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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1945
Page
3
Classified notice states an 11 year old boy is sought for an apprenticeship in printing. Applications should be submitted to the Advocate Office and forwarded to the National Breyne Office, Clarensry.
For sale a Hawaiian steel guitar with leather case and spare strings. Includes complete course lessons and ring clamp. Located in Cloncurry. contact for price and delivery details.
Questioned figures estimate about 1 730 007 homes in the commune wealth with war time shortages. Government planned a programme to build hundreds of thousands of homes. Mines in Australia are described with output values and future prospects. The Sydney Harbour Bridge opened for traffic in 1983 as the largest arch bridge, with a main span of 1480 feet and a peak height of 440 feet above sea level.
Local society items report visits by Mrs Murphy and Mr Gunn with a baby arrival and a business trip to Ayr. Town visitors include Mrs Brook and Mr Clark while Mr Lane resides in Cloncurry. The article also notes a shire council absence and a peace ball guest, and mentions a bridge project with a 160 foot width, 50 300 tons of steel, and eight years to build costing about £9.5 million. Social events include a dance on September 21 and an Old Time Dance on September 22 at the Shire Hall.
An old advertisement promotes Arthritic Re nolvent MAR as a guaranteed remedy for rheumatism. It urges readers to obtain from The St Pauls Pharmacy Brisbane with postage included and lists a box number for orders.
An advertisement announces Fonds Art Gataloua after the war and invites readers who have not received their copy to write to the Fe Man ufacturer at Wenner Address. The note references Overells Buildings in Valley Bri Jane.
An OCR fragment shows a stylized advertverse urging readers to say phrases during dancing for soothing cold relief. It references Woods Great Pap peppermint cure and repeats invitations to utter lines amid festivities. The text is garbled but centers on a dancing scene promoting a peppermint remedy.
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