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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
3
An OCR stripped, fragmentary list features numerous proper names, places, and odd terms. The readable portions resemble a catalog of people, horses, and places with numbers and occasional club or location hints, but many tokens are garbled, hindering precise interpretation.
A chaotic list of horse names and race entries appears for the Melbourne Acceptance Handicap. The garbled text names numerous horses and connections across a long, dense card, with few clear results or context beyond entrant titles and pairings.
A garbled OCR note mentions the Pastoral Co and several locations with unclear terms. It hints at opening activities and an average rate or stock move tied to MESA, with references to Drover Prt inhn and a 92 Mt Rajabbi date and blocks from Lorratus and Tatinanta. The text remains fragmented and nonspecific.
Nominations listed for Saturdays race meeting May 1934 at Clongurry G T Patrick’s. Maiden Mack Handicap includes Jocular Almont Boy Big Sen Cieve Kaale Way and others. Hack Handicap features Iturra Salem Karbrown Bir Gilets Tribal Chiat Pruebe Wapeinka and more with weights shown. Open Handicap lists Werlge Dean Karuma's Pride ocular Soleyne Baron Logan and others. Second Mack Handicap lists Tora Salem Karbrown Glebe Cleve M7 Dimalar Waprinka Logan Poowop Taymp. Open Pratter, Farewell Hack Handicap and more join the card with various weights.
Mingleman seeks a truck driver to operate at AL's Cattle Station Aware Wagon. Duties include carting ration lending and SNK work with minor repairs. Apply to Meena FLA Brante and Co Pty Limited Cloncurry.
Mounton and Cloncurry A U teams met in the first intertown game of the season at Held Mt Len in navy uniforms and white. Mounton led 2-1 early and finished 17-7, with Croncurry showing strong defense and special plays from Ciaplaih and Rendall. Gloria Meeke and Ivy Hamilton anchored the right side as Mary Taylor and teammates pressed the pace.
The text records Brisbane Athletics division heats with names such as Ben Wyvern Anh Merry Horg French Ace and Flying Chatham Vatanut among many others. It mentions a 6.15 lane event and a 8 p.m. departure with coaches and captains thanking officials and readers during the heats.
Unclear OCR text summarizing a rugby league match 83 to 0 with junior and fourth division schedules. Mentions Rainbow V Rovere and times 1 80 p m and 4 pm. Indicates March dates and various local teams with disrupted names and dates.
In a standout performance Frank Doyle posted a record 77 in a range event while Mick and Tabot V shone among shooters. Captain Winerydgs and Jim Gray led Mint ft with strong showings though others like Col Soxith drew mixed turns as the meet progressed.
The list notes Anglican services at Andrews Church of England Cloncurgy with morning and evening prayers and Sunday school. Methodists at Clancurry hold a Sunday School at 10 and an Evening Service at 7. Rev R. W. Moron leads the Clancurry service.
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