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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1945
Page
2
A rambling local item notes quiet community life after recent rain. Highlights include arrivals and departures for holidays, Scout trips to Cloncurry, nursing staff promotions, and congratulations to Mr and Mrs Brabazon on their daughter’s progress in Intermediate Accountancy.
The Cloncurry Advocate reports on a Church aid dance with Mr Ahern as M C, Mrs Lance Lewis hosting guests, and a rich evening of music and games. It notes multiple visits and social events by locals including the Dawes family, Magoffin, Robertson, and Townsville connections, plus hospital news and a welfare update on Mrs P Dawes.
Fragmentary text references a court matter on January 15 and a £25 extension linked to expenditures. Mentions are garbled with names such as Burrows and Collings and a hospital or funeral context amid a racing incident, leaving uncertain details.
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