday January 31 the Frome Jockey Club held a meeting to discuss track conditions and potential improvements to the course and facilities after a quiet day of racing. Stewards summoned rider Grover and owner of Little Yaowfoot over a dispute at the straight, with timekeeper Willington and others present.

Mondey Ita Dormal Beate Ilopeaciog Ie Lizatar Sigaven Cummings Grover Little Yaowfoot Egeina Crogeldas Geinsile Grovestad Bary Willington Mackin Wak

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