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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1950
Page
2
An unsigned ad advertises new ten dollar cartridges and 410 barrels with nights add postage. The message is brief and lacks full contact details or quantities. It appears as classified copy offering priced items and shipping terms.
Furniture and other items offered privately by M A Pether Licensed Auctioneer and Commission Agent. Vehicle engines electric grinders radios refrigeration and piping listed with prices. Agencies include Wolseley Shelly Machinery Buzacott and cold storage firms. Site at Scan Street opposite Bio Theatre Cloncurry with contact details.
An article on Phar Lap the famed horse in Melbourne’s Natural History Museum. It details modern preparators led by Bob Boswell, latex casts and dioramas, and the rare irreplacable specimens like the extinct Aepyornis egg. It notes the shift from taxidermy to modern preservation and unique museum challenges.
The card at Randwick on Saturday lists two year old races with numerous contenders such as Fura, Old Jamaica, Royal Request, Grand Applause, and True Gain. Three year old events include Traveller, Lady Oxford, and Ardito with the Georges River Handicap at one mile and other prizes across the program.
Melbourne Caulfield racing program lists acceptances for the Murray Handicap and related hurdles with barrier positions and betting notes. The lineup includes numerous horses such as Great Scout, Bay Mark, Shady Acres, Pure, Kadmax, River Rose, and Rebel Regiy among others, along with gate numbers and race details for three events.
Brisbane selections list with barrier positions for Ipacheh and multiple horses across divisions. includes Bundamba Maiden Handicap and Ipswich Cup entries, weights, and race notes. Mentions Sydney Gloucester and Tulane, Melbourne Wessex and Patron as referenced entries.
The forthcoming weekend sees two teams travel with Mt Isa players featured for the first time. All players are under 20 and unmarried. A team includes Eileen Darcy June Murray Dawn Power captain Jean McRae Pearl Kenna Beryl Kenna Yvonne Mason with reserves Phyllis Sou Lee Sylvia Arnolet. B team lists Linda Stewart captain Mayna Hinks Estelle Norris Jean McIntosh Joan Hickey Irene Reed Lorna Scott with reserves Margaret Braden Kay Rantamak.
Residents invite six shooters from Mountain to a friendly football excursion train to Cloncurry on Sunday. They ask locals to attend and offer a warm welcome to the visitors. A note underscores the dangers of a woman’s task.
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