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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1934
Page
2
Raw listing offers seven thousand used parts for various vehicles and second hand work. Parts sourced from Grays, Brunswick Street, Brisbane. Includes harnesses and miscellaneous gear for conversion or repair.
A public notice from G H dEnking Jenires of Cloncurry and district announces readiness to perform all classes of carting. The incomplete text suggests a general commerce or service proclamation within the region.
Warning notice warns that trespassers inside Fort Constanting Faddocks will be prosecuted and any livestock harbored there will be impounded with enforcement authorities cited for action.
A public notice declares that any person entering the holding, potting fences, driving stock, or other damage will be prosecuted. The authority cited is Barton and the Homestead, with penalties implied for violations.
Community notices list an early Holy Communion at 1 39 am and a service at 6 PM conducted by Dees Gees. The brief item promotes church activities and child participation times.
The 1954 year brought a bleak business climate to Cloncurry with copper and gold mining struggles. Mine managers J Jaw and J Yerlaney kept production and about forty workers employed at Trekelana, shipping copper ore to Chillagoe. Mount Oxide and other sites faced operational and transport difficulties, while several mines produced small copper and gold yields. The Macks Process Plant and related equipment were dismantled or sold, signaling a downturn in local mining activity.
The Shire Valuer W G Little presented valuations to councillors with a covering report detailing adjustments across Glencurry Mount Isa Cloncurry Mount Lea and outlying townships. He notes drought failed seasons and uneven changes aiming for equity, with reductions in some areas and hikes in others to reflect current conditions and rents.
Mails and stores announce Sunday closing at 2 pm with Monday reopen. The holiday issue features Advent ads, a Christmas dinner menu, and staff duty reminders. A racehorse, Satala, bred in New Zealand, is highlighted with lineage and notable progeny. The Glencurry Concert Band fund drive proceeds shift to Ambulance funds this year.
Local report cites Callion among listed persons involved in a trespass incident at nertsmith site in Rocklands. Details identify a manager and a party linked to a prostgutued claim, with Bol Will noted in the case.
A distressed report from Queensland highlights low wool and cattle prices but notes rich mineral deposits copper cobalt silver and other metals. Locals cling to optimism for capital investment better seasons and a brighter future for Glencurry as inland capital of the queen state.
Mr. Harry Bateman, holder of high credentials, offers cattle speying services at Coolullah. His rates are 9d per head, covering all souls. Address inquiries to H Hatemy, Brodit and Gay, Clonourry.
To Let or For Sale. Boarding house in Largs with high blocks and eight rooms, two verandahs, two rooms, well furnished and airy. Apply Alan Bright, 67 Charter Towers To Let or To Lease. Near Railway Station, Glamewry.
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