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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1937
Page
2
Caution issued to persons found interfering with Bilge at Nocklands Holding. Violators will be prosecuted. Signed by G. B. Jad, Manager.
Ad copy urging business owners to advertise in a local medium titled Advocate promises higher reach and better engagement. The terse snippet touts the publication as the best advertising medium in the district and encourages readers to try it to grow their business.
Used car ads list several vehicles including a Ford Utility four cylinder priced at £100 and a Chevrolet Superior four cylinder at £60. All are described as in perfect order and available on easy terms with inspection and trial. Located at Longs Gervior Station opposite the Advocate Office.
The acting Overseer questioned whether the templet was known and if Mae advised men to use it. Diggers, famed for initiative and dodge skills in WWI, may possess these gifts. Officials suggest relieving any available workers for other tasks and note the diggers would welcome the outcome if a summary is carried out. Junior results announced for Glencurry students.
St Andrew's Church holds children service at 10 am with Holy Communion at 7.40 am and song service in the evening. Presbyterian Church led by Rev Thos H Hall with Bundy service at 19 am and Sunday School. Federal Methodist Inland Mission with Rev C F Willis offers morning and afternoon services and a Sunday School of 40. All welcome.
A stranger, employed briefly as a wallonvaly, attempted a robbery in Waltonvale Friday morning. Police tracked the suspect for about two hours, found him after dawn, and he was captured after reportedly wandering for twenty four hours without food or water in extreme heat. The incident followed a period of extreme heat and looming drought with forecasted chances of rain by late January.
Reported case details allege individuals trespassed and cut or opened fences along Dalgon Aly holding AYithopt Specig Per tiggion Wil. Authorities pursue prosecution under applicable laws and penalties for property damage and unlawful entry.
Fragmentary report describes graves digging by returned soldiers and paid overseers. It notes bonus pay for multiple graves and delays in payment, with mentions of Belgium Egypt and poor tool use. The text is garbled and hard to interpret, but centers on wage practices and supervisory conduct in cemetery work.
Property owners warn against trespassing on Lake Nash with fishing or shooting prohibited. Anyone violating will be prosecuted without report. Pertany Trevers must respond with notice before entering the area.
Regardless of entry, all persons entering the holding on this land must give notice of the homestead. Any person driving stock or leaving gates open without authority will be subject to penalties as stated by R. Bation.
A garbled health advisory discusses heart, rheumatism, and child care tips. It warns against unverified remedies and improper rest, urging medical supervision for heart related symptoms and advising caution with home treatments in a lively, period newspaper voice.
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