29 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 29, 1939
Page
1
Rubber stamps of any design can be obtained at short notice. A special cheap line for those who send their laundry out includes a linen marking outfit with stamp pod and bottle of marking in a compact case. You’ll be perfectly satisfied.
Letter from John N Bow outlines factional split in the R. A. C. Q. elections between the President’s team led by P. J. Allen and the Requisitionists led by Neal Macrossan. It details staff suspensions, a club audit, committee inquiries, and calls for members to vote for specific candidates.
In eight months of the current year the Bureau of Rural Development logged 1,232 loan applications and approved 890 involving £261,000. Of that, £104,400 paid debts, £50,000 for miscellaneous needs, and £46,500 for farm improvements. Debts to December reached £2,106,000 on 908 applications. 401 approved (£1,118,000), 195 rejected (£318,600), 68 withdrawn (£89,841), leaving £578,700 in abeyance. Adjusted claims total £629,395, with £418,048 actually advanced. Queensland’s share of initial £10,000,000 grant stood at £1,150,000. overall disbursement in Queensland by December reached £345,000.
Queensland Marine Board and North Queensland Harbour Boards to equip dredges with wireless distress transmitters. Unatomated Wireless of Sydney ships an automatic distress signal unit to be fitted to the first dredge leaving port. The device can be transferred to other dredges as needed and sends the five O eight with vessel name and position. no technical skill required.
Messrs Dalgety and Company Ltd Sydney office dated 19 April 1939 report on their sale held that day. Wool for todays sale general though restricted competition. No quotable change in yesterday's opening rates.
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