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Newspaper
Longreach Leader
Location
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1952
Page
15
Boys pleated back bloomers in sizes 12 to 17 years offered in fawn and grey shades. Each pair priced at 6.75.
A rugged EVEREADY flashlight is highlighted for its strong beam aiding quick outdoor tasks at night. The ad notes benefits for calving and finding the way to a dark outdoor toilet, emphasizing reliability and speed over hurricane lamps.
A reminiscence tracing coffee-room bagmen on Australian stations. It contrasts hardship era road travelers with remittance men and a coveted but parasitic “Mr. Blank” who ingratiates with station staff then seeks control and disdain for ordinary work.
The Brisbane Selling Brokers Association reports greasy wool averaging £88 9s 11d per bale with greasy and scoured per pound averages of 84.16d and 1064d. Totals show 62 727 greasy bales and 570 scoured bales with receipts £6 956 301 17 1. High prices reached 120d per lb for four branded bales and 144 3d for five bales from Clerve.
Recruiting in Longreach is at an absolute standstill with no enlistments in two months. Applicants rejected in Brisbane after medicals discourage others. many quit local jobs awaiting clearance. Five youths have medicals for June Air Force intake, joining 44 Central Western trainees who entered camp on Anzac Day from Longreach and nearby towns.
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