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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 02, 1937
Page
3
Riches await northern Australia with planned railways and bore work to unlock minerals like wolfram and tin. Darwin port, transport costs, and a pioneer spirit drive hope for development while northern Aborigines share burial rites, ceremonies, and skilled crafts in Arnheim Land and McArthur River regions.
The piece describes northeastern Arnheim Land natives who bury the dead in caves and later recover skulls to place in carved logs. It details three months after death, the flesh decomposing, leaving sinews and bones, then skulls are removed, ochred, and stored with other skulls or on shelves.
A Stinson aircraft operated by Austerlian Airways crashed soon after takeoff from Brisbane en route to Townsville. The pilot, identified as Cameron, and a Townsville shopkeeper passenger were killed. This marks the second Stinson tragedy in recent weeks.
The article argues mushrooms can be grown profitably in Australia with proper spawn, composting, and controlled atmospheric conditions. It notes current imports and low local production, outlines spawning quality, the need for careful composting and watering, and estimates a four month cycle with wholesale prices over a shilling per pound.
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