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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 02, 1931
Page
3
Consolidated social column notes greetings and departures among Mount Isa residents and nearby towns. Mentions engagements, holidays, visits, and community events including AGM gatherings and travel between Cloncurry, Brisbane, and Melbourne with several local residents named.
Walter Rowe of the General Motel Cloncurry leads a party by car to Normanton, covering 400 miles in stages over 40 hours. The group reports several stops, minor breakdowns, and a return to Cloncurry Friday morning. A telegram seeks Rowe to attempt Ward Smith’s prize in a forthcoming motor event.
Tenders are invited for re creation of hospital buildings in Mount Isa. Enquiries and plans show material and labor specifications for transit, with inspection at the hospital office Mount Isa. Tenders close at 12 Noon on a specified payday. lowest bid wins.
Notices indicate MaLaln's Glodoutry property in New York will be sold by tender with allotment details shown in Simpson-Sheet. Proceeds support the Cherry Ambulance Brigade. The Alfie Club resumes summer plans as weather cools. A shooting event is set for Sunday afternoon at 4 pm. volunteers urged to lead.
The Advocate and Telegraph report potential candidacy by W C Lite for the Kennedy seat in the upcoming federal election. Local figures including W Illias Little and others are described amid rising talk of contest and political maneuvering.
A sequestration order was granted by the Register in Bankruptcy at the Supreme Court in Townsville against the debts of Lawrence Borman of Asréy and associates. The action, filed Friday, names Comeford as the filing clerk and lists town agents for Mt HO R Faithfall.
The Minister for Affairs, Mr EB A Atherton, said the operation would begin by May and run continuously from June 10 to 15. He planned a visit around June 12 as coke production and railway upgrades advance. Daily progress included coke signings and train line takeovers to reduce delays, with limestone and other materials shipped to support the project.
The Mount Isa operation outlines ore haulage upgrades underground in April including new cages and shaft work. Two ore trains of twenty cars carrying substantial ore volumes are slated for dispatch as the mine progresses toward refining and shipment to England. An underground explosion inquiry at Mount Isa on February 27 yields evidence suggesting a sole shoe explosion, with most workers uninjured.
Cloncurry rugby league discussions report on a meeting held at Central Hab it with motions regarding payments and rental reductions for grounds. Delegates Glock O16 and others moved and seconded actions including requests for reduced charges, with vote outcomes and upcoming dates.
An Australian page lists film titles and showings for the week. It features stars like Victor McLaglen and Dorothy Sebastian and advertises musical and variety acts alongside cinema titles and times.
A garbled notice from Northern District announces sequestration proceedings and lists local officials and first meetings. Names such as John Walblans and LawrenDominan Dancy appear amidst fragmented references to Queensland and Towrisvilis officials, with dates and roles unclear due to OCR damage.
A fragmented directory notice advertising a London business directory for provincial and continental trade. It enumerates 3,000 entries including export merchants, with steamship lines and markets, and offers printing of pages and cards for firms seeking agents. Published annually from England.
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