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Cloncurry Advocate

Location

Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia

Date

Oct 03, 1952

Page

2

Julia Creek Notes and District Social Updates

A Friday dance for the School was well attended. Mrs. M Hodgetts and Jacko Winton won the Monte Carlo Waltz. Rev. Father Devereux returned from Townsville with Convent plans. Electricity to be switched on the eighteenth Instant. R Svennson to become Electricity Superintendent after Brisbane trip. A Fancy Dress Ball at Kynuna drew many Julia Creek dancers. Bank relieving at Morrie Taylor ended. McDonald sent to Cairns. Cremona and Narollah visitors and overland Brisbane trip noted. Shearing by Tom Jessup at Eddington completed. Gentlemen Byrne and Byrne guests of Mrs. C. Byrne. Rev Hovenden visited. Recent town visitors listed with several district names.

M. Hodgetts Jacko Winton Father Devereux Townsville R. Svennson Brisbane Kynuna Julia Creek Norman Hooke Morrie Taylor McDonald Cairns W. Elliott Senr Cremona Rex Halloran Narollah Tom Jessup Eddington Boyd) Byrne Alice Sp J. Byrnes C. Byrne Hovenden Murray Halloran W. Elliott Jnr Bob Smith Baroona Magoffin Eta Plains H. Doyle Huddersfield L. Halloran Flers G., Clarke J. Fegan Brian Milgery

October 3 1952 Dated at Cloncurry notice

This notice records the date and place Dated at Cloncurry this third day of October 1952. It identifies a formal action likely by a local authority but offers no further specifics in readable text.

Cloncurry Cloncune

Pearl Ground Lease Application Near Ballara and Cotella River

The notice certifies an application for a five acre lease under Mining Regulations for ground named Pearl located 10 miles north of Ballara and 14 miles south of the Cotella River with a defined boundary and datum peg. The warden at Cloncurry will hear objections on a specified date in October 1952. A separate sale ad offers approximately 1,600 rounds of .303 ammunition at £3 10s per 100, available in broken lots through Claude Lee of Short Street, Cloncurry.

Ballara Cotella River

Objections to Application Heard in Warden's Court Clone

The application and any objections will be heard in the Warden's Court at Clone on Thursday 6 November 1852 at 10. The notice is dated 3 October 1852.

Cloncurry Abureday Warden's Court Clone

Jubile certificate parcel near Mount Isa described

Certificate of application for Jubile containing five acres located 45 miles east of Mount Isa and 4 miles south of the Apple Pie Mineral Lease. Boundaries run 5 chains easterly from a datum peg marked C.R. The document notes Cecil Neil Rigby and a court date in Cloncurry on 6 November 1852 with a date line in October.

Edna May West Edna May Mount Isa J.W C.R

Wartime Wool Profits To Be Shared With Growers

The Joint Wool Organisation will pay about £39 million in profits to wool growers. First instalment due next March, with two further payments of about £13 million annually. Growers who left the industry before August 1949 receive full payment in a single instalment.

Maternity death rate in Queensland at record low

The 1951 statistics show a maternal death rate of 1.18 per thousand live births, among the world’s lowest, due to improved obstetric techniques and antibiotics. Post-birth infection is rare. 29,052 births registered in 1961, plus 304 twins and three triplets, with 10,814 marriages last year.

Queensland

Townsville Spectacle Makers Open Consultations

Phone 722 P O Box 23y Flinders Street Tow nsville spectacle makers may be consulted at the Post Office Hotel Friday Saturday Sunday November May 8th 16th Save your eyesight Consult a specialist.

P.O Flinders ST Townsville Post Office

Local Church Schedule Fragments From 1952 Notices

Fragmented schedule lists a Morning Service at 10 on the 1st Sunday and Sunday School at 10, an Evening Service at 7 45, a Mid week Meeting on Thursday, and Rev WW Devenden named in a 1952 notice with several October dates and times.

Devenden

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Morris Cars Wolseley and Riley Cars Nuffield Tractors Miles Street Ukr D’arcy’s T. R. Doyle John Edward Thomas Windus R. Wiles Bernard Edward Windus Warden Cloncurry A.m Claude Lee Short Street, Cloncurry THE Ford Thames Viking Charles Hope Hygeia Gulf Engineering & Motor Co Wallaroo Cecil Neil Rigby Stacey & Stacey Austin Baby Austin Walsh GARA Heywood of Rochedale M.I.M Mica Creek Mount Isa Minés Limited ST. Andrew's Church OF England Presbyterian Church BIO Cafe C. F. Watson Klaer Bros Ramsay Street Bio Theatre Robert Sterling Donna Reed Charles Winniger Joseph Cotten Linda Darnell Jeff Chandler Cornel Wilde NEWS Esther Williams Red Skelton Basil Rathbone Goodwin Ethel Smith Carlos Ramirez Sports George Montgomery Brenda Marshall Glenn Langan Iroquids Trail Jimmy Durante Terry Moore Tom Drake the Great Rupert Technilcolour N. J. Powers P.O. Box Jack Mann Hillman Drop Head Rootes Group Supreme Motors MOUNT_vie
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