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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1931
Page
1
The readable text shows cryptic sport shorthand and numbers such as 2/0, 4/3, 1D, and 9/6 with terms like BENZINE and pt. The fragment lacks clear names, teams, dates, or a coherent event description, preventing a definitive summary of participants or outcome.
Notice states that any person found trespassing on the undersigned’s properties will be prosecuted. The issuing entity is Rochdale Pastoral Co Ltd.
In Buckingham Gowns Station near Glencurry Craxier, Hillsbane, a case reached the Supreme Court yesterday. Plaintiff claimed £508 9s 5d as the amount due from Defendant for 500 shares in Summerlands Estates Ltd sold by the plaintiff, with ongoing disputes over transfers and payments. Evidence showed disputed payments of £500, £100, and £108 related to the sale and transfer of shares. The hearing adjourned to Monday.
A returned soldier George Hassett died in hospital on Wednesday morning after arriving from Wave Hills WT. An original 5th Battalion man he was shot in the head by a Turkish soldier shortly after the Gallipoli landing. He had not been in good health for some time and sought medical advice in Cloncurry before passing away.
Immediate sale for removal of a four room cottage described as wood peat ath rTM. Apply to Miss Lewis on Sheaffe Street South.
A sprawling Colonial-era summary proclaims Canada and Australia as leading mineral powers with immense timber, wheat, tea, and cotton resources. It notes northern Canada’s ancient rock formations, Australia’s forests and wool exports, and India’s wheat and jute prominence, while inviting tenders for a convent building in Townsville.
The Mot R cAR POOTORS HOWTHORN and POWGALLY repair all kinds of motor vehicles at their repair shop opposite the Court House in Cloncurry. No job too large or too small. Phone numbers listed.
The notice outlines postal charges and classes for letters, lettercards, printed matter, and small parcels from aid to distant Pacific and colonial regions. It lists destinations within the empire and abroad, with rates per item and weight, including samples of merchandise and periodicals.
The London Directory lists provincial and foreign traders with manufacturers and dealers in London and the provinces plus overseas shipping lines and ports. It offers business cards and dealer agency ads printed for £1 10s and notes establishment in 1018 with an Abebureh Lane address in England.
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