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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1931
Page
2
Tenders are invited for the quick erection of pile work including machinery and access, with quantities and dates to be confirmed. Bidders include J. Moratw, Stowfloora, Mackinlay.
Secretaries Gibson and Woodhouse announce a July basketball dance at Lynd with supper included. Admission is by ticket for adults.
TENDERS are invited and will be received on or before July 1940 for cartage between the Volcan Aline and Kuridaola. The daily tonnage is about two tons more or less of longert material each way. Tenderers must quote on a binly of equal loading both ways with a separate quotation for excess loading. The lowest tender is not necessarily accepted. FM MURDOCH Managing Director Cloncurry Copper Limited.
Local council outlines intention to borrow £1040 under The Local Authorities Acts of 1902 to 1929 for reconditioning water service mains at Julia Creek and surrounding areas. Project spans twenty years with semiannual payments. objections to be delivered to the Shire Clerk.
The Paragon Hotel in Townsville has undergone a thorough renovation and now offers facilities for boaters. A new lounge named The cool, best of apirite provides a refreshed, inviting space for guests.
A memorial notice from her husband recalls MWia nah Rebosea who departed this life on the sixteenth June 1920. The brief tribute notes she is lost to sight but memory holds her dear.
Sunday services listed include Andrew Church Holy Communion at 7 57 am Sumg Bvobariat 10 am Evensong 7 pm in area churches. Australian Inland Province minister Rev Dorin with Rev O Whitney assists. Sunday school 10 am and diving service 7 30 pm. Cloncuray and Mt Isa Aby note morning Sunday School 19 a.m. and Evening Worship 7 80 p.m. Rev J J Mahoney minister at Cloncuray region.
The Advocate issue notes a motto Be Just and Fear Not dated Saturday June 27 1931. No further readable details available from the fragment.
During a brief visit by Minister for Mines Atherton to Gloncurry local gougers pressed for a battery to treat ore locally. They urged commissioning a mill near the Pinnacle, with water supply and rail access, to cart five ton parcels to Venus Mill. Atherton signaled support to explore free transportation and treatment, and urged modernising the assay plant, arguing a battery would spur prospecting, employment, and sustained gold production in the district.
The Brisbane based report from July 9 notes a resolution setting minimum rates for classified and theatre ads in Queensland newspapers. It fixes 5/6 for the Me ntagle column inch and 4/ for a second tier, with a 8/ rate for Theatrical Company ads but excludes ad agent commissions.
Several groups including House Hurkey, Somerfield, Evans, Potter, and Garland report prospective ore workings on multiple leases near Pumpkin Gully and Soldier’s Gap. Estimates indicate likely outputs from 10 to 50 tons per week with ore averaging around 1 to 2 ounces per ton.
Moorooka resident Mr J. McKerrow near Mackinlay issues calls for tenders on seven miles of sheep fencing. Advert provides full particulars and conditions for bidders.
The Vulcan Ming management calls for tenders to cart material between the mine and Kuridala and back. Read advertisement for full particulars.
In this issue the smelters advertise that Mr Lyons of Cloncurry and Mr Tragesiza from the Government Assay Office will handle all business for producers and the smelter. All interested are asked to contact Jake Oollog.
A historic aviation note reports a new distance record of 10 500 kilometres 8 800 miles by a single flight of large aircraft. The craft departed from Le Bourget in daylight and completed the journey to a distant destination amid technical and industry interest.
The feature lineup includes Bally with Marilyn Miller and Fredric Brown in a Technicolor version from First National Pictures. Also shown are The Dummy with Frederic March and Jack Cakin and The Sap from Syracuse starring Jack Oakie. Paulina Frederick returns in Evidence and Man Without a Face reviews follow.
Mico Kennedy organized a meeting in Cloncurry to form a local hockey association. More than 40 girls attended as two teams, the Gamouts led by Miss Trey Matthews and the Dreha-Dooos led by Miss Kennedy, were formed. A second session discussed patronage, team colors brown and pine, and listed many participants and officers.
An advertisement touts Bisura ted Magnesia as a remedy for indigestion caused by harmful gas in the stomach. It claims quick neutralization of danger, ease of digestion, and general use by doctors hospitals and the public. Packets or tablets are sold in standard sizes with bold Bisurated labeling.
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