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Issue No. 3527 The AlloraPublished by OurNews Pty. Ltd.,Advertiser at the Office, 53 Herbert Street, Allora, Q. 4362 “Since 1935” Issued Weekly as an Advertising Medium to the people of Allora and surrounding Districts. Your FREE Local Ph 07 4666 3089 - E-Mail [email protected] - Web www.alloraadvertiser.com Wednesday, 23rd January, 2019 Century Old Steam Wagon a Feature of Heritage Festival A Foden steam wagon, built in 1918, will be one of the main attractions at the Allora Heritage Festival this long weekend. In 1952 Les Free bought the steam wagon from Jackson Cox in Warwick. He and his son Bob drove it home to Felton taking two days. The Foden will be on display at the Allora Heritage Festival this Saturday and Sunday. Other features this year will be Allis Chalmers tractors, Harley Davidson motorcycles, British trucks, Cooper & Ruston Hornsby engines and bush poets. There’ll be a Swap Meet both days, food available all weekend, a Cent Sale and The 1918 Foden Steam Wagon will make an appearance at this year’s Allora Heritage Weekend. BBQ Friday night. Admission there will also be helicopter 0427 096 406. For general 623 734. Details about the $10 per adult, children free. joy rides available. information about the swap meet, also held during For those who would like To camp on site, contact Festival call Ted on 0418 the weekend are available to see things from above, Greg on 4697 3742 or 875 469, or Mark on 0438 from Lyle on 0409 766 288. good honest service 407 Spring Creek Road, SPRING CREEK CONTRACT FALLEN 54.37ha Sheep Cattle Horses Situated 30 minutes from Toowoomba and 10 minutes from Clifton we have the perfect Lifestyle property with multiple rural pursuits available. Fencing is in place to handle sheep or goats, cattle or horses - the 54 ha being divided into 10 good sized paddocks plus a number of smaller holding areas all with trees or shelters. The whole property is ex-cultivation gone back to natural grass and contoured where necessary. Water is supplied from a submersible bore pumping 800 gph pumped to tanks with troughs in every paddock. Improvements include machinery shed, concreted workshop, fully equipped shearing shed, stables and a number of smaller utility sheds. There is a good set of sheep and cattle yards plus a round yard. The home is a 3 bedroom Queenslander with a detached offce which would readily convert to guest accommodation or teenager retreat. Set in $750,000 park like gardens and with all sheep equipment and numerous other inclusions this is a must to inspect. Phone Gerard Wainwright 0409 346 735 Landmark Harcourts Cooke 67 King Street, Clifton T 4612 3779 www.cooke.landmarkharcourts.com.au Page 2 THE ALLORA ADVERTISER Wednesday, 23rd January, 2019 Wednesday, 23rd January, 2019 THE ALLORA ADVERTISER Page 3 Aussie Humour Celebrate, Traffic crashes near sunflower field Q. What do you call a lazy baby Local authorities re- kangaroo? All Australians sponded to two traffi c A. A pouch potato! (To the tune of “God Rest Ye Merry gentlemen”) crashes near a sunfl ower fi eld at the intersection of Celebrate, all Australians the New England Highway On our Australia Day; and Geitz Road, Allora, on BE AWARE OF SNAKES Remember the First Fleeters Saturday afternoon. The warmer weather brings Who came to Botany Bay, The fi rst crash occurred with it an increased chance To build a brand-new colony at approximately 4.14pm. With those who’d gone astray of snake encounters in town. A white Holden Rodeo What do you do if you get It’s a great land for us to enjoy, to enjoy utility travelling north, bitten? Here is some advice - It’s a great land for us to enjoy swerved to avoid a collision • Call 000 straight away. From Britain, far away, with the rear of a car turning • Keep calm and stay Our pioneers came in front of him, off the completely still. Into a virgin wilderness highway into Geitz Road. • Don’t wash the bite Where nothing was the same, The actions of the 30-years- old Warwick driver so the venom can be A new colony to make, caused the utility to veer identifi ed. To rise and grow in fame off the right hand side road • Have another person It’s a great land for us to enjoy, to enjoy edge and roll. apply a fi rm compression It’s a great land for us to enjoy Neither the driver nor his bandage, moving Australia has now grown fi ve-years-old son, who was upwards on the limb. To become a lovely place; seated in the rear of the car, • Mark the bite spot for The Aussie way of life were injured. doctors to identify. Our people do embrace, Both were able to walk Multiple vehicle crashes have occured near sunflower fields. • Make a splint with The virtues of our nation away from the crash after 27-years-old Taiwanese crashed into the rear of the examination. something long and Are growing much apace being checked over by national from Gatton, being stopped vehicle causing Two were kept in over- sturdy. attending paramedics. This snake was spotted last It’s a great land for us to enjoy, to enjoy hit from behind, by a vehicle signifi cant damage. night, but both sustained • Don’t elevate the limb Thursday morning at Allora’s It’s a great land for us to enjoy. That driver has been travelling in the same The driver of the utility only relatively minor injuries above the heart, to Stuart Henry Park, within dealt with for the offence direction. was uninjured. and were expected to be help slow the spread of stumbling distance of children’s Andrew Guild of “Driver following another Investigations to date The fi ve occupants of the released the following day. venom. swings, so keep all eyes open! vehicle too closely”; a have determined that fi rst vehicle were conveyed Investigations into that ticketable amount of $304 the fi rst vehicle stopped to Warwick Hospital for WEATHER FORECAST and loss of one point. suddenly in the middle of the …Continues on page 4 Day Forecast Min/Max The second crash highway, directly adjacent to PERCY’SPERCY’S occurred within a matter of the fi rst crash (which was off WED Mostly Cloudy. Hot. Humid. 18 37 FRUIT & VEGE MARKET minutes of the fi rst. THU A Few Showers. Partly Cloudy. Hot. 19 35 the roadway). Allora Pharmacy It involved a southbound The Land Cruiser utility 42 Herbert St. Allora, QLD 4362 PBS Approval No. 34248m FRI Partly Cloudy. Warm. 19 34 Vine Ripened vehicle being driven by a travelling behind it, then OPEN: Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.00pm $2.90kg Tomatoes SAT Morning Clouds. Hot. 18 34 Ph: (07) 4666 3100 Sat 8.00am - 12 noon EVERY WEDNESDAY Onions & SUN Broken Clouds. Hot. 18 36 Fax: (07) 4666 3500 Email: [email protected] Potatoes $1.50kg BEHIND THE BLUE COW MON Showers Late. Cloudy. Hot. Humid. 18 36 Cherries $10.00kg HOTEL 7am - 2pm Mangoes $25/tray TODAY’S QUOTE GET READY FOR Enquiries Percy Pugliese PHONE 0409 267 862 Percy’s Fruit “He who laughs last thinks slowest” This Week’s BACK TO SCHOOL Australia Day BBQ Specials Get the kids off to a great start this year with our EFTPOS Pork Steakettes ................ kg Nature’s Way vitamins. Chewable gummies for children IN NEXT WEEK’S ALLORA ADVERTISER AVAILABLE $9.99 2 years and over. 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Ph 4666 3355 - 0428 627 107 Page 4 THE ALLORA ADVERTISER Wednesday, 23rd January, 2019 Wednesday, 23rd January, 2019 THE ALLORA ADVERTISER Page 5 Continued from page 3… incident are continuing, with the driver of the fi rst car still Allora Landcare Update to be interviewed. Following the incident, After a local Police maintained busy 2018, the presence in the area, seeing Allora Landcare the issue of two further Group is look- parking offence notices for ing forward to vehicles whose parking another pro- affected the fl ow of the traffi c ductive year. On the Agenda on both the highway and is the continuation of our nearby Geitz’ Road. Indigenous studies on Allora While Police will attempt Mountain and hopefully to maintain a presence on some involvement with other the highway in that area for local Landcare Groups to the next week or so (while bring a ‘Natural Sequence the fl owers continue in Farming’ Project to the area. bloom), it is understood that Work is in progress to bring a large number of the traffi c Stuart Andrews, son of the problems are caused by legendary Peter Andrews, visitors to the area. to the district to inform and Police have asked that demonstrate the principles locals passing through, be involved with their ground- mindful of this, be patient breaking work.