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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1936
Page
2
Warning notices prohibit trespassing fishing or shooting on the property lake Nashrum and nearby areas. Violations will be prosecuted by the manager and authorities with penalties specified, including required compliance before any ring run.
The notice lists religious services across St Andrew's Charge including Holy Communion at 7:44 am, Evening Service, Presbyterian Church with Rev. Hugh A. Badger, Sunday School at 2 pm, Worship Service, Prose Services, and Preaching. Also Ferpral Methodist Inland Mission and Quadsy Schoolies da Church outline themes Be Just and Fear Not.
Fully illustrated advice booklet offered free in Prien on February 6 by Mr. and Mrs. L Gordon. The publication promotes sanitary birth control practices and personal hygiene with practical guidance.
The piece opens with a King George tribute from the Northern Division of the Queensland Country Women’s Association and a New Zealand paper. It then reports on Boulla, Cloncurry, and Charters Towers students excelling in exams, highlighting Douglas who topped Mt. Carmel scholarships, Irene who led sub-juniors at St Mary’s, and high marks in Grade theory exams.
The garbled text references Wood's Great Peppermint Cure and a parcel received by mail. It mentions the Advocate office in Glencurry and a book about Early Australian History with an inscription by Mary McGrowter. The passage hints at travel and exploration tied to EBAGoola and distant ports.
Readable text describes severe mail sorting constraints at the local post office in Glencurry with Southern Hills arrivals around 10 pm nightly. Residents question rental boxes fees and argue mail could be handled over the counter, urging the Progress Association to seek action from the new department.
Fragmented OCR notes May rainfall figures and comparisons over decades. Mentions May 1947 and other years with notable rainfall, but data is unclear and partially garbled.
A donation drive records contributions for Jean Nicholson, a severely ill seven year old in Townsville Hospital. Listed donors include A Boyd, W Plunket, J Delaney, KR Lanonalar, Lawlor, White, and others, with totals reaching a substantial sum to cover expert medical attention.
M. O'SULLIVAN of Agate Towns thanks Dr Joyce Mat ron Clarkson and nursing staff of Glencurry Hospital for kind care during their stay. The Insurance Commission plans to issue a special policy after May 29 1936 replacing Polly No SBH164 on Herman Henry Lahse life of MNA Laine, declared lost.
Thursday events at the hospital grounds drew spectators as racing, cycling, and weight tasks unfolded. Winners include Tron then Jolson and Peace with placings listed, while a benefit for public health also mentions medical campaigns and displays of novelty products.
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