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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
4
A campaign poster urges loyal Labor voters in Kennedy to back A Browne and his party, promising liberty and prosperity while resisting communism and southern domination. The unusual phrasing hints at a heated local political dispute and calls for support to defend personal freedoms.
A fragment quotes Stalin asserting that capturing the banks gives power over votes, describing it as the key to control in the Bolshevik Congress. The note references the Supreme Economic Council and the phrase once the banks are captured you have the swat man tied hand and foot.
Churchill proclaimed that Americans were raised to value democracy and to trust the people. He contrasted public servants who serve the state with those who would be its masters in both nations.
A long list of horse names and entries fills the Brisbane program. The document enumerates accepted runners across divisions including First, Second, Third and Fourth Handicap races with names like The Tata, Flora Bell, Red Boots, Phantom, and Black Monarch. It notes distances such as 1 mile and 7 furlongs and includes prices or odds such as 12.00 and 2.8, reflecting betting terms for the event.
Melbourne acceptances list for Emington meeting features a crowded 2 mile and 6 furlong card with numerous contenders including Flying Halo Ganges Gold Trigger Rocky Peak Sundiland Banlan Beau Law Flying Based Gian Jan Mesty Scout Andes Bele Coquette Harmonia Lite Toot Sun Fury Gold Countess Culver Cry Ony Claris Catani and others. The lengthy entry sheet names horses, trainers, and several handicap races with post times around 2 pm and 3 pm.
A brief message expresses gratitude to doctors matrons and nursing staff at We Cloncurry Hospital. It mentions attention given during care and acknowledges friends and colleagues, ending with a reflective line about pain and health.
The program lists Two Year Old Fillies and Geldings events at Rosehill with horses including Tura Neiranga English Mettie Queen Ajax and Blue Grotto. Also noted are 2 year old colt events at Parramatta with Ocean Prince Heroic Flyer and many other entrants. Mixed wagon of entries covers Auburn Mixed and Welter Stars with numerous horse names and odds.
An old classified notice lists items for sale including houses, tents, a truck, jars, and all classes of furniture. It mentions The City Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited and the Liverpool and London and Globe Fire Insurance Co with contact and hours details, though the lines are fragmented.
The town prepares for a widely followed wedding on Tuesday December 20 at the historic Torpot homestead. Adelalur Dootélboger and Ivor Molde, of Dingo Park, will wed after a short honeymoon at Corindh. The reception and public blessings mark a rare social milestone in Cloncurry with a 2/6 ambulance fund collection. A special train will carry guests to Clongarry Shire Hall and a program features local dignitaries and a railside welcome.
A fragmented OCR item mentions savings cross and week related terms with unclear context. The readable fragments reference Ne Wen and Wailers, but no clear event, date, or organization is ascertainable from the legible text. Further readable details are required to form a precise card.
Film program highlights a Friday Saturday drama featuring Clark Gable and Lane Turner in a tale of a married doctor who falls for a nurse. Spotlight on Australian Ballet screens Sunday and Monday with Tonight and Every Night in technicolor starring Rita Hayworth and others. Also on the bill are prairie frontier dramas and a Bill Elliott western, plus a supporting feature Balm Barton Sidneonton with Kent Taylor and Evely Young in a crime caper.
Fred Peppin Reg QTC mot Tattersalty Chad Villines fandicar Summer Cup rundown with fragmented note. Office Bath and Bow IV GPO references appear in garbled OCR.
A terse report notes a move to extend executive terms as the President and Members pursue a formal extension. No dates or places are provided in the readable text.
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