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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1950
Page
4
Job notices announce a Dogger vacancy with Cloncurry Shire Council, north of Eajabbl, with camping and horse allowances and a bonus for dingo scalps. Also two Tractor Driver vacancies and a Mount Isa garbage tender, plus a sale offer for a lightly used Victor diesel engine by L J Pearce in Cloncurry.
Mrs Les Jensen of Tal Tal McKinlay expresses sincere thanks to the Doctor Nursing and Domestic Staff at Julia Creek Hospital for five weeks of kind skilled care. She also thanks the people of Cloncurry for their donations and assistance, signed by M Briskey secretary and Mrs Frank Doyle.
Flinders Street Townsville postal notice lists vehicles for sale or trade including Anglia Tourer sedan and a Ford V-6 sedan with mileage figures and a 5 ton International truck. Gulf Engineering & Motor Co appears as contact with box and phone details.
Julia Creek notes describe a warm Sunday and clouded Monday with light rain in the evening. Youth dances occurred Friday, and golf was played on Sunday. Local activity includes shearing at Oxton Downs Hilton Park and Innisfail Downs with high wool prices reported for Hilton Park managed by Joe Mathews. Congratulations to two families on newborn daughters and a hospital appendicitis recovery. Fire damaged Noelia Hotel quarters owned by Jack Ahern. Donations of 30 and 25 pounds were given to school children funds and the local ambulance by D Hickman and Julia Greek.
William George Balch died after years of ill health at Cloncurry Hospital. Aged 51, born in Cardiff England, he came to Charters Towers as a boy and worked as a miner at Kuridala. He leaves two sisters Mrs. F Doyle and Miss L Balch Hampden and three brothers Jack Joe and Frank. Funeral held Tuesday at 10 with Rev officiating. Subscriptions due for the current season. A truck is offered for sale at 800 pounds after 9 000 miles.
William Wright a longtime district resident and pioneer of Cloncurry has died. He arrived with his family around 188 and helped run one of the first pubs The Red House near the race course road. A former colt breaker and horseman he served with the Light Horse in the Boer War and later worked as a drover and kangaroo hunter. He retired five years ago and is survived by his wife and grown family. Funeral today at 10 o’clock conducted by Rev. R W Morton.
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