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Newspaper

Longreach Leader

Location

Longreach, Queensland, Australia

Date

Nov 07, 1952

Page

7

Muttaburra Switches On First Electricity In Town

Muttaburra celebrated its first electric reticulation on a Saturday night with bunting decorations and a switch press by Hon. G. H. Devries. The cost was about £22,000 funded partly by a 60 percent government subsidy.

Muttabarra Muttaburra Aramac G. H. Devries Devries Neil Smi R. A. Stobs la Cather Hull Stobo Mexicure Thornwn Muttaburra District Mrr Lee R. Egan A.L.P Gr. R. Parker Mr. Smith

Muttaburra Truck Collision Fatal for Passenger

A man dies at Mutta burra Hospital from a fractured skull after a collision near Muttaburra. The outgoing truck carried Kevin Morris and passengers including a two year old. Thomas Porter and J R Anderson were injured and Anderson died at 11 05 that night. The other truck was driven by Les Richardson with no passengers.

Muttaburra Momlay Kevin Morris Ted Richardson Thomas Porter J. R. Anderson Inveress Iico Les Richardson Richardson Thomas Joe Mutta- Tih Half Circle J. A. Arratta Multaburra Const M. Wacker L. Snowden Anderson Porter Morris

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