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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1942
Page
2
Notice warns that those who fail to comply with the regulation will be prosecuted. It mentions the Homestead and a time before internp Woh. Creek fun, with Noluweab as a reference point. Officials demand adherence and impose penalties.
St Andrew's Church of England Cloncurry holds Holy Communion first and third Sundays at 7am and Sunday School and Evensong Sundays at 10am and 7.30pm respectively. Mount Isa services on second and fourth Sundays at 7.50pm. July dates noted for CreeK Cloncurry Mt 158a and Cloncurry Ladies Guild July 8 and Inland Mission sermon by Federal Methodist.
A call to curb loose talk about war preparations in Australia as troops move, airfields rise, and munitions production accelerates. Officials warn that enemy intelligence gathering hinges on what the public reveals about troop locations, ship movements, and factory activity, noting that operations rely on information received.
The article warns that gossip and loose talk help Japanese Intelligence obtain vital information. It urges every citizen to remain silent and stop others from sharing sensitive details, framing careless chatter as treachery against the nation and its military, including air and naval forces. Land Court sittings announced for Cloncurry on Monday July 27 at 6:30 am, with notice to anyone having business.
On Sunday next the Dewar Cup will be contested over 36 holes on the local links. In the afternoon associates compete for a trophy. All players are asked to attend or contact secretary Mr R Moni. The afternoon promises a happy event and tea will be served.
Leaders Mesdames Loos and McGurk with the Junior Red Cross Circle ran a street stall near the Queen's Hotel on Saturday. The event raised £15 17s 1d and the children thank supporters for the gratifying result.
Children invited to the annual Junior Red Cross Circle general meeting on Saturday July 25 at 2:30 pm at Mrs Loos residence Railway Crossing. A young Devoncourt Station employee Alan Coxon had a horse accident Thursday but was not seriously injured and received first aid. Ambulance funds receive further donations toward a new ambulance car.
Doris Moore celebrated her sixteenth birthday with a gathering of Junior Red Cross friends at her home. Guests included Mary Logi Beryl Tier Joan Tier Joyce Webb Christine Miller Jean McGurk Mavis Mire and Harold and Colin Moore. A word-building contest was won by Joan Tier and Jean McGurk topped the memory test. Mrs Moore served a dainty tea and Doris later treated guests to the Blo Theatre.
Mixed fruit nine and six pence per unit with assorted varieties. Mixed vegetables six pence each across six varieties. Pineapples sixpence each six pence. Apples listed at nine pence four farthings and ten pence six farthings. Ridings add freight. Address: Childs Wamuran.
George Burton Hacon a renowned Cloncurry district resident died after a brain tumor at the local hospital. Born May 4 1803 in Heathcote Victoria he moved to Queensland in 1915 and built Ballaghmore Downs, expanding to Wharrs Julia Creek and Kialla in Urai dangie. A respected contractor, pastoralist, and community leader he supported charity, the Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge, leaving a wife and son Walter. Funeral was at the Masonic Hall with multi-church attendance.
A brief notice records the death of James Brown and his son E F Brown of Cloncurry, mourning their loss and noting the family in grieving.
John Chambers died at Ideal hospital on Saturday after copper gouging near Mt Cuthbert and a later pneumonia. He was hospitalized after a fortnight of transfer by ambulance. An American soldier named Purcell died in the local hospital on Wednesday of peritonitis.
An Australian Army man reported missing near Cloncurry was found after four days in the gorge thirty miles away when a train he rode was halted by guards and he was turned over to authorities. He is a mental case and received medical attention.
Sunday cricket clash moves to 2 p.m. start with Never Was lineup led by Faker Fraser and Has Beens choosing from Oscar O Callaghan and Teetotaller Trenfield among others. Handsome Hansen on reserve for Never Was.
Social notes recount the wedding of Miss Gwen Seymour to Mr Walker of Zingar with full report promised later. Reported bereavement arrives from Dr Elcoate that his son Terry Elcoate was killed in the R A A F. A V A D member Ethel Chaplain underwent an appendicitis operation in the local hospital and is recovering well.
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