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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 21, 1939
Page
2
Notice requires all persons entering the Lanark selection area at Tommy's Creek to give notice at the Homestead. Anyone found cutting fences driving stock or leaving gates open without authority will be prosecuted. g. Barton.
The program at Cloncurry includes Holy Communion at 7.20 a.m. and Sunday School at 10.0 a.m. Evensong at 4.0 p.m. under Rev. G. F. Williams. The note mentions a Bunday School at 10 a.m. and church services in the afternoon.
Council sparring over enlarging Mount Isa District Hospital District to include Barkly Boulla and Cloncurry areas. Dr Smith argues Mt Isa burden risks 1,500 residents while Cloncurry hosts base hospital plans. locals warned of a possible shift toward Cloncurry as a subsidiary. Also notes stolen keys from Shire and a Sunday of accidents with 2 injuries and a banking key theft.
A report details several injuries from a Trekelano Duchar versus Cloncurry football match including a shoulder injury to Jack Tognola and a rib fracture suspected for Tagsy Hill. Also noted are other first aid cases from motorbike crash, a dog collision, and a youth death at Cloncurry Hospital. Public notices cover Diggers Races nominations and horse paddock delivery.
The Police Ball tonight is set in Memorial Hall with ornate decorations and a sit down supper feature. Guests will enjoy fast and furious entertainment from the start, with novel activities and lively performances.
In Germany taxes are deducted from wages. A working man seen indulging in an unusually abundant meal prompts an observer to remark that he has nothing to come. The passage hints at how winter and income tax season affect readers.
Dalgety and Company report from London July sales opening with large attendance. Home traders led the bidding while Continental support was fair. Prices: Greasy Merino up to 5 percent higher, scoured Merino flat, Greasy halfbreds up 6 percent, Greasy crossbreds 15 to 20 percent higher, scoured crossbreds and slips 5 to 74 percent higher.
The usual monthly meeting of the W A Cloncurry Branch Association met in Memorial Hall on a Tuesday afternoon with Mesdames Shure and Douglas presiding. Apologies were read, minutes confirmed, and correspondence received. Decisions covered postponing C W A raffles until books arrive, delaying the Flag while Brisbane inquiries proceed, and postponing the August Cabaret. A social evening is planned for August 11 with 3s and 2s tickets.
The Australian Mutual Provident Society posted over 600 000 reversionary bonus certificates to members with ordinary department policies for the year ended December 31 1938. The cash equivalent totalled 6 40 000 pounds reflecting 43.5 percent of premiums on participating policies, the largest distribution by any Australian life office. Industrial policyholders will be notified as collectors call.
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