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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1940
Page
2
An advertisement from Mr and Mrs L Gordon at City Chambers 930 Edward Street Brisbane promotes practical birth control products. The notice lists a price of 36 and mentions free postage, with unclear phrasing and fragmented punctuation.
Fragmentary notice warns readers about restrictions and warnings. The text mentions wood-cutters and others warned against entering without permission and references a mindless or mangled place name. The overall meaning is unclear due to OCR errors.
Local and district telegraphic items appear in the Volancurry Advocate. The Sunday morning edition invites subscribers to read early coverage and stay informed about upcoming notices and briefs.
Notice posted at Tommy's Creek Homestead warns that any person entering LANARK Slection fences cutting rocks leaving gates open without authority will be prosecuted. Posted by Bartow authorities.
Persons in charge of travelling mock must give notice at the homestead before entering Fisher s Creek run. Those not complying will be prosecuted without further notice.
Fragmentary OCR record appears to note a Methodist mission in Cloncurry with names like Mor Hew F Wikkame and Chuck Gervines. Details are unclear due to damage. missing context prevents full event identification or dates.
The past week brought variable skies with showers on Wednesday night and lingering clouds. Last weekend a rail line between Aamilard and Burketown saw grass fires, with no major blazes near Aish lurry. Grazing lands along the Clancutry to Gulf corridor face dry conditions. rail engines have sparked several fires, urging fire breaks and caution for campers and travelers to prevent outbreaks.
Early June a patrol including Captain Bapros and Enekneér Wath flew to the Ardbank copper mine near Burketown aboard the "Silver City" aeroplane. Geologists of the Commonwealth, with Broken Hill Zine Corporation observers, inspected the property by geophysical methods and prepared for a full flora examination. Ore from Redbauit has been tested and shipped to Chillagoe smelters. transport costs hinder full economic development, linking Burketown and Cloncurry to Gulf shipments.
Local general text appears garbled. It references nights that are beautiful and cold, mentions warmth, and includes odd phrases about Abe and Baptem. No coherent events or identifiable entities emerge to summarize as a news item.
Cloncurry teams will play return matches at Julia Creek over the coming weekend. Churchill quote expresses resolve in the Empire s struggle. Patriotic Fund notices detail subscriptions and acknowledgments for various stations and employees. Horse owners urged to enter for the July 20 meeting. Noah Tremfield contact. Temporary evacuation assistance seeks donor details with preferences by sex age and religion. Travel rug auction results noted. ARIDAS announces weekly stock arrivals of day and evening wear and accessories with price and fitting emphasis.
The Dajarra Race Club will hold a Patriotic Race Meeting at Dajarra racecourse on Saturday August 19 1940. Six races are planned for the afternoon with profits aiding the Cloncurry Patriotic Fund. Honorary secretary Mr J C Liddy will provide further information.
The Cloncurry Branch of the W. A. has organized a dance tonight to aid the Cloncurry District Hospital. Admissions are 2 shillings, with tea coffee and pies available. Your hospital needs your support.
Open season set by Order In Council under The Fauna Protection Act for duck and quail in Queensland. Southern duck season April to August 1940 and May to August 1940 for quail. Central and Northern Queensland November 1946 period. Daily bag limits around 20 ducks and 46 quail. Reports note shooting parties at Dalgonelly takes in June, with about 100 ducks seen before the season.
Four teams from Jule Creek arrived by train and motorcar for a weekend basketball clash in Cloncurry. Glenodery starred in the boys game while football yielded a 19 to 8 result. Cloncurry beat their rivals 17 to 2 in the basketball. Memorial Hall hosted a late night reception.
A local notice from the Glomuney Advocate reports officers have a number of fire heaters on hand and urge all necessary precautions to combat a probable outbreak of fires caused by squail and herbage. Printed by WAL LACH CHARLEE QTESON at the registered office, Béarri, Cloncurry. J. 7, MIENALARY.
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