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Newspaper
Longreach Leader
Location
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1952
Page
15
Reported injuries include Peter Williams, 3, Pat Crowe, 68, and a 16 year old, from a knife attack and fall from a truck. Details describe ambulance attention to the right hand and left shoulder with limited readable particulars.
Contributed tribute notes Norman Bray a longtime townsman and dentist who served in World War I with the ALF. Born 1804 in Townsville, he moved through Elderslie to Winton and then Vindex Street where his Bray's Corner surgery served patients day and night for decades.
Charles Walter Power 48 dies in Repatriation Hospital Parramatta from a neck fracture after a tree branch struck his head while bore drain surveying near Lemona Bo. He served with JAAF ground staff in World War II and leaves a widow a three year old son and multiple siblings. He was known in Rockhampton Western Queensland Longreach and Central Western districts.
The Jundah CWA event featured a large crowd, with prizes awarded for costumes and dance. Winners included Margaret Terry for a stocking, Jay Hyde for a gift, and Errol Fuller for a prize. Balloons, dancing, and a children’s costume parade highlighted the evening.
The Longreach Cricket Association proposes a Central Western team travel to Barcaldine to play Rockhampton during Foundation Weekend January 24 to 26. The match would field Barcaldine Aramac Longreach and possibly Winton players with debate over whether to move the Barcaldine game or host Rockhampton first.
An eight day and night program for the Back To Longreach Week was approved at a Monday night public meeting. The plan includes a rodeo, horse events, a cavalcade of transport, sports, night concerts, a street carnival, a home garden competition, and church services with a public holiday proposed for Thursday.
The three week recess ends the last club cricket games. Sunday fixtures include Cranes versus Country and Agents on turf and Colia against Solleys on concrete. Cranes, strong after a win over Colts, are favored to beat Colts, making turf match highly anticipated.
Readers critique town water, power, and road services in Longreach. Letters claim chronic mismanagement, with residents and travelers noting lack of amenities at hotels, streets, and public facilities.
At a Longreach Cricket Association meeting selector Gordun aiin schmydt resigned due to transfer. J Houghton urged immediate nominations from clubs but rules limit one selector per club. A. Naylor was proposed to fill the vacancy as others discussed team selections and third eleven issues. The secretary announced a presentation gift for Kleinschmidt who is leaving the district and the president praised his work.
William Roy Robbins of The Avenue Winton was committed for trial on a cattle theft charge valued at £688 from Woodstock Station owned by Agnes Banning Kathleen Ellen Simpson and Andrew Jackson Banning trading as Woodstock Pastoral Co. The incident spanned 1 to 29 October 1952 with cattle identified at Girley Waterhole and Dunbar. Bail set at £50 with surety.
On Monday night a small fire started in a partitioned verandah area at the Imperial Hotel. A thrown cigarette butt ignited cardboard cartons and a keg, causing about £30 damage before being extinguished by staff and services.
Weather report notes a thermometer rising to 102 on Thursday and dropping to 95 for the day’s test. the lowest reading in weeks hit 57 on Thursday, with further details unclear but indicating a fluctuating cold spell and chill morning.
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