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Cloncurry Advocate

Location

Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia

Date

Oct 10, 1941

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Minutes of September 1941 QATB Mt Isa committee meeting

The monthly meeting in the ambulance room on September 21 opened with minutes confirmed and correspondence read. Financials showed a credit balance around £3059 with wages and arrears due. several payments approved. The superintendent reported August cases total 367 with 701.8 miles traveled. A benzine theft concern and ration increases were noted. The general secretary would visit Mt Isa and a welcome at Hilton Hall was planned. A special meeting on September 24 appointed J Noble as driver bearer. superintendent requested 12 months leave for health reasons, with six months sick pay possible, and guidance sought from QAB and Home Department.

L. A. Kerr R. A. Clarke R. Love R. J. Kennedy O. Johnson Bradley J. Backwood Les McCoy Tech E. A. Jones N. Pengelly J. Meikle Messrs Clarke and Bradley Aesove Kennedy and McCoy Johnson and Backwood Fuel Board Messrs Clarke and Kennedy Messrs Kennedy and McCoy E. R. B. Pike Mt Isa Mt Tse Mines Corps Hilton Hall Iegate Kennedy BR. A EF. A. Ad C. Johnson C. J.” Melkle Q.A.T.B J. Noble Ipswich Noble A. Jones Q.A. B Home Department

Townsville Recruiting Centre Opens for Northern Applicants

An R A A L Recruiting Centre in Townsville, led by Flying Officer E Hamilton, will process Northern Area applicants locally with interviews, education tests, medicals, and M rays before Brisbane enlistment. The train tour will visit Hughenden, Richmond, Cloncurry, and Mount Isa from November 4 to 14, shortening waiting times and recognizing Queensland’s rural recruits. Rats and wax matches spark fire talk as bushfire season heightens concern across the countryside.

R.A.A.L Townavill Oficer E. Hamilton Brisbane Hughenden Richmond Cloncurry Mount Isa Townsville Mt Iga

Terrific bush fires threaten Queensland grazing lands

A grazier north of Cloncurry reports vast bush fires driven by a 30 mile per hour gale from Byerimine through Bellevue, Derby and Brinard to Kalmet. Flames reach 20 ft, travel over 10 mph, destroying Brinard and Kalmeta homes, woolshed, and fencing. Four draught horses perish. sheep losses unknown. Stock suffer as rats proliferate and petrol runs low. the writer plans to carry on with no breakaway in sight.

Cloncurry Byrimine Bellevue Derby Brinard Kalmet Gerchy Kalmeta

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