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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1931
Page
8
Readable fragments show an April 25 air mail scene with cross landed in the afternoon and a community meeting noted as a holiday event. Officials named Kings and Acr Mail appear in the garbled OCR context.
A government official addresses the validation of land values and lease tenures as of March 1931. The note notes hearings will determine prices for conver lease terms, with officers valuing lands and reporting to the department. The communication ends with a signed note by A Deacon, registrar for Vanda.
Innisfail hosts an April regatta with rowing crews preparing for events between clubs. Members, fees, and presents are discussed as crews arrive and tensions rise over paying dues and attending the event.
Fragmented OCR records show a council discussion with names like Archibald Crosthwaite and Mr Har lining about arts, stage legitimacy, Australian sport questions, debts, and parliamentary topics. The text is garbled and incomplete.
Cairns held a large Anzac Day commemoration lasting from afternoon wreath-laying at the monument to a crowded evening program in the Tropical Theatre. Veterans, families, and children filled memorial events with hymns, addresses, and prayers, reaffirming loyalty to Australia and the imperial alliance.
Large devout crowds filled Cairns churches on Anzac morning with St John’s C of E and St Morca’s Catholic Church hosting solemn masses. Speakers hailed sympathy with fallen soldiers as essential to the Anzac spirit while noting the enduring sacrifices of Diggers and the community’s tribute across Saint Andrew’s and other congregations. About 700 attended combined services, including militia and Boy Scout units, as их participation underscored national unity and remembrance.
Thousands crowded Cairns as the Anzac Day procession moved from Drill Hall along Lake Street to Abbott Street Monument then to Anzac Park. Marchers included Cairns Militia Forces, police, Young Australia League, Scouts, Pipe Band, Wolf Cubs, and civic officials with a final ceremony at Anzac Park.
In loving memory floral tributes cover the Soldiers Monument on Abbott Street in the afternoon. Militia guard of honor keeps watch as wreaths are placed, with Sergeant-Major H. Buchanan in charge. Several named tributes note memory of fallen soldiers and service members from Australian forces and local groups.
About 100 Returned Soldiers of Launceston gathered after a Red Flag was displayed on Anzac Day. They marched to the Communist premises, overpowered a man named William White, seized two red flags, and burned them while the National Anthem played. A hammer and iron bar used in the clash were recovered on the roadway.
At a Melbourne meeting the Lowen Council moved toward floating an internal loan of £12,000,000 to aid farmers and unemployment relief. Theodore was to consult Sir Robert Gibson on feasibility, while interest rates and bank lending charges were urged to be reduced to match policy goals. The council planned to reply after the next session.
In Brisbane officials note falling revenue from the Olden Caskets since 1920 with six caskets drawn in early 1930 and earnings dropping to £43,600. The committee may consider changes but is not believed to favor alterations as NSW and southern projects loom.
In loving memory lines appear from St. Johns Women's Guild and local groups including Second Cairns Rovers and Scouts Cairns District RS.S.1LA the Mayor and Mayoress Ald Mrs W A Collins Young Australia League and other named locals. The fragment lists organizations and individuals connected to a community event or memorial.
The article reviews Mr Lyons and Mr Scullin in a political saga about currency policy and a Fiduciary Currency Bill. It argues Scullin aims to time an election and use stagnation to his advantage while Parliament expected to discuss import duties next week amid industrial chaos.
The text suggests a tariff schedule validating bill could pass early in the new Parliament with a promise that tariffs would be among the easiest issues to address, as part of smoothing initial legislative work.
Miss Ellie Robertson, visiting from South Jormstone to El Arish, sustained a serious elbow injury when her pony fell through a dangerous bridge on the Clamp Point to El Arish road Saturday night. The Tully Ambulance transported her for treatment amid ongoing complaints about the bridge's safety.
Madrid reports the government will not pursue trial of ex king Alfonso as Socialist demands rise. Senor Zamora says the government is pleased he left the country. A communique also announces plans to abolish gambling including casinos.
Sydney April 24 about 100000 employers will be affected by a reduction in wages by the quarter in the cost of living. They will lose in wages £600,000 per annum.
Melbourne April 24 Directors of the Broken Hill Pty decided not to pay the yearly dividend for Pane. The move signals a 10 day grace period before finalization.
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