Court Gossip in Pony Ilusions Court On Unregistered Vehicles
In a Thursday session before Stipendiary Magistrate McLean two defendants faced TraM TM Act breaches. George McQ Dempsey pleaded guilty to using an unregistered motor vehicle and to driving a truck lacking a number plate while a second charge involved a Chevrolet truck without proper registration. The cases note he used petrol intended for aerodrome work and that his mother owned the car. penalties totaled 3 pounds 12 shillings with costs, nine days. Lawrence W Rave also pleaded guilty to using an unregistered motor vehicle after driving to a dance hall in Daintree Street with petrol supplied by a firm.
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Pony
McLean
George McQ
Dempsey
W. E. Plorl
Daintree Street
Berges
Flori
Mr McLean
Costa
Air Ho Lean
Lee
Lawrence W. Rave
Tock
a @ull Engineering
Beecham's Pills Ad Praises Health Legacy
Beecham's Pills touted as the fourth generation trusted health aid claiming benefits for constipation impure blood and mood. In Townsville Walter R Blundell a Commonwealth Bank teller faced Supreme Court charges of stealing £10 500 and was sentenced to three years imprisonment after a quick conviction.
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Beecham
Walter R. Blundell
Commonwealth Bank
Townsville
Supreme Court
Townsill
Trainees Wanted for Cloncurry Hospital Positions
Mr G Trenfield hospital secretary invites applications for trainees at Cloncurry Hospital. He will provide all particulars to interested applicants.
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G. Trenfield
Cloncurry Hospital
Mr Trenfield
Unclear OCR Note Cites Fines Paid in Court Scan
Fragmentary note mentions a possible unlawful use of a idea and a defendant linked to Gulf Enginesing Co. with fines paid. The text references employment and a scan of court records but provides few concrete details.
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Idea
Gulf Enginesing Co
Dodging Army Service and the National Register
Australia tightens scrutiny on military exemptions as manpower officers uncover hundreds evading service. Employers submit names from registers. unregistered men and those in protected industries are identified and replaced by women workers. Some under 35 on invalid pensions are recalled. prosecutions and fines rise. Forms to report address changes available at post offices.
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National Register
Queensland
Manpower
Australia
Missing W J Gannon in casualty list from Julia Creek
Casualty list issued Monday omits Lird W. J. Gannon of Julia Creek, listed as missing overseas. Bombidor Can hor is noted as son of Mrs W. Garon, Julia, and was on active service in Malaya.
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Lird
W. J. Gannon
Julia Creek
Bombidor Canhor
W. Garon
Jula
Rubber Salvage Drive Urges Cloncurry and Mount Isa
Cloncurry Shire Council launches a campaign to collect old rubber for the war effort. Shire Clerk M O Callaghan notes good quantities already handed in at Cloncurry and Mount Isa depots. Residents are urged to bring in tyres, tubes, hoses, hot water bottles, rubber dolls, and even small items like shoes or a child's doll.
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Cloncurry Shire
M. O'Callaghan
Cloncurry
Mount Isa
Mt Isa
Four Faces on a Mountain Rushmore Monument
The Black Hills in South Dakota host Mount Rushmore with four presidential heads Washington Jefferson Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt carved into the mountain. The project cost more than planned, required 400000 tons of rock removal, and 60 workers over 75 months. Two million visitors have seen the site, with discussions of adding F D Roosevelt.
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America
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Black Hills
South Dakota
F. D. Roosevelt
Mount Rushmore
Tenders Invited for 750 Firewood Cards at Power House
Read the advertisement for further particulars. Men O Callaghan Bhire Clerk invites tenders for the supply of 750 cards of firewood to be delivered at the power house.
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O'Callaghan
Bhire
New Railway Equipment to Replace Oil Engine at Cloncurry
Mr Norman Smith receives notice from the Minister for Transport that the oil engine at Cloncurry Locomotive Depot will be replaced by a 15 hp Squirrel cage electric motor. The Australian General Electric Pty Ltd quote totals £45 3s, with Cloncurry Shire Council providing poles and line installation for £77.
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Norman Smith
Carpentaria
Cloncurry
J. Larcombe
Australian
General Electric Pty Ltd
Electric air raid siren tested in Cloncurry
Last Friday residents in Cloncurry heard a new electric air raid siren during a trial. The Air Raid Committee plans further practice but warns wartime alarm may unsettle people unused to raids.
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Cloncurry
Air Raid Committee
V D C Activities Outing At Buffalo Plains
The V D C at Cloncurry led by J Lang spent the weekend traveling by car to Buffalo Plains for field exercise and map reading practice. Lang called the outing highly instructional and the participants should gain much knowledge. A stray cartoonish street moment ends with a child pointing to a man talking to a banana.
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V.D.C
Cloncurry
J. Lang
Buffalo Plains
Lang
Wee Ann
Cloncurry Tender Sought For Mountain Gum Firewood
Cloncurry Shire Council invites tenders for 750 cords of Mountain Gum firewood in 6 ft lengths to be delivered and stacked at the Cloncurry Power House. Large end diameter not over 12 inches and small end not less than 3 inches. Minimum rate 66 cords per month. Tenders due by 10 am Monday August 31 1942.
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Cloncurry
Lowcat
Water conservation urged in Cloncurry amid supply strain
Cloncurry residents face a water shortage with no current restrictions. A planned link between Walton’s well and the power house well plus a new river drive should soon augment the supply. Once completed, the town’s water problem may be solved, marking a driver year since the water authority began in 5.072 years BEG.
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Cloncurry
Walton’s
Cloncuery
Fruit and Produce Exchange Amid Mixed Goods Case
The brief notes a mixed fruit and vegetable trading case with per bushel prices for fruits and vegetables. It references pineapples and apples with dates and mentions an exchange to cheques and aidings held freight. Names appear unclear in the fragment.
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Growers
Edkins
Andition
Edkins Marsh & Company Ltd
Carrar, Ilfracombe
Beccles
V.D.C. Activities
Popton
Ruschen
Ge A Ao
Kruschen
Tonle Sali
Mittee
Cloncurry Shire Council
Cloncurry Electric Authority
Queensland Times
Bremer River
Bell Street
Bernard Shaw
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