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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 02, 1928
Page
8
Premier McCormack addressed Cairns residents and council members about regional growth amid calls to harness Barron Falls power. He argued for careful cost analysis, sugar industry implications, and Empire market considerations while stressing political responsibility and commitment to industrial diversification for North Queensland.
An Australian Aero Club pageant at Mascot featured Captain Lancaster and Mrs Miller drawing a warm reception. A pilot completed a 42 mile course in under 20 minutes amid lively crowds and airfield activities on Saturday afternoon.
Vague OCR fragment references a criminal court session with a Crown prosecutor and a judge named Douglas. Details are incomplete, including dates and precise actions.
In a resumed court, Jans O'Donnell was charged with unlawfully wounding his father Michael Donel at Bio Aish. The jury found him guilty with a mercy recommendation, citing intoxication as a factor. Sentencing imposed two reigns of hard labor, suspended pending rehabilitation. Defense led by M A Vandeleur and J Z Quinn. Court adjourned until 10 am.
An earthquake in the Smyrna district caused fires, collapsed buildings, and damaged chimneys. First shock at 2.20 PM Saturday, with subsequent shocks at 3.5 and 6.54 PM. Forty of fifty nine houses reported killed or injured. Torbals district also hit with wrecked homes and ten casualties. Relief is being sent. Angora reports mob disturbances on the Trebizond to Erzerum road disrupting communications.
Mr E Bennett North of Sydney will adjudicate at theater Hivedded in Cairne, arriving Wednesday night for his first Cairne visit. He is praised as a top adjudicator with a clear, straightforward voice and a keen ear, known for quick judgments and supportive guidance. He has aided performers at Charters Towers and Sydney in past Eisteddfods. Mrs Bennett North, remembered as contralto Mina Gertrude Brookes, is noted for later Cairne audiences.
A Friday morning road crash between Lendsborough and Montoolah left one girl dead and six others injured. The vehicle, driven at speed, skidded and overturned over an embankment pinning 14 year old Margaret May Thoughes beneath the wreckage. Injured passengers were taken to Devborium Efeital for treatment. reporters describe severe head and leg injuries and possible nerve damage while others recovered from minor hurts.
Innisfail April 1 German Carl Kole recently jailed for dealing articles from a motor lunch moored on the Johnformatione River was recaptured in Mourilyan district. A police party including Detective- sergeant Cahill and constables pursued him through mud filled cane and bog near Mourilyan, surrounding the area and capturing the fugitive after a failed rush. He was taken to Innisfail lock-up with precautions to prevent a second escape.
Nancy Jamont aged died in Mildura Hospital from injuries after a train crashed into a motor car at the level crossing. The accident on Monday marks the sixth death with another child in critical condition and the remaining victims recovering.
After privately viewing the film Dawn, the London County committee of the film and theatres recommends unspecified action for the London March 2 briefing.
In Warsaw the unexpected election has sparked bitter feelings across Mer as Mindsterialines push to certify the electors for vice president. General Pilawetak is considered a likely candidate amid the uncertain political maneuvering.
At Goulburn on March 30 a scene stirred public concern as a man made a disturbing remark in the street causing an uproar. The police are pursuing witnesses and the suspect faces a charge tied to misappropriating articles. The man was held for a week and appeared in court. The incident involved plans to rent an office and sell women’s clothing at a new building. The case is to be taken to Sedmey.
New York report notes mixed American sentiment over deporting a negro hand from Australia. Land tracers voice general support for expulsion as justified amid mis geneue concerns. Social circles link Australian exclusion to a longstanding contract issue and insist consular disclosure should have happened before departure.
At the Presbyterian Assembly closing Adelaide on March 30 carried a resolution protesting the plan to parade the Host through Surrey streets for the upcoming Eucharistic Congress. The motion emphasizes free religious exercise and Roman Catholic rights while criticizing the procession as superstitious from a Brysian viewpoint.
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