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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 11, 1928
Page
10
The Innisfail Chamber of Commerce discussed harbor development from Mour Harbor to the new jetty near Innisfail. Speakers urged faster progress on the proposed 2 foot line from South Jensenville, citing need for broader access and economic growth.
A fragment from a political column questions the Riordan ministry over railway dismissals and wartime wage losses. It notes coalitions between Labour, Communists, and workers, and cites a protest by "Dinkum Railwayman" about wage loss and unrest affecting families.
Letter discusses a hypothetical private dam and water power project to divert Vaitarna Basin water toward Bombay, detailing hydraulic plans, rainfall, and potential impacts. Cites 200 inch seasonal rainfall, a 26 feet dam top, and the Karjat to Lonacha gradient, with expected generation and regional effects.
A Cairns Post reader using the pen name Fair Sport accuses a King’s horseman of betting on a West division race at Woree last Saturday. The letter asks for views from stewards and invites any information to verify the claims amid concerns over betting conduct.
Innisfail letter writer Guyler Motpoth lauds a proposed border integration scheme by the Johnstone Shire Council before the Shire Boundaries Commission. He praises the project as a bold, romantic test of regional unity and future efficiency, calling for expanded personnel and better road maintenance while defending the council against critics.
Fragmentary text notes an aerial view from a Lain aerodrome site showing an advance material communication. Mentions Rhodesia and a speedy confer from the site. Details are incomplete and names or dates are not resolvable.
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