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Mackay West School

In view of the overcrowded condition of the State school at Mackay West, a new school building, with an overall measurement of 82 feet by 23 feet. has just been completed by the Public Works Department. The building embraces three rooms, one measureing 24ft. 6in by 23ft. and two rooms of 21 by 23 ft. each. The building is surrounded by a veranda, at the end of which is a storeroom for sporting material. The building is complete with the exception of the dual desks and hat pegs. The school committe under the chairmanship of Mr. W. F. Thorning, is making arrangements to place suitable pictures in each of the rooms. The head teacher (Mr. L. W. Callow) stated yesterday that the school has an enrolment of 370 pupils.

From the Daily Mercury, Saturday 1 November 1947.

Queensland State Archives Image ID 26482

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HOLMES BROS. WINTER SALE.

In accordance with their policy of giving to the shopping public seasonable goods at the height of the season and at lowest prices possible, Holmes Bros. make a special announcement in a full page advertisement which appears on Page 9. This sale of winter goods will commence at 9 o’clock on Monday morning.

As a result of better buying facilities made possible by the large quantaties needed for the Bundaberg and Mackay stores, goods have been bought at prices never before thought possible, and these advantages are now being passed on to the shopping public.

A close perusal of Holmes Bros. full page advertisment will convince readers of this statement. Many items are selling at prices which represent approximately half to-day’s retail value. The opening hour’s bargains include remnants of dress goods, at one-third usual price.

Blankets will be needed very soon,

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EUNGELLA RANGE.

During the recent holiday season a large number of people took the opportunity to visit Eungella Range and were loud in their praises of the climate and the magnificent scenery which exits on the top of the range, also the beautiful panoramic view to be obtained from any one of the several lookouts in the vicinity. Weekends also are utilised to visit this charming spot, which appears to become increasingly popular. Last Sunday over 70 motor cars passed through Mirani, and many of them found their way to the Range. The picturesquenss of Eungella is, however, fast disappearing in parts, due to the manner in which visitors are allowed to interfere with the ferns, staghorns, &c., with the result that by the time the tourist traffic of Mackay has become developed the natural beauties of Eungella will have been spoiled. As the Main Roads

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SLADE POINT.

A quiet and pretty seaside place which has became very popular recently is Slade Point, five miles distant from Mackay Post Office by the road which goes past the gates of the harbor, and through a shady scrub.

There are 100 residences along the shores of the five beaches, which stretch from the harbor site to M’Cready Creek, a run of several miles of good bathing and fishing spots.

There is an abundance of shade trees right to the water’s edge, and happy picnic parties may be seen in many nooks on holidays. Several shops cater for the needs of the public, and a school is to be built next month.

At the southern end, facing Slade Rock, there is a rocky headland where the angler may pay attention to bream and other fish which inhabit the deep pools. Along the sandy beaches whiting and flathead

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The Cyclone at Mackay.

BREACH IN THE EAST POINT SPIT.

COLLAPSE OF SANDY CREEK BRIDGE.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

MACKAY, February 7.
The men at the Pilot Station report that a breach has been made in the East Point Spit, 150ft. wide, by the recent cyclone. The current is running through, and it is thought that part of the stone retaining wall has been washed away.

A report has been received of the collapse of the Sandy Creek Bridge at 9.30 yesterday morning. The bridge was repaired last year, four new spans and new cylinders being put in. Three of the new spans have been swept away, and are now lying two chains below the bridge. When the bridge collapsed the water was 9in. over the handrail. The northern approach to the Sydney-street Bridge further collapsed during the night, when two cyclinders subsided, and all the others are more

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