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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1946
Page
2
Race program list features numerous horses with times and odds, including Aresstan's Jevenue 5 Furs at 12.45 pm and Nisna's Ring 4, with multiple strokes of racing entries across platforms, plus a long catalog of horses, handlers, and venues in a dense, OCR-like layout.
An auction on behalf of Mr. Percy Morris will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at his Ebort Street home. The sale features a large array of high quality furniture and effects including maple bedroom suites, chests, dining chairs, kitchen ware, and other household items. Auctioneer YN. J. Powers notes the date clearly as Saturday December 7th.
A dense list of acceptors for Melbourne turf events includes horses such as Big Booty Capitalist Co a's Pride Double Trouble Golden Aaret M6 Horarata Royal Mark Rewal Rolza Bir Marcon Randaaer Gyn Rea and many others. Several races are noted with odds and weights, with 62 acceptors and 21 acceptors pending ballot, plus details for the Duram Tria Tartle and Turboroush Handicap mile events and entries like Lord Baden Misa Magnus and Promine Me.
An official notice details an authorized program to carry out travelling and bitumen road mix construction on the Cloncurry Sedan Dry Main Road, aiming for a 16 foot paving stretch between Cloncurry and the Acts drome. Estimated cost is £4,400 with Main Roads formation and approvals to be coordinated through the Coordinator General's Department.
The source corrects a misstatement about Polwarth versus Verina Lincoln comebacks. It states Polwarth is three quarters Verina to one quarter Lincoln, with 68's wool, and traces breed development to Tarndwaracoert Station in Victoria. It notes breed naming in Itaferke County and the efforts at Mblbottn.
Koane area listing for Stacey Stacey Optometrists notes established practice of thirty years. Provides contact via phone and box address. advises customers to prepare for spectacle needs and serves as a local optical shop header.
The 1917 prospectus lists Dr T Ross McKenzie as principal and Mua M. Sawtell as resident head. Term begins Tuesday January 4 with boarding, sports grounds, swimming pool and tennis courts. Bursaries available for State Scholarships and border enrolments. early applications advised via the local minister or principal.
A fragmented notice lists cycles, tires, and battery brands such as Dunlop and Mexply with repair services offered within town. It mentions car readiness and pickup for Tepaire maintenance, plus various equipment like Tubes and Rackets in stock, indicating an all-purpose auto and hardware service advisory.
A wild hawk is described as a deadly threat to waterfowl, stalking from tree limbs and diving on ducks and geese. The prey include mute swans and other fowl, with the hawk praised as a decisive hunter in a stark, archaic voice.
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