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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1944
Page
3
The Allied Works Council lists August expenditures totaling 17 000 pounds for Australia and other regions. Notes indicate Northern Australia activities and major projects by the service, with estimates around 37 000 pounds for additional works.
A fragmented report discusses population density by country with figures for Belgium Netherlands United Kingdom Japan Canada and others. It notes Australia sparse population yet diverse climates and mentions water supply via bores and basic transport networks in the outback plus camels as a historical transport constant.
The fragment lists rail distances among major Australian routes including Sydney to Melbourne and Canberra to Melbourne with times, noting prewar schedules. It closes with a nostalgic line about old friends and a local remedy advertisement for Great Peppermint Cure by Wood.
Classified note offers a second hand piano for sale or trade via Box 410. Likely a terse ad listing contact method and minimal details.
Race meeting features a series of maidens and handicaps led by the Maiden Plate for 4 furlongs and several six furlong and mile events. Notable entries include Morning Glory and Corrie Downs in the early races, with entries from Morven, Windsor, and Coorabulka. Prize money and weights are listed for each event, with start times around late afternoon.
Handicap details and entry notes for a local horse race event. Mentions weights around ten stone and penalties for winners. Indicates a measured start schedule with handicaps proclaimed and race day times.
Fragmentary 1914 18 era text references ALF NABW and Diggers with discussion of league eligibility and parliamentary maneuvers. Mentions Communist influence, state congresses, and a tension between progressive and com munist factions.
Fragmentary notes recount ancient yews in Kent and Derbyshire, famed trees in Lombardy and York, and a wide history of art and warfare. The text mentions age estimates tied to religious figures, ship painting during World War I era colours, and wind driven wave dynamics affecting ocean conditions.
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