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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1942
Page
2
The 2nd 100th AGT unit the Boys thank the Ladies of Cloncurry led by Mrs M O Callaghan for weekly Dainty Refreshments and Mr and Mrs Tom Gleeen for fruit during their stay, describing it as a very happy time.
Traveling stock owners through Mindie are asked to provide adequate notice at the homestead. Woodcutters and others are warned against entering without consent. Apply Mrs L J Saute, owner.
Senator W. J. Cooper reports representations to the Army Minister on soldiers in North and North West Queensland. A May 1 letter from the Minister confirms from June 18 1943 subsistence allowances rise from 2/6 to 3 per day for home dwellers and 4/6 per day for those away from home. Tin hats and field dressings for the VDC are to be supplied, with 1 1/2 years of requisitions for tin hats to be satisfied after June 26 1942. Traffic Act notices warn motorists of changes issued by Senior-Constable W. A. Flori and reference a quote about inspiration from a good woman.
The Cloncurry District Hospital faces possible maternity ward closure as nurses could not be secured despite ads in major Queensland papers. The maternity ward serves Normanton, Burketown, and Boulia and is vital for expectant mothers. A Christmas Eve ambulance carnival is planned with sham wheel stalls and further details to follow.
A pair of spectacles without a case has been found and is to be returned to this office. Please contact the office to claim.
Tenders close 2 pm Wednesday September 9 1942 at the District Contract Board Brisbane for supply of Meat Bacon Ham Butter Cheese Milk Bread Fish Poultry Firewood and for removal of kitchen refuse from Military Camp North Western Area for October 1942 to January 1043. Tender forms from the Shire Clerk. Certificate of mining lease No 3758 filed for ground known as Orphan near Debbyn on the Cloncurry Gold and Mineral Field. Hearings set October 1 1942 at 10 am in Warden's Court Cloncurry. applicant Richard Walter Moren.
Elizabeth Cooke advises service members enjoy home style meals. She shares a Meat and Vegetable Pie recipe serving six, a Saga Dessert with sago and bananas, and two cookies favorites Corn Flakes Wafers and Cheese Squares. The piece emphasizes simple, economical, homey cooking for camp dining and family meals.
Mrs W Chaplain and family return from Boomarra Station while Rex Robinson and Mrs Hensley visit town. Dr Charles Tunstall, born in Canada, killed by a bomb. two sisters recover at hospital. Local staff, police and service members feature in a roundup of visits, holidays and community news.
The feature touts HEENZO COUGH REMEDY as ideal for families, claiming rapid cure, safety for all ages, economy, and pleasant taste. It promotes a 3 shilling bottle of concentrate making a pint when mixed with water for coughs colds and chest infections. Order through stops or chemists.
The local Red Cross branch held a tea to honor treasurer Mrs Miller as she resigns and moves to Southport. Winners of knot tying and word building were Mrs McGurk and Mrs L Walton. a crystal bowl was given to Mrs Miller. The event featured singing and a formal tribute from President Mrs McLean.
The Director-General of Manpower champions women across the Commonwealth as Australian workers join England in precise shell case production. Evelyn Duncan, an 18-year-old from Birmingham, set a world record turning out 0190 A A shell components after six days at a lathe, while a Cairns brunette with no prior lathe experience proves skill and patriotism drive wartime industry.
The Army Football Club held a successful dance at Memorial Hall on August 21 in Bolton. Public support remained high with Chick Morgan as MC and Private Beausang and Miss J Crawford winning the Monte Carlo prize. Tenders invited for supplying foodstuffs to a military camp in North Western Arta. forms available from the Shire Clerk, Cloncurry.
Certificate of application for mining lease No 759 dated 25 August 1942 at Cloncurry shows Charles Richardson and Alfred Samuel Hobbs applying for ground known as Magpie Five acres with boundary bearings from a datum peg CRAH to an Exte ral Reef Claim No 2561 on the Cloncurry Gold and Mineral Field. The claim has remained unworked thirty days. Objections if any to be heard at the Warden's Court Cloncurry on Thursday 1 October 1942 at 9 o'clock am.
Public Curator Brisbane publishes notice for creditors of Percy Francis Skewes formerly of Mount Isa Queensland and late of Flinders Naval Depot Victoria who went missing around November 20 1941. Creditors must file claims by October 20 1942 before asset distribution. The notice also states a Traffic Regulation amendment delaying operations in traffic districts for seventeen year olds to drive public vehicles with goods.
Crown land blocks Innes and Red River on Lynch River and Red Range will open for pastoral lease on October 6 M42 at 11 am at Normanton Land Office. Lease term 30 years with annual rent 6 shillings per square mile for the first ten years. Further details from Normanton Agent. Mixed fruit and vegetables prices listed: case for mixed fruit and vegetables prices per bushel.
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