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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1938
Page
2
A brief entry notes the Prince of Wales Hotel, labeled in a transit or directory context, with no further details. The snippet provides minimal information beyond the hotel name and its designation.
Drovers must give notice before entering the Lake Nash Station run. Any trespassing fishing or shooting will be prosecuted without respect to persons. Manager Lake Nash Station issues this warning for all involved.
Clergy list and service times for Concurrs Church of St Andrew St Stephen At John Holy Innocents and Federal Methodist Enland Mission in Cloncurry and Julia Creek. Christmas Day schedules include Holy Communion and Evensong with ministers Rev J Lang and Rev G F Williams. Memorial note for John Swain by wife L Swain.
In the Far West Christmas stands as a benediction amid trials and global tension. The piece argues Christmas remains a Christian festival despite secular gaiety, highlighting charity, compassion, and greetings as expressions of peace over money or economic jargon. It notes the evolving form of observance under sunny climes, yet the core spirit endures beyond rigid forms.
J Antonio Rossi an Italian national born in Ponsejne Treviso and a resident of Australia for twenty four years now living in Duchess intends to apply for naturalization under the Nationality Act 1920 30.
Traditionalists celebrate Christmas with generosity and fellowship as shoppers fill streets and lights glow while the Spirit of Christmas is urged to dwell with the poor and workers. The piece ends with an Oddfellow’s Ball notice for December 30 at the Bio Hall and a light wartime style poem.
Miss Lily Dowling and Violet Vale left Monday for a holiday in Sydney. Mr and Mrs Martyr and son Lorraine Station visited during Xmas shopping. Miss Janet McKerrow and Mr Hugh McKerrow returned to Brisbane after twelve months abroad. Mr Gordon Nalder Cooyal arrived from the South where he spent a holiday. Mr J Macdonald and family left for Cairns to spend the Xmas holidays with Red Macdonald. Miss E Edwards of the Council staff left for the South on holidays. Miss M Donaldson of the State school staff travelled by Qantas to Brisbane for Xmas vacation. Miss Lambert of Julia Creek holidays with Mr and Mrs Cliff Lamberth at Manfred. Mr and Mrs W Lamberth, Malakoff, left for the South for a holiday.
The Advocate offers samples of Christmas cards at low prices with envelopes to match. Wedding invitations and place cards in every design can be obtained by visiting and inspecting the samples.
The Cloncurry Advocate announces modern plans to enhance printing with Lindtype equipment. It promises easier reading and feasible production for items from visiting cards to catalogues at moderate prices.
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