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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 06, 1939
Page
2
The Cloneury Advocate is equipped with a modern plant for all printing needs. A new type selected for reading clarity joins its linotype equipment. From visiting cards to catalogs, jobs are offered at moderate prices.
The Church of England presents Holy Communion at 10.0 Bit with Rev. G. F. Williama presiding. A Sunday School session begins at 8.0 pm followed by church services and an additional Sunday School at 10.00 pm.
The Advocate announces a schedule change to publish on Friday nights instead of Saturdays. Subscriptions remain 1 shilling weekly and 6d quarterly. Residents in Qootings and Silla Creek districts will receive the Friday issue. others get the Saturday issue via mail. Shire Council election results show no candidate changes. figures to be corrected in a retiring officer’s ad.
On Monday after the May Day procession the Cloncurry Band gathered to bid farewell to Alan Coleman before his departure for Ayr. Eulogies honored him as a bandsman and noted his regretful departure from Cloncurry. Coleman, a Humptonian player of Australia, confirmed his career with the Cloncurry Concert Band as the mall train steamed away.
N J Scott advertises from the up-to-date store near the Railway Crossing inviting town and county residents to compare prices, pledging better value than any other district store. Auction notice for Nick Powers sale of a 6 cylinder Godin car follows, then a W A meeting at T Jenkins residence. Grand concert by Convent School Children to be held at the State Memorial Hall with Show White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Fragmentary text cites a club event in Vineland or nearby with references to a trophy named Shettan or Rodger and multiple participants. Mentions a stage, evening event, and possible prize money. details are garbled and incomplete, but hints at a local sports gathering with winners and scores.
Local notices mention holiday travel, council affairs, and social events. Town figures Walsh and Isa return from New Zealand while Mr. Black and Mrs. Gordon renew holidays abroad. The town prepares for a Dazzle Ball at Memorial Hall with supper, novelties, dancing, and a 60% hospital drive in the program.
Telegraphic brief notes the chairman of the Land Court and a magistrate named Tregear to act in Brilbant amid Royal Communian Wool Industry matters. Payne om the Royal Communian avin the Wool Industry, Muyhugle Tregear foul?
Friday report states the United Graeters Association council favored considering the group as a political body. The motion was referred to an upcoming general meeting for immediate discussion.
Japan faces heavy pressure from London and Berlin as Tokyo seeks a minute revision of its Axis stance while resisting a formal military alliance. Despite efforts, Japan remains notably reluctant to deepen ties beyond the current arrangement.
Berlin dispatch reports Germany preparing to resist Allied pressure while occupation forces push into Daneg. Poland hardens stance toward Germany insisting on equality not subordination and resisting what it calls a coup by Berlin.
Representatives of the American company offered Bellanca fighting planes to the Govern Aunt seausedey in Canberra. They stated production could begin with 1 machine within 15 days and continue at one per day thereafter. The Bellanca boasts a maximum speed of 200 miles per hour and carries five guns.
Labour's new defense policy outlined after a day of debate at the Canberra conference. It enshrines the maintenance of Australia as an integral part of the Empire, complete national security, speeding up defence preparations, organized renewal on the buds of equality of sacrifice, and rejection of conscription of human life. The points, proposed by Forgan South, were accepted.
In Canberra on Friday a stormy party meeting signaled probable resignation of Sir Earle Page. Collins of New South Wales refused to attend any party gatherings while Page remained, while Badman and others criticized Page's attacks on Mendles. The session exposed long‑standing grievances and suggested support for Mendle amid national insurance concerns.
GULNEN CASKET won at Brisbane on Saturday in a Brisbane Syndicate event led by A Harte with Ren and Lusty among top runners. Second place went to Rockhampton, followed by New South Wales and Brisbane entries in the final positions.
A recent inquiry notes the government plans to introduce legislation to create a framework for cannabis regulation. Details on timing or scope were not provided, but the move signals a formal approach to weed policy.
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