21 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Tambellup Times
Location
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 21, 1921
Page
1
England previews use of gas producer for autos. Conventional producers are bulky and emit tar and by products. coke fuel cuts tar output and carbon monoxide is produced. Running costs drop drastically versus petrol, potentially under a tenth to a sixth per mile. Adoption for cars is slow due to long lighting times and impact on vehicle availability.
The article argues producer gas could power lorries and long tours, with charcoal and wood as sources, offering low cost fuel for drivers in rural areas. It envisions aircraft and heavy vehicles using the gas, noting cold starts and supply law effects, urging research and inventor effort.
An English Petrol consumption test organized by the Automobile Clubs will invite motorists nationwide to use a standard questionnaire on a specified day. The aim is to compare fuel use across makes, showing how same models can yield wide differences. The test may reveal that careful carburetor tuning and driving can improve mileage without sacrificing speed or power, encouraging thousands of car owners to participate.
A summary of varied items including finance for wheat advances in South Australia, higher wheat freight rates, NSW Coalminers Union work week plans, Brisbane plague case and infected area, mail cost increases across states, Murray River floods at Tocumwall, proposed imperial passenger steam line, Greek Angora battle losses and retreat, famine investigations blocked by relief committee, Colgan gold mine reopenings, burglary at Northam premises, Moore River influenza among natives, Coolgardie dryblower trial, pleuro cattle import ban workaround in WA, Arbuckle case delay in San Francisco police court.
A 381 carat uncut diamond, christened The Arc, was found after a perilous trek from Traneval to Gong-Gong by Sheepers Kaltenbrun Smith and Barkley West. The mother nursed a sick child who died, but luck returned when Eli directed them to a rich vein. The trio paid a fortune for the stone, now among the world’s great diamonds, while the boy’s grave rests in a quiet cemetery near the find.
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