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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 23, 1931
Page
2
A garbled OCR snippet claims a shop has taken over supply lines and promises low rates on beef and mutton with a pledge of satisfaction. Names and precise details are unreadable, but the tone suggests a sales point from a local grocer or butcher.
Fragmentary OCR notes list Australian Inland missionary figures, Sunday services, and maritime items with scattered names and times. Mentions Munters Mew, D. M. Boott, Reverend Whitney, diving event, and a Sunday school at 40 cm with Brenig Worst. Includes a Warship reference and minister J. Manonymy.
The Advocate reports on events dated AY 24 with focus on EN AMAL and Toar WO SATURUWG AY 24 actions. Streams of names and locations are noted with limited context, signaling a local notices brief.
A fragmented report outlines a cinema feature set with Talkie images and stage acts. It references performers, songs, and reels including a Warner showcase and Fox Movietone bits, mentioning names and emerging acts amid disjointed plot notes and promotional lines.
A damaged correspondence piece discusses a cycling record by Wesley Bronsley and Brenton, noting a fire incident at Moy Wi Hovel and a squash event. It mentions witnesses Waisley, Ted Brown, and Tam, with uncertain timing and a request to copy the above. The text remains unclear but preserves named individuals and events in a period newspaper tone.
Ragged notes describe a Quamby meeting day with ambulance readouts and attendance. Mentions Williamson and Zimmer as event participants, and a Tuesday or Friday timing in May with references to Jessie Vale, Linon, and Mick. An accident is noted near a farm road, with an ambulance and local staff responding.
Fragmentary OCR text presents unclear proper nouns and names. The readable portion mentions a person named J. 1 Mawthonne behind tub and references Moura and Tlomourry with likely misreads. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable fragments.
Reported strains from global conflict influence maritime trade and insurance costs. Shipping routes face disruption as distant stations and managers respond to wartime hazards. Local observers note rising travel and freight prices, while authorities warn of broader economic effects.
Road nation report notes jurany parla ne owe fbg howdy and yuna rowan on the road in June. Skinnave via ioconaid e camp te lors dowe. Motor aratiip noted in transit with details of private maal around wop through ftotny downe from initoanty via arclay hoora.
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