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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1948
Page
1
Queensland Railways seeks boy porters in the Northern Division with ages 14 to 17. Applications due May 12, 1848, at the Hallway Department in Brisbane. Wages start under 15 at 1 shilling 10 pence per week with annual increases until age 21. career progression offered with exams and allowances.
Queensland railway invites applications for engine cleaner in the Northern Division. Applicants must be at least 16 and a half and under 19 and a half on closing date May 1 1844. Wage starts at £3 15 4 weekly with annual increases toward fireman, with progression to driver and inspector. Benefits include rail pass, sick pay, long service leave, and home allowance for juniors. Secretary J L E Lingard.
A charity dance event called Dance A Dance will be held Friday evening in May to aid the Basketball Association. Admission is 2. Monte Carlo and other novelties will be featured. Keep the evening free for a good night's entertainment.
The text discusses igloos and hot rooms, with Mr Johnston advocating fire safety measures. It notes concerns about wooden arches in buildings near Ware, risk of arches failing and hindering access to fire funding. Johnson urges occupants to fit fire sprinkler systems.
Public notice referencing racing events and inquiries about a mailing list. Mentions H. R. 1000 and Brisbane area boxes, with operating details unclear due to OCR errors. No clear person or organization beyond Brisbane context.
Notices warn trespassers to avoid shooting or interfering with stock at Clonagh Gipsy Plains Jer Sey Plains Rocklands Holding Mindie Mindif Mapperly Lanare Tommy's Creek Fort Constantine Violet Vale Evansdean Malakoff Manfred Downs Lochweigh Tabletop Fishers Creek Martindale Holding and other properties with prosecutions by managers and owners for breaches.
For sale by Ww. H. Helpman at Fishers Creek Cloncurry. Sweet pineapples priced 11/6, apples 11s and 10, mixed fruits 13/0. Indicates local fruit sale and prices.
Notice from the Glencurry Advocate publisher Joseph Daniel Twible stating pumps erected or repaired and watering facilities attended to, with windmills erected or repaired at Gear Street office. Printed and published for the Gloncurry Advocate.
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