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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1934
Page
3
Santa Claus will visit the Cloncurry Sub branch of the BES on Tuesday to distribute gifts to members’ under 12. A donation to the hospital is planned for returned men. Also noted are local calendar gifts from businessmen and reports of Moses Cook’s death and a lorry fire at Lake Kash Statin.
A J Wallace the optometrist from 641 George Street Sydney plans a visit to Cloncurry starting Monday the 4th through December 21st. He offers eye care and sells affordable glasses with prices to suit all pockets. The notice mentions bartering in jewelry and a Dodge Car for sale.
Notice invites tenders up to 2 pm on Wednesday January 1941 for hospital additions. Details available at the hospital office and the Works Office in Townsville.
The notice outlines holiday train services with stops at Dobbyn Glencurry Cloncurry and Duchess, noting depart and arrival times for December 2 and December 24 1934, trains cancelled or altered on certain days, and a mail run from Mt Isa to Townsville with standard timing.
Bar ny Long advertises a sale of a used Overland vehicle in good order with tyres described as good and ready to drive away priced at £25. The note includes contact by the seller.
A brief notice reports a desk shooting event on Dalgon Avenue involving a gelding. No special path details or verdere specifics provided. Local authorities warn caution and request cooperation while investigations continue.
Smokers urged to buy Mobacco direct with a 6d per item savings. Planters Bert advertise highest grade tobacco products available by mail order. Send full postal address and payments to Regal Tobacco Company Department B Box 4480V O. P. C. Gricheae for delivery by post.
Fragmented text discusses holiday practices among young women and men with emphasis on autonomy, economic independence, and frank dating norms. It cites a New Idea magazine extract arguing for friendship and honesty over early marriage, noting social shifts and expectations. Also mentions a dentist notice for Cloncurry leave.
A fragmented 1930s cinema listing describes a double feature with Boswell Sisters and a detective comedy. It promises laughs and thrills with The Gobbiest Detective and a true life story about Martha Ghoekneel, nurse to a wounded man amid espionage. A note announces a Saturday December showing date.
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