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Newspaper
Longreach Leader
Location
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1952
Page
9
The Aramac Shire Council invites tenders on Wednesday August 13 1953 for a body and mechanical erection with all faults. Tender documents specify requirements and submission details for a project likely involving a heavy vehicle modification or build.
The event drew many visitors in Muttaburra and Longreach. Proceeds totaled £125 10s after expenses divided by Mrs. Grahams team.
Fraser Cup tennis fixtures see Arantine players lose to Rankin 6 rubbers to 3 as season ends with Harcaldine set to visit Rankin on August 7. Sunday results list men and ladies matches with scores and player pairings across multiple sets and games.
C McClymont secured the C W A Cup in a cat pigeon shoot. A 10 bird tie with Owens led to a shoot off where McClymont won 11 to 10. Cal Fielder was high gun for the day with 84 percent. Woolford did not compete.
Visiting bookmakers said heavy scratchings and stifled betting. In a 22 nomination race only three started. Twenty one horses began each day with bookmakers reporting a poor meeting on both Friday and Saturday at Mullaborra.
The Muttburra Amateur Turf Club held the Diggers Race Meeting to fund War Memorial Hall upkeep. Gate takings on day one and day two are noted, with appreciation voiced by RSL sub-branch members who thanked the Turf Club for a successful meet.
A fragmentary notice from Aramac refers to a deposit of £1 1s per unit and an address for correspondence at P O Box 19 Aramac. The incomplete text mentions an order or building context and a September reference, but many words are garbled.
At the Muttaburra Red Cross annual meeting on 22 July President Mrs. J A Arratta announced 100 members and £210 in direct appeal donations, with £118 sent to Brisbane HQ. Officers were elected, and a variety concert at Memorial Hall on 24 July raised funds for the injured players’ fund.
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