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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 26, 1926
Page
6
Fragmented text references elections and individuals in April and March with garbled names and roles. It mentions Nir Norman Michell Nattonsliet for Country Progerescuive audedaty for Pleven and references to plans, reception events, and possible campaigns.
The Shire of Johnstone details progress on bridges and roads including South Johnstone Creek Bridge final plastering, Liverpool Creek and Verge works, and river ferries reestablished. Planned road resumptions from Sillwood to Japoon and steel pile orders advance with preparation of plans and specifications for multiple bridge sites.
In Ruckhampton on April 24 Frederick Waterson faced court scrutiny over endorsement by Labor groups and the Labor Party executive. The case, before Mr Justice Brenna, centered on Waterson and fellow candidate Paterson amid accusations tied to political endorsements and rival Communist links, with proceedings continuing.
A fragment from a Wilton dinghy and motor boat page mentions aquatic events and clubs. Names like Wilton Dinghy Club appear with partial results, participants, and equipment references. The text is garbled but signals a local boating scene with entries and listed gear values.
Crowds of Cairns citizens gathered at Abbott and Rhiehls streets for the unveiling of the War Memorial Clock. The ceremony featured Mayor Alderman A. J. Draper, floral tributes, a guard of honor, Cairns Fire Brigade, and the Cairns Choral and Orchestral Society. The clock, free of debt thanks to donors, honors local fallen from the Great War and the memory of Diggers and dependents.
Brisbane marks Anzac style remembrance with a dawn service, parade through Atherton Square to the Botanic Gardens, and a large crowd of 7000 at the gardens. Lieut Governor W Lennon and Premier McCormack praise returned soldiers and the annual observance. The ceremony includes The Last Post and a battalion’s Remembrance service before GPO.
Sydney April 25 workers walk out at Clyde Engineering Works as 2000 Nietal Trades members refuse Saturday morning work in protest of the High Court 44 hour week award amid widespread disruption across similar manufactories. Leaders say men will not return to Saturday shifts.
Caprione April 24 A dramatic bargaining tale over a large African order for locomotives reveals tensions among British firms North British Locomotive Company Thewer Peacock and American Locomotive Company with German suppliers Henschel and Maefic The contract favors the American Lasmerice Company and two German firms leaving British reps returning home amid coal crisis and labor strike fears while commercial men debate the impact of subsequent orders in Germany and America
Saturday's matches drew a record crowd as the Cairne Rugby League opened its season with strong gate takings. The Ivanhoe versus Carlton game featured fast scoring and noted rallies, with Ivanhoe edging Carlton 23 to 4. Gordonvale and Kennedys also showed solid play as crowds stayed into the late afternoon.
Brisbane reports a period of heavy rain across Southern and Central regions including Cunnamulla Charleville Lonmy and Charleville with forecasts of 2 inches or more. Farmers and pastoralists anticipate relief and rising water levels in dams and creeks as rain continues.
A crowd in Calcutta clashed with police during a riot resulting in several injuries and hospitalizations. Stones and bricks flew as drums and spears were raised, police dispersed the mob with batons and rifles, while merchants and bystanders fled. Reports cite damaged shops and multiple injuries amid street turmoil ending with arrests and a rising death toll.
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