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Newspaper
Longreach Leader
Location
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 23, 1952
Page
9
The Power House will use Blair Athol Coal and Timber Co. supplies for a new plant ready by late June. The State Electricity Commission said the firm has attractive markets for fines at Mt. Morgan and Mt. Isa. Current stocks suffice. no order placed for fines yet.
A reader writes to Leader letters disputing a previous April 16 report about drink being thrown over girls on a train. The correspondent states they did not name footballers as offenders and asks the paper to publish the clarification.
The Annual Conference of the Western Queensland Local Authorities Association will be held in Longreach on June 21. The Longreach Shire Council agenda includes raising repair estimates for watering facilities to encourage contractor work, increasing the Dingo bonus to £5, gazetting Longreach-Barcaldine Road as a State Highway, opposing erecting gates on dog proof netting fences, and bringing the fox issue to Federal authorities to prevent restricting strychnine imports.
The Longreach Shire Council expects the new engineer Mr A Leitch BSc in Engineering and Associate Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers to arrive on 30 May. He previously worked on the Snowy River hydroelectric scheme and brings wide engineering experience. this marks the fifth appointment since Mr C V Hore departed.
During a New Zealand visit Dr. Davidson proposed erecting a fountain at the Longreach Show Grounds. The Council will seek fountain blueprints from three New Zealand cities to guide the project.
The Council will ask the Police to allocate space on Eagle Street for a bicycle rack. The rack will accommodate up to 12 bicycles to ease parking and support cycling in Longreach.
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