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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1939
Page
2
Travelling stock through Mindie are requested to give adequate notice at the homestead. Wood-cutting others are warned against entering without permission.
Federal Methodists announce Reverend G P Williams to lead services in Cloncurry at 10 am and 7 pm daily. Church services planned at Bunder Behoo in the mission area with emphasis on outreach and community renewal.
At Mt Isa a plan by Mr Smith to fund worker cottages on the Town Side prompts talk of a government backed scheme to house miners. The proposal aims to ease housing and business strains as town growth continues, with support from miners, the Mt Isa Mines company, and local officials.
Mr Chaplain acting as secretary notifies winners of a raffle drawn Tuesday last. Pocher and others mentioned in the notice appear among recipients with grocery prize details.
The Woninwes Auxiliary Corps Clonnwryy Branch will hold a general meeting in Memorial Hall on July 13, 1480 at 830. AN members and intending members are urged to attend.
The notice states Mortisio tians has cut laundry prices for shirts socks and singlets at very cheap rates. Trouser pressing and dry cleaning offered at city rates. Public urged to read the advert for full details.
A Townsville to Cloncurry freight dispute highlights excessive charges on various goods. The article cites specific shipments, including mat erial for business, honey from Rockhampton, and wool, with freight anomalies from Townsville to Cloncurry and related routes. The piece references a tollway commission and a form of reform payments amid the disputed rates.
Captain Tangny and Sergeant Major Querotl of the Australian Sintt Carpeneriyodt in Cloncurry held talks on creating a Western militia battalion. Four non commissioned officers will be appointed in Cloncurry and proceed to Riveridehen for specialized training at month end. The officers invite interested locals to meet them.
An invitation to a motor industry event promises access to the latest workshop facilities and models. The display highlights brands such as Chevrolet, Buell, Pontine, Olds, Vauxhall, and Bedford trucks, with diagnostic and testing capabilities, plus a note on planned local district paddock events and increased participation.
Fifteen shooters gathered Sunday afternoon to contest the Trophy presented by local jeweller Mr Pennally. Winds changed and targets needed repairs after 400 and 500 yard ranges. Tom Purtill won with 62 in the long line, Cahill and Seymour Ul close behind. scores list includes many shooters with modest totals, repairs scheduled for next week, with 2 working doo will sound.
Trenfield, secretary of the Diggers Race Club, reports horses pledged for the Clowenny Diggers meetings on the Stasd and September. Training rides begin July 27. A telegram from Tennant Creek NT grants clearances for two horses. About thirty more horses expected for paddock events and inquiries invited from owners.
Notices report the deaths of Archie Peace aged 22 at Cloncurry Hospital after an accident while employed as a porter in the Rallyway Department and William Henry Rigby who died July 2 at Cloncurry Hospital. The text notes family details, funeral readings by Rev J Lane, and expressions of local sympathy. Rigby is described as a longtime Labor Party supporter with a large family and deep ties to the Cloncurry district.
Fragmentary notice notes a Mocking Horses for the Piggers Races slated around late July with unclear year and details. The readable fragments point to an event involving horses and local activity, but specifics and dates are uncertain.
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