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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1944
Page
3
Classified notice selling a mix of items from Australian Returned Soldier business. Includes details on packing and postage, pricing, and ordering via mail order from A.C. Products Town Mall Chunbern Farramatta. No clear product names due to OCR errors but references to goods made under government permit.
Local reminiscences from Julia Creek recount visits and homecomings as residents return from Townsville and Port. Soldiers, family gatherings, and social events feature prominently with updates on relatives, travels, and community activities including a charity ball and school celebrations.
Townsville social pages report visits by Mrs Lambert and Mrs Wallon and planned family travel to Brisbane. The note column lists local residents on leave and hospital stays, plus racecourse staff, jockeys and patrons, with many names and upcoming events at Cannawat’s Race Club and the Prince of Wales Hotel.
In Cloncurry Les Walker of Zingurt offers a public notice seeking a diviner or clairvoyant to assist with water bore drilling and a successful election of wells. Contact phone 498 for details.
Harry Mitty, Prince of Walon Hotel in Cloncurry seeks employment as a cowboy butcher. The short notice advertises his willingness to work and relocate if needed, presenting himself for consideration by interested employers.
Government office requests applicants for a furnished dwelling. Reading the fragment, the notice invites anyone with time to apply to the office. The wording is fragmented but indicates a housing request or availability notice. Potentially seeks individuals or families to occupy or arrange a furnished residence.
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