Isisford Notes Record Local People and Turf Club
Isisford personal notices list CPO Jim Mashford on leave from Noura Naval Air Station NSW before a Brisbane appointment. Angela Wilson to return from Innisfall as hospital matron. A Watt from Wahroongha drives to Blackall to meet family. Errol Mouchard returns to Ipswich from Bilhah Downs. Isisford Amateur Turf Club meeting chaired by Tan Ross. November 18 event. new member Colin Kent. 23 horses promised from Blackall Ilfracombe Stonehenge. Ruthven wool shed decorates with streamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P.O
Jim Mashford
Noura Naval Air Station
New South Wales
Marusne
Brisbane
Errol Mouchard
Ipswich
Bilhah Downs
Tan Ross
Isisford
Colin Kent
Owen Bates
Blackall
Ilfracombe
Stonehenge
White and Williams Set for 10 Round Boxing Bout
A new Boxing Club in Blackall hosts a Memorial Hall tournament to revive boxing. Main attraction is Dave White versus Mervyn Williams in a full 10 round lightweight bout. Schoolboys’ matches and Tammo fighters add variety as proceeds fund the club’s equipment and fencing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackall
Memorial Hall
Gordon Cunningham Fought to the End
Gordon Cunningham, a Red Cross representative and Western Diggers veteran, passed through Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital in Brisbane. Though injured and strained by war, he continued his work until his body failed, leaving his wife and comrades with a lasting tribute to his dedication.
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Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital
Brisbane
Gordon Cunningham
Red Cross
Gordon
All Night New Year Event Debated by Shire Council
Shire Council considers three applications to use Shire Hall for an all night New Year’s Eve dance. Roxy Theatre Longreach Postal Institute and Longreach Town Band seek hall use with proceeds to charity. The chairman cast the deciding vote in favor of the Postal Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shire Council
Shire Hall
Roxy Theatre
Longreach Postal Institute
Longreach Town Band
Theatre Eminacement
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Longreach
Busi Children’s Health Scheme
Tate
Cr. E
Connor
J. Forrest
Postal Institute
Roxy Say Wee
Canes Cricket Club
Princess Widow Mourns Beloved Husband Through War
A widow mourns a beloved husband marked by service and sacrifice. The text hints at a long wartime story spanning Greece and Crete, with references to deserts and journeys that ended with cremation in distant lands. The fragment preserves names and precise events are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Crete
North Australe
Wes
Road train transport saves on cattle haulage costs
The Monkira Pastoral Company finished another season moving cattle from Marion Downs to Dajarra a distance of 135.6 miles. They report the road train system saves about 5 to 6 pounds per beast. In this period 4439 bullocks and 207 cows were moved to the railhead using a six-unit road train, each unit carrying cattle, with one trailer and mover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monkira Pastoral Company
Marion Downs
Dajarra
Tase
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AED
Blowelies
Astron
Rockhampton
Townsville
K.F.M
D.D.T
Littles
Numex
B.H.C
Philips
Cos
Elemons
Reyolay
Lolleys — Longreach
Longreach Printing CO
Ruthven
White
Williams
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