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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
2
Motor pumping plant operates with a two inch stream. Utter invited for equipment. X7-Tine cultivator has two removable tines. Prices given in old money with per dozen quantities. Pot cash accepted for 7 and 8 inch plates and punched plates.
Fragmentary OCR notes list times and participants for a church or religious service roster. Entries mention Martine Creu at 11 a.m. with Rev Frilote, Tom with Rev 0 G Carvonn, Atam Lay Reacer 7 p.m., Ractor Barna Caveen 7 p.m., and Rev E B Turnor.
In a brief market notice readers are told of adjusted prices for gardens goods and agricultural inputs. Teo Wintauls and local stone dealers are named among suppliers with price points around £1000 for some stone products and £3 for hay. The brief item notes changes affecting buyers in the Brice area.
Turon listings show a range of properties including four stone rooms two kitchens and wooden outside spaces. The ad mentions wide acre plots with low fees and a prominent sign urging quick response, detailing various room counts and layout options.
Friday March 12 1915 notes recall a Town Hall address by J J Bownel of the Liquor Employees Union. Reports from Wirrahers branch meetings are delayed. A Laure Methodi Lretora Hall social honored Misa Cole for two years’ service with Chopin works and a farewell. Northern North Bundaleer exhibit covers the Laura Stone Rake trial by Quigley amid farmer witnesses. A Broken Hill fighting report claims Australian forces repelled a larger force with 70 wounded and two killed, detailing mining district relevance and broader war context.
Government proposes converting the line from narrow to broad gauge to connect the Hinre region with Adelaide, reducing transfers and expenses. The plan broadens the North Western system, proposing route changes from Hawley Bridge to Portfield Movore, and linking Slaten to Krmkwortis through Hoowmwn to Radius and Beinkworth to Gladenos.
The Building Committee discusses completing the Sunt:Weat line to judge traffic for a straight through railway. If evidence supports it, Red Hull would shift to broad gauge to improve salt traffic between Port Wakrfild and Snowtown. The proposal includes using four breaks to reduce costs, abandoning guards on rails, and granting the Railways Commissioner power to set special rates on lines serving guardian customers.
An informal write up of a Saturday cricket or football match at Wirrabara oval between Wirrabara and Forest teams. The report lists several players and outcomes with multiple notations like b, o, and substitutions, indicating numerous balls faced and players dismissed.
Fragmented OCR summary of a cricket innings with many garbled names and numbers. Key events include bowlers and batsmen struggling, low scoring, and a few over completions. Several player names and figures are corrupted, making precise attribution and totals unreliable.
The Blinders Cricket Association clubs met on the former club grounds amid a dust storm and gusting wind. Kennedy opened with a top score before being dismissed by Kors. Pallas joined Kennedy, then Mennedy fell to Northen for 12. Chandler contributed with quick shots, W Northeast bowled, and W Northern held fielding. Waller and J Bibby featured in late overs. Kormutured and Frei Barton added runs before retirement.
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