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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1952
Page
3
Nominations for local elections in Cloncurry are now closing in October with a slow pace. Officials urge residents to file papers by the deadline to ensure their names appear on the ballot. Strong local involvement is anticipated as the October close looms.
A fragmentary notice from Riga Ae Base Hospital invites interested families to bring boys under one year old to attend a gathering at Shire Hall on Saturday at 10 o'clock. The event appears to be a community or service meeting, with unclear details due to the damaged text.
Fragmentary OCR text references an inspection visit by individuals including A Grawford and MiG Matheson. Mentions a journey to Mount Ex and a commissioner page. Details are unclear due to garbled wording.
A broken classified fragment offers sale of ammunition at 30 percent quantity with unclear terms. Mentions apply to Claude Low at Short Street in Cloncurry. No full dates or clear quantities available.
Mount Hea Mining Handlebar receives approval for telephone installation work as advised by the Acting Director of Poste and Telegraphs The installation is to be published in the next issue awaiting formal posting and notices.
A garbled text fragment lists numerous names, places, and events. It references Julia Creek, Gladstone, Barberton accents, and a bank, with scattered mentions of Taylor, Holly Sh, Spain, Wales, and Illion. The passage reads like disjointed diary notes or OCR junk from a newspaper page.
The text outlines confusion over arrivals and education efforts, noting attempts to unite groups and show what progress is possible. It mentions schedules starting in the 19th week and references a Australian community context alongside transit and work cues, with unclear names and dates.
A Melbourne electronics firm urged the Prime Minister to back nationwide television, arguing rapid production and cheaper sets are needed. Experts warn limited ranges and overseas costs will keep TV delayed outside major cities, with prices potentially high for average buyers and ongoing maintenance costs.
The 1917 population of Australia grew by migration, reaching 7,579,958 on 9 June 1047 and 38,785,11? later that year. Analysts note net growth of 77,700 from migration and predict national population near 1,000,000 by next year.
For sale hybrid vegetables including cabbages, beetroots, breeders, white onions, eschallots, carrots, parsnips, rhubarb, pumpkins. 40 by 29s in New York area. Prices EF per unit. Carrots, Cabbage, onions grown on new farm and packed fresh. Local produce sale.
Call and jag. Local listing for a shop operated by Harry Webber at Ramsay Street in Cloncurry. Available services and hours not specified in readable text.
The piece argues humanity must shift from traditional farming to manufacturing food. It cites Rosin’s view that agriculture is space and energy inefficient and that synthetic processes can produce bread, fruit, and proteins. It notes existing successes like oleomargarine and calls for accelerating research into amino acids and starch synthesis to avert future hunger.
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