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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 15, 1942
Page
2
Persite in charge warns travelers entering Wisher's Creek run must give notice at the Homestead. Those not complying with the regulation will be prosecuted without further notice.
The notice lists religious services at St Andrew's Church Cloncurry. Holy Communion on the first and third Sundays at 7 a.m. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Evensong at 7.30 p.m. On the second and fourth Sundays Holy Communion at 7.30 a.m.
May schedule lists ministers A Bruce at Mount Isa on May 3 Julia Creek May 10 Cloncurry May 17 Mount Isa May 24 Julia Creek May 31. Ladies Guild May 13 3 40 p.m. Federal Methodist Inland Mission minister Rev G H Fletcher Sunday School 10 a.m. Church Service 7 30 p.m.
Numerous complaints allege the Cloncurry drainage is polluted by waste water from several businesses. The cement gutters at Ramsay Street are clogged with stagnant foul water and mosquitoes, a situation Council and Health Inspector Smith have been urged to fix.
Residents report soapy stagnant water outside the Bank of New South Wales and Chaplain's butcher shop, with foul gutters along Ramsay and Sheaffe Streets feeding a central water course. Health Inspector duties strained as councils delay action amid potential disease risk to soldiers and locals. Sport at recreation reserve features soft ball games and onlookers, with Red Cross refreshment booth supporting Allied soldiers in hospital.
Nurses Lewin and Baillle passed their second and third year examinations with success at the hospital exams. Miss Myrtle Wraith is now a qualified Slater. Sister Berenice Wraith, recently posted as a Sister at Winton Hospital, is the next in the family to achieve a hospital post.
A meeting of members and intending members of the Cloncurry branch of the R.G.S.A.I.S.A. is called for Wednesday next May 20 in the old School of Arts. The business includes the appointment of a secretary and all returned soldiers should attend. See advert.
A group of men appeared before Stipendary Magistrate J D McLear in Mt Lsa charged with being on licensed premises during prohibited hours. Each defendant was fined £2 with costs, totaling 14s for the drink, and a further 47s overall. The article notes the heavy penalties and the irony of the situation.
The Bazaar in aid of the Cloncurry branch of the Red Cross Society is set for Friday May 22 on the street corner opposite the Q.N. Bank with amusements stalls laden with dainties and delicacies. Envelopes hold poultry fancy goods and valuable articles. Refreshments pasties pies trotters and home-made sweets and ice creams will be sold. May 23 is noted.
A charity football game will be played at the Recreation Reserve on Sunday May 24 between an American team and a Cloncurry team. A 1s ante headle is planned, with all proceeds going to Red Cross funds. The Cloncurry Shire Memorial Hall has been taken for military hospital use, reducing recreation options as the town adapts to war needs.
May 15 1942 social notes document several visitors to Cloncurry and district including Stewart Twible Fred Day and J Matheson. Rain ended April in the Winton area bringing pasture benefits while local residents recover from injuries and illness and soldiers return home from service.
Mr K. Little manager of Augustan Downs Station suffered a severe accident while driving when a rifle exploded during an attempt to shoot a dingo. The left index finger was amputated after the limb was shattered. He was taken to Cloncurry hospital where he is recovering in satisfactory condition.
The Red Cross asks all holders of Dream House P.O.W. art union tickets and unsold books from Ucketa to return them to the Fed Cross Appeal Communities rooms at Old Town Hall Arcade Quee Street Dilee bane by May 1. This ensures a proper check prior to the drawing in Sydney on May 26, 1942.
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