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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1932
Page
4
Anzac Day events in Cloncurry featured a morning cenotaph service, a 4 pm Country Women's Association gathering at Shire Hall, and a memorial night service. Boy Scouts supervised tasks, drew praise for policing honor boards, and the Band supported ceremonies at Cenotaph and Shire Hall.
The Country Women's Association organized a luncheon to honor returned soldiers with generous support from local residents, Boy Scouts, and community volunteers. Speakers at the event stressed gratitude to the Mother Country and Sister Dominions, and praised the home front effort as essential to victory.
Large crowd at Shire Hall attends the Anzac memorial event with band marches inside and outside. Speakers honour Gallipoli at Seventeenth Anniversary of Anzac Day as residents sing and the hall hosts a candlelight and hymn program.
Authorities raided a weekend hunting group operating along the Cloncurry River. Police found empty bird crates and no carcasses, while local anglers discuss the legality and potential penalties for out of season duck shooting. The open season starts June first.
A third avenue Alberton signer reports a year of acute indigestion. The letter touts Bisurated Magnesia as a quick neutralizer of gastric acidity, relieving pain and restoring digestion within minutes, urging readers to obtain it from any chemist.
Old established reputable firm of rubber stamp and brass stamp makers advertised in the Advocate. Rubber brass of fea designs can be procured through the post and cheap line for those who need entry at lower cost. Marking outfit includes name stamp pad and bone of mart ink and care, use three you'll wear more than sate.
A notice states that any unauthorized passage of a prison station is forbidden and will be punished. It mentions a warden overseeing maneuvers and enforcement actions.
Reports from Mount Isa and nearby stations describe ore production totals, copper and silver yields, and gold values. Mining operations advance with new machinery, chute and level development, and planned openings at multiple mines including Mount Oxide, Orphan, and Dobbyn, amid worker wage and shipment updates.
The book Prospecting for Gold by Ton Idri reports increased gold yields and adds chapters on erecting a stamper battery cyaniding and treatment. It covers alluvial reef mining, mining methods, and site cleanup with illustrated instructions and claims strong support from Australian and New Zealand mining authorities.
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