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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1938
Page
7
The document outlines prize allocations for the Quilpie race meeting. Includes Porinetta, Wamein Back Mandecap, and multiple handicap events with £1 prizes, distances, and conditions. References include Quilpie location and related open races with winners to receive specific sums.
The notice outlines race conditions including wet weather contingencies, rider obligations, and penalties. It specifies that no stallions or rigs are accepted, riders must rise at Abelrows, and stewards declare the wet weather plan for the second day. It mentions a £2/2 per day payment for bookmakers and clerks, amateur status proofs for visiting jockeys, and rebates based on horse distances. It also notes paddock arrangements and a grand ball at Adavale.
A notice states polling for candidates Randolph Bedford of Wickham Terrace Brisbane journalist and Charles Wilfred Russell of Jimbour House Dalby Greysar, with polling at 9 o clock and 6 o clock in the afternoon on a date in April.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a mortgage takeover with monthly payments and a suggested three to four year payoff. Mentions names such as Cominins Dedrootas Richen and tattrose plus a Gin veranda and an electric fight near a house. Mentions valuation and a potential assignment to HJ Carter & Co Alfred Street.
Notice that ABORCR HEXRT WELSH of CP 2874 Charteviie Land Awent's Tastriet applies to the Galt te Shire Council to build a track across a road at the north west corner of the selection and erect a structure as shown in the accompanying sketch. Objections to the proposal must be lodged with the Clerk of the Quilpie Shire. Price 2/8 post. MRE L GORDON BrisbanE Chambers.
Obituary notice for Heather May aged about ten months with family message from mother father and siblings. Includes church names St James Presbyterian and All Saints Anglican Charleville. Then notices for lost item between Charleville and Westcate Bumger Bar. Following are multiple classified ads: job seeking, furniture auction, for sale Dover Stove and house and land, and various local business notices. Includes phone numbers and addresses in King Street and local firms.
Murweh Shire Council Charleville invites tenders closing May 9 1934 for a project with a predictive factor bank and sealing 28 percent of the tender amount. Each tender must include specified read-making material samples. The lowest bid is not necessarily accepted.
The Charleville Times dated Friday April Y1 provides a brief local page with notices and short items. It lists community happenings, small ads, and regional notices typical of a local Victorian era newspaper. Specific names and events are not fully legible in the fragment.
The Queensland Country Party outlines a platform promising development to boost wealth from ores, equitable state funding for country towns, agriculture and grazing lands, and water supply projects. It emphasizes creating real wages, removing stock from drought areas, and improving rural infrastructure to support employment and growth.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a local race and ambulance scene with scattered names and events. The passage is garbled, mentioning a date and instructions for a future action but lacks coherent details or clear outcomes.
Fragmented notes describe Quilpie races and weather with references to races at Adavale and Wako Paddock events. Mentions of March and April meetings, late changes to dishes, and various names and places appear within a chaotic, OCR like text. The readable facts include Quilpie race actions, weather with clouds, and references to race dates in April and June.
A fragmentary notice indicates tenders were aquired and will be received for the erection of a New Maternity Ward and nurses' quarters at a hospital, with alterations to the building. It names the Board Secretary and the Architects WHODEEN & RODGEN and references the Hospital Board and specifications.
A fragmented OCR report notes two political meetings this evening at Warren and Adavale districts. Speakers include Mr. Miecetl and Mr. Geven with references to Avon Villa and Eire Hall. A later report promises fuller details on page 2.
A garbled afternoon scene records farewells and thanks at a Wisconsin gathering. The text mentions names like Hiss I Lees and W Cena, with references to speakers, a guest list, and a formal concluding moment.
Council panel reviews tender results for a motor shed project as bids are opened and evaluated. Finance committee trims cost estimates and notes bids compared to prepared plans.
The Mayor AML M McGrepers journeyed from Cherlelile by car on Wad tenday after a holiday in Toowoomba. Accompanied by Aira McGregor and Camily, Me and Mire Wehl, they arrived at Charteris on Saturday’s wail. They planned a return to Toowoomba yesterday en route to Brisham for the start of Maryborough duties, with hospital visits mentioned.
Fragmentary OCR text references a gold mine and local figures with scattered names and places. The readable content is disjointed and contains many garbled phrases, making a coherent event unclear.
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