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Newspaper

Longreach Leader

Location

Longreach, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jul 02, 1954

Page

11

Longreach District Junior Tennis Shows Strong Promise

Enthusiasm ran high among Longreach schoolchildren at the L T C sponsored junior tennis event. Despite rough OCR text, results show B Ping defeating D Forrest 9 8 in the primary boys singles while R Rossberg beat N Cummings 9 1 and L Hooper edged D Hallinan 9 8 in the secondary girls singles. Doubles contests added depth as play continues Friday and Saturday with finals hoped for.

Longreach L.T.C Terenghont B. Ping D. Forrest Tenne Qs Everday R. Rossberg D. N. Cummings J. Butler D. B. Norris B. Lennon D. J. Cameron B. McGrath D. B. Bailey J. Thurecht M. Moll V. O'Connor FE. Minehan L. Hooper D. Hallinan

Scouts Live The Scout Law In Daily Helping

The piece highlights boys and Scouts upholding the Scout Law by helping others, including cleanup at a neighbor’s house. It praises youths who take on chores at home without prompting, and notes a parade mention of brothers in the Troop who emphasize kindness and teamwork in daily life.

ALL Brothers Pathak

Obituary: Francis Patrick Browne Of Longreach Dies At 68

Francis Patrick Browne, an long time Longreach resident since age eight, died Monday night at 68. Born in Ireland in 1886, he arrived in Australia with his parents at age two, lived in Emerald for six years, then settled in Longreach. He worked early in a bakery, sheared in the district, and later owned a farm near Mossman before returning to Longreach for health reasons.

Longreach Francis Patrick Browne Mr. Browne Ireland Australia Emerald

Hughenden Property Transfers and Regional Sales

Barenya the home of Mr and Mrs Charlee Little has sold to R E Barr of New South Wales. Antrim owned by C R Akins sold to Tindall and Long with Macfarlane Downs Beatrice Downs and Thurles Park. Hughenden area reports slow drought conditions and fires with stock markets keen and cattle prices firm. Bogewong near Thomson River also reports sale to J H Lindsay by W Martin at a satisfactory price.

Barenya Ok Charlee Little R. E. Barr New South Wales Antrim Peel C. R. Akins Tindall and Long Macfarlane Downs Tambo Beatrice Downs Thurles Park Low Theares Hughenden Brathon Bogewong Borswong Thomson River Ben Pold W. Martin J. H. Lindsay

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