Traffic Act Breaches Highlighted At Petty Sessions
At Cloncurry petty sessions on August 20 Magistrate J D McLean and Senior-Sergeant W H Fravig prosecuted several riders for bike and tail-light violations under blackout rules. Defendants received fines from 10s to £1 with costs, reflecting a strict stance amid National Security Act provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. McLean
Trafflc
W. H. Fravig
McLean
John Seymour
Jetter
Charles Ball
Chong Kee
Clifford Arthur Hudson
Cr” Coats
Florl
Alfred George Hudson
Thornton
Emil Frederic Karl Hubner
Robert Hinson
George Edward Reid
Fierl
Reid
Director General of Health Visits Cloncurry to Probe Mi Isa Dysentery
Sir Raphael Cilento, Director-General for Public Health in Queensland, passed through Cloncurry on the way to Mi Isa to investigate a dysentery outbreak. Bacteriological tests of Mi Isa water are planned, following a council report of the illness among residents.
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Queensland
Sir Raphael Cilento
Cloncurry
Mi Isa
Sir Raphael
Mb Isa
Air Raid Alarms Prompt Panic Across Town
Residents rushed to dugouts as the 9 o clock air raid siren wailed without warning. Lights were off and officials moved to posts while others failed to extinguish lights. Air Chief Hope warned the next siren will be a genuine raid and urged strict precautions. A railway guard, Albert Harris, died after a severed limb and injury in a wreck, while Haens was injured at Hayes station.
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Hope
Albert Harris
Southall
Middlesex
England
Haens
Hayes Station
Sailorettes Privileges Aim At Human Appearance
The Navy's new Women's Auxiliary, nicknamed Sailorettes, may use powder and Upstick to look human. Chief Lieutenant-Commander Mildred MacAfee says they will be allowed to have husbands but cautions wives should not marry during training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Navy
Women's Auxiliary
Mildred Macafee
Navy
C F Meeting of Cloncurry AF Branch Held at Mrs MacGillivray’s
A July 28 gathering of the Australian Comforts Fund Cloncurry branch at Mrs D MacGillivray’s residence was led by Mrs H Butt in the president’s absence. Members discussed inward and outward correspondence, orders to Headquarters for writing materials and warm clothing, wool for knitting, games and a football, and plans for a children’s dance on August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloncurry
Australian Comforts Fund
D. MacGillivray
H. Butt
Co. A. ¥. Johnston
Mesdames MacGillivray
Taylor
Bonnell
Powell
Wilmer
Redmond
Bradley
Tiler
B. Tregenza
C. Morrison
Melafont
AGF
Mesdames
Recreation Hall
Man subjected girl to burning cruelty in Bundaberg
Edward Lionel Garde a 42 year old labourer living in Bundaberg admitted severely burning a nine year old girl by placing her on a hot stove after removing her bloomers. He was sentenced to two months imprisonment for ill treating the child who, with others, lived in his house. The girl remained in hospital. Her mother was in an institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lionel Garde
Bundaberg
D. MacDonald
Garde
Illiterate Justice of the Peace Admits Sleep Teases Case
A rambling bush justice snoozed on the bench during a drunken case on licensed premises. After a prod to wake him, he declared the defendant discharged, remarking he would understand the outcome when reading the paper tomorrow. The episode, recounted as a humorous anecdote, ends with the judge’s pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush Justices of the Peace
J.P
Ajax
Isa
Our WFLP pledge to support troops stands firm
The message proclaims full wartime support for troops, urging continued backing and resources. It emphasizes solidarity and practical aid to armed forces, urging organizers to maximize civilian assistance and mobilize local efforts for service members.
Public Notice of Property Removal Report to Police
Notice to any person or persons who removed windows from the house recently occupied by Mr Webb and owned by Mrs Leonard that the police have been notified and action is being taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Leonard
Ram Lambing Rates in North West Queensland Compared
Letter from Desert Rat discussing sheep breeding in the Prairie Aramac desert area. It questions a claim that a ram can sire 200 lambs, offering calculations: 3 per cent rams joined yielding 72 per cent lambs, 24 lambs per ram over a three year life. contrasting with another farmer who joins 2 per cent and achieves 100 per cent lambs, about 150 lambs per ram in a lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrens Creek
Queensland
T.W
Cloncurry
Queensland Sheep Industry Faces Authorized Pay Rise
Mr P A Brown secretary of the United Grassers Association notes a 1s 3d rise per hundred sheep will not affect Queensland as shearers there operate under a State award. The higher rate, set to start August 24, would push pay to £1 10s 6d.
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Queensland
P. A. Brown
United Grassers’ Association
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Mr McLean
Voluntary Aid Detachment
Pearl Harbour
Australia
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Mount Isa District Hospital
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Stacey Optometrists
Townsville
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