Cloncurry Rifle Club Annual General Meeting Minutes
The Cloncurry Rifle Club held its AGM on Tuesday August 2 at 8 pm in TLA Club Rooms. Present were L Windridge, L Rooke, F Doyle, J Twible, Pashen, K McKinnon, A Glendinning, M Martyr, N Snell and Secretary T Purtill. apology from C Beresforde. Election of officers elected Windridge captain, J Twible secretary, T Purtill treasurer. F Doyle vice captain. Committee formed, fees set, monthly meetings decided, and various trophies and spoons proposed with amendments. club rifles to be collected. Meeting adjourned at 9 pm.
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T.L.A
L. Windridge
L. Rooke Sear
Junr
F. Doyle
J. Twible
Twible
Pashen
K. McKinnon
A. Glendinning
M. Martyr
N. Snell
T. Purtill
C. Beresforde
Messrs. J. and
C. Twible
Rooke
L. Rooke
J. Pashen Eueeaanen
Glendinning
L. Rooke Senr
Messrs
Is Roeke
M. Martyn
L. Rooke Junr
Be Club Rifles
Club Rifles
Hotel notices from town venues list events and dates
A list of venue names and dates appears with notices to save your eyesight by consulting a specialist. Entries include Flindera Street Hughenden Central Hotel Cloncurrency Post Office Hotel Mount Ida Hotel Mount Ida Club Houses and Mount Ida dates.
Rifle Shooting at Local Range Sees Winners in Shoot-off
Eleven shooters contested 500 and 600 yard ranges at the Rifle Range last Sunday. J Metcalfe and A Gartrell impressed on first appearance, with Metcalfe dropping two and Gartrell seven on the 500. L Windridge won the shoot-off from M Martyr on count back, amid fair to mirage-influenced conditions. Scores listed include Windridge 60 at 600 and Martyr 42. Rooke Junr, Foster, Twible, and Glendinning posted notable tallies. Annual membership fees of 11 shillings are now due.
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J. Metcalfe
A. Gartrell
L Windridge
M. Martyr
L. Rooke
G. Foster
A. Glendinning
L. Windridge
L. Rooke Junr
C. Twible
Twible
Meat exports decline in Queensland for five months
The Australian Meat Board reports a 34 percent drop in Queensland meat exports for the first five months of the year. Through May, export production stood at 16,341 tons versus 493,845 tons in the previous year. Pigmeat rose to 8,700 tons from 1,000 tons.
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Queensland
Australian Meat Board
Public notice of Pether authorised commission agent business
ME Pether announces start as an authorised commission agent to sell property or goods and invites sellers. He notes buyers for cattle and lists items for sale including a Southern Cross Boring Plant with 64 HP Lister engine, a Ford 90 wagon, and camping equipment, with terms and conditions implied.
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ME. M. A. Pether
Variety Girl and Related Features Play At The Talkies
On Friday and Saturday the Variety Girl stars Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in a tale of a young girl seeking a screen career. A bold blonde ally joins the caper as the pair maneuver through a lively mix up with notable entertainment. The Knockout features Joe Palooka and Ham Fisher. Sunday and Monday offer Out of the Past with Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer. Abbott and Costello cap the program with Meet the Ghosts alongside Lon Chaney Bela Lugosi and Glen Strange. Captain Boycott with Stewart Granger and Katharine Ryan on Wednesday and Thursday. The Bullfighters with Laurel and Hardy. Also a Children s Fancy Dress Ball on September 2 at the Hire Hall.
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Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Robert Mitchum
Jane Greer
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Lon Chaney
Bela Lugoal
Glen Strange
Captain Boycott
Arthur Rank
Stewart Granger
Kathleen Ryan
Boycott
Laurel and Hardy
Tender notice for irrigation works at Binfield Bore 1940
Irrigation and Water Supply Commission invites tenders for a raised earlo tank of 150000 gallon capacity and fencing at Binfield Bore about 60 miles south of Dajarra on the Boulia Dajarra Stock Route. Tenders close 20 August 1940. Specifications £1 1s. Tenderers to deposit 1 percent. Lowest tender not guaranteed. Also includes coupon reminders for tea and butter under wartime rationing with new coupons available 8 August 1949.
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Irrigation and Water Supply Commission
Execuive
George Street
Brisbane
Binfield
Dajarra
Boulia — Dajarra
Commissioner of Irrigation and Water Supply
Boulla
Townsville
Cloncurry
Irrigation Commission
Longreach
Commonwealth Rationing Commission
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G. A. Hulbert
Me&kinlay Street
McKinlay
Jack Bulley
Prince, OF Wales Hotel
T. R. Doyle
UHR Street
Bio Theatre
Sportlight
Leon Errol
Joe Kirkwood
Paramount
Barbara Stanwyck
Paulette Goddard
Dorothy Lamour
Alan Ladd
Joan Caulfield
Sonny Tufts
NEWS
Abbott and Costello
Bela Lugosi
Jane Randolph
Kirke Douglas
Rhonda Fleming
Richard Webb
General Et Ee
Stewart Grainger
Alastair Sim
Mervyn Johns
Noel Purcell
Cecil Parker II
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
New South Wales
Cannon Hill Yards
Sribbene
Charleville
Dalby
Mr. Windridge
F. Day
T. Purt
J. Staunton
Windridge
Flindera
Townaville
P.O. Box
Hughenden
Central Hotel
Post Ofice Hotel
Mount Iga Hotel
Durst
TI. L
Southern Cross
Lister
Paris
Andas
Queensland Bush Children’s Health
ART Union
Barney Long and CO
Post Office
Frank Kavanagis
Cloncurry S
C.T.A. R.A.C.Q
AIR Line
Talkies
Job 1604
H. Buckle
Executive Building
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