Red Cross Bazaar boosts funds with diverse stalls
The Red Cross bazaar organized by Mrs M Hensley drew strong public support on a warm day, with marquee events on Chaplain Bros allotment. Fancy and produce stalls, sweets, ice cream, tea, envelopes and a shooting gallery attracted crowds, netting about £90 for the Special War Relief fund. a Buffalo Hall dance followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hensley
Red Cross
Chaplain Bros
Tier
Davis
G. Lang
Loos
Webtle
Reid
McGurk
W. Clark
Jun
Ryan
Galligan
Rosenskjar
Chrisie Miller
AL AL Smith
Buffalo Hall
D'Arcy
V.A.D
Red Cross Committee
Various Cloncurry district notices and obituaries
Residents return from trips to Ballaghmore Dajarra and Kallala while others resume duties at Evandean and Headingly Station. Died: William Deacon, 75, ex stationmaster and district railway veteran, buried in Richmond. Missing: Sergeant McAlister Blain among Malayan campaign casualties. Red Cross fundraiser and Ugly Man competition planned in Boulia with local candidates. Printed by Cloncurry Advocate.
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G. B. Hacon
Ballaghmore
Kallala
Dajarra
Greenway
Townsville
Hopkins Thomas
Headingly
Cloncurry
Thomas
South Queensland
New South Wales
William Deacon
Bowen
Mackay
Jack
Bowen Hospital Board
A. F. Evana
Evandean
Rirs
Kentucky
Waal
Reno
A. Morrison
Barbara
Winton
Mra Brown
Qondoro
Richard Magoffin
Ardbrin
King EK
King’s Scholar
Chaplain Bros
North Queensland Amateur Club
Eyman
Richmond
Australian Miliary
McAlister Blain
Northern Territory
Federal House
A.lf
G.E. M. Healey
Julia Creek Hospital
K. Wilmer
Margaret Morrison Capa
George Schultz
van. Roox Station
Prea
Patrick McCormack
Boulia
Carabulka
Boulla
Wirth
Boula
Father O'Meara
Ken Peasley
Rabaul
Shire Hall
Comforts Fund
L Falconer
McAllister Blain
Blain
H. Teece
Gordon McGlin
Dan Howard
Coorabulka
R. Brook
McKinlay
Montagu
E. Jones
Casna Downs
Warenda
W. Matthews
Stockport
Maryvale
James Wheeler
Corre
Red Cross
J. G. Scholefield
Vic. Clarence
R.ss.alla
Ken
League
Colin Campbell
Singapore
Laurie Luke
Wandering Men of Isa Remain Among War Weary Veterans
The Poem recounts Isa region servicemen in World War II era postings across the Air Force Army and Navy. It names Isa figures such as Scotty Diggles Isa Finn Snowy Kerr and George Lucas while recalling Tobruk Syria Med surveillance and letters home. The verses blend memory of home Isa pubs and old bosses with longing for Isa lights and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isa
Ancient
Greece
Crete
Allied Works Council commends Civil Constructional Corps
After inspecting Allied Works Council projects for the US Army, Director General E G Theodore praised Civil Constructional Corps engineers tradesmen and labourers. He cited a 120 ton earth excavator that moved 70 miles in five days, bridging creeks with improvised ferries and five ton loads.
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Allied Works Council
United States Army
E. G. Theodore
WBA
Icecream Joe the stoker who sold summer ices
Merchant Seaman Albert Rumble recalls Icecream Joe aboard a torpedoed ship. A frail but spirited trimmer who laughed through hardship, his chant Lovely ices echoed to survivors as he vanished after giving his life to a 16 year old cabin boy.
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Albert Rumble
B.B.C
Gooding
Joe
Jos
Tenver
Loes
Ifebelt
Two-Faced American Clock Innovation Reveals A Wall Hidden Back
A fragment notes a perceived era of clock design and placement. It recalls the habit of placing clocks against walls to hide backs and the long struggle to set them perfectly, hinting at evolving craft or ideas about timepieces. The item frames everyday domestic life with a dash of humor.
Union Demands and Strikes Push Shipyards in England
Mr H N Harrison, president of the Federation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions in England, states that executives will push workers to maximize output but will not tolerate further concessions. He cites Cretes, Hong Kong, and Singapore as grievances fueling industrial action. The declaration underscores ongoing labor tensions and the threat of further strikes.
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H. N. Harrison
Federation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions
England
Cretes
Hongkong
Singapores
Women Do Men s Work In Murwillumbah Australia
Murwillumbah on the Queensland border surpasses Sydney in employing women in roles traditionally held by men. Women drive buses and operate ferries and pipelines while managing banana plantation flying foxes. even a woman plumber is noted as 2000 men from the town have enlisted or been called up.
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Hongkong
Singapore
Murwillumbah
Queensland
Sydney
Locked himself in as Gisborne police find sleeper in cell
A Gisborne police officer opened the town station cell to lodge a prisoner and found the cell already occupied by a man asleep on the floor under blankets. The man had wandered in late at night, found the door open, and slept there unchallenged.
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Gisborne
N.Z
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Julia Creek
Carrar
Ilfracombe
Edkins Marsh & Company Ltd
Ifricense
RED Cross Bazaar
Stalin
Louis Fischer
Hitler
C. Hensley
Denata
Hensley
Leichhardt
John Gunn
J. Jones
H. Phillips
Maroanan
Jim. Moor
Joy Moor
P.O
William John Shuttlewood
Tobruk
Bodie
The
Star
Scotty Diggles
Snowy Kerr
Bald
Doc Ryan
George Moore
Sennlan
Syria
Lawler
Big Jack Skewes
Isa Greasing
Harold Munn
Med
George Lucas
Fred Munnich
Stacey
Stacey Optometrists & Spectacle Makers
North Queensand Hospitals
Icecream Joe
American Clock Innovation
P. O. Box
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