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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1929
Page
3
The Mullins family thank friends for kindness during their mother’s illness and for wreaths. The sheet also lists extensive railway and travel times to Brisbane, Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, and other destinations, with daily and specific day details, plus astronomical notes and weather remarks for Warwick in December.
The Kurri miners reject proposed settlement terms amid a global energy shift from coal to substitutes such as crude oil and hydro power. Australia faces over capacity as 1926 coal output nears peak, with 24 mines in the north alone producing 80 percent of output. Experts warn the crisis widens the gap to overseas markets and risks substituting coal with imported power.
The bulletin notes a weakening low pressure system moving west to east with a trough, a monsoon loop breaking off near North-West Cape and Yokrou, and a probable thunderstorm risk across central areas. Expect warmer daytime highs, cooler nights, and scattered storms, with winds shifting from southwesterly to easterly and a general surge of energy toward the southeast interior.
Reading through the fragmentary pages reveals tender notices for improvements and school works at Warwick Technical College and a new teacher residence at Miura. A fatal accident occurs as a child is run over by a father's car, with detail on location and aftermath. Harvest reports from the Northern Downs indicate completion in areas, while a court case records John Doyle pleading guilty to unlawful purchase of drugs and damages to a doctor’s wagon.
Warttleb United Land hosts a Sunday recital with a fancy dress procession, a silver collection, and an invitation to appraise new goods for Niwas events. Queensland Wheat Board offers dividend payments for delivered wheat, while warnings on telemarketing tricks accompany ads for Victor Talking Machines and Christmas gifts. A Sydney incident reports a missing baby found and returned to police.
Mr Iob Geant and Naa Yeon tuahagiings Ue Warwick branch figure in a report on local affairs. Warwick residents, including Gillam and McNamara, are noted for academic and professional milestones, while community figures like Mrs Dorothy Blair and Mrs Lewis Thomas are celebrated. The article discusses local history, school life, and infrastructure concerns, ending with notes on the Bryn-by-fryd project, a royal heritage topic, and public safety regarding dead trees on roads.
Readable listings show events including a Christmas Tree and Dance, a Reunion, a work event titled War wok Wonton tub, and theater programs at Hin Maj eety'n Theatre and St. Marie's Girls' Priority, with multiple local venues and time noted as 4 pm.
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