Callide district land sales and new alcohol plant noted
Land Commissioner W J Hooper reports limited land available outside Upper Burnett with rail access driving demand. Callide settlement second section opens 246 portions as railway expands toward Monto. New power alcohol industry launches between St Lawrence and Mackay with a distillery at Sarma using sugar molasses and starch crops for production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Burnett
W. J. Hooper
Rovihampton
Callide
Thangool
Monto
Hoop
Rockhampton
Prickly Pear Commission
GB. Brookes
Central District
Gentral
Queensland
St. Lawrence
Mackay
Sarma
Brooks
Java
Plane Creek
Arive
Australia and the Emigration Scheme Debate
A historic reflection on population policy in Australia amid postwar reconstruction. The speaker warns against careless growth and proposes shipping surplus British settlers, with John Bull as partner, to populate the continent. Includes a humorous anecdote about Sandy McPherson and a scripture essay joke about the Prodigal Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
Sutter Town Hall
Australia
Coast Erosion Threatens South Devon and Dorset
From Minehead to Lancing the sea has eroded shorelines by about 3 ft 6 in, with Swanage sands reduced 2 ft 9 in over 1000 yards. Local authorities fear the damage will continue despite groyne plans costing around 1s 2d per year, as experts debate causes and long term fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minehead
Somerset
Land's End
Lancing
Sussex
English Channel
Devon
Dorset
Swanage
South End
Groynes
D. Lioyd Davies
Cape Finisterre
British Isles
Southhampton
Pearls valued £10000 vanish then reappear in mail
The case of Hon E Blyth’s necklace unfolds from a missing jewel case on a liner to a found package at Mount Pleasant dead letter office. Scotland Yard and Canadian police pursue the mystery as letters and false leads surface, with a reward offered and an eventual discovery of the pearls wrapped in a parcel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
E. Blyth
P.O
London
Mount Pleasant
Blyth
England
Canada
Alberta
Ian Blyth
Carruthers
GPO
Southhampton
G.P.O
B.C
Cambridge
Blythe
Mesers Summers, Henderson
Summers
Carrithers
Necklace dispute and Southhampton letter case sketched
A Daily Mail reporter is cited as evidence in a necklace ownership dispute with Mrs Blyth confirmed as the owner. The suspected thief allegedly sent the item to Southhampton, later requesting forwarding of Carruthers letters to London. A postmaster forwarded unclaimed mail to the dead letter office after eight weeks. the posting origin remains unknown pending microscopic analysis. In Dubbo a Labor meeting will seek explanations from W F Dunn and A Alam over recent council appointment and a letter urging rural workers to vote for him. Alam faces possible expulsion from the ALP. Rogan will move a censure against Dunn over support for Alam versus W J Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summers
Daily Mail
Dubbo
ALP
W. F Dunn
Agriculture
Alam
Legislative Council
A. A.alam
Al.p
H. V. Thorby
Labor
Nick
C. W Rogan
Wes Dunn
Mr Alam
W. J. Kelly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Copse
Stanparpiseo Motors Limited
Castlereagh Street
Sydney
R. Maunder
Voco
Vacuum Oif Oil Company
PIY
Goldsbagueh, Mort& CO. Ltd
Wool & Produce
Weite
Oudmore
OMAC
Hope
Powee Alcohol
Vensland
Seys
Dorrigo
Gazette
Taree
Copplacurrina
St. Gingolanne
Quountain
Rieking
Ormee
Bydner
Elowhere
Olin
Hagen
John Bull
John Bull & Co
Tommy
Jack
Commonwealth
Old England
Jim McDonald
McPherson
Sandy McPherson
Scot
Sandy
Wrigley’s
Wrigleys
Wuley Varantefs
Odue
Tyre
Siler
George
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