Marketing tobacco meeting at Mareeba discusses Marketing Board
At Mareeba on April 23 38 growers amended a general meeting of the N Q Tobacco Growers Co operative Association to hear Dinbulah candidates on the Marketing Board. Debate centered on postponing the ballot three months and on ministerial representation, with Atherton denying full support for the board but open to a departmental address and potential pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marebba
N.Q. Tobsche Growers’ Co-operative Association Ltd
Dinbulah Associaten
F. M. Hall W. Meehan
J. Ersey
W. J. Henderson
Divbulah
Hembleyson
E. A. Atherton
Atherton
Hetderson
Domibulah
Henderson
Mr. Henderson
Marketme Board
Brisbane
Henderson Sai
A Hertent
Hetel
Queensland
Rombiner
Aiberiul
From Day to Day A mixed bag of rail, bears and waves
A used rail efficiency study notes 173 technical committees and a 40 percent drop in freight costs since 1921 with faster average train speeds. Yogi the Siberian bear is valued at 12000 dollars and fed a mix of carrots lettuce vitamin bread. Electro musical instruments promise new sounds for composers. A Tampa post office eagle relic marks U S history. Projected stratospheric air service links Los Angeles to Mexico City. German code of honor in Nazi ranks faces a new enforcement agreement. Ultra short wave experiments enable covert transmissions. A Kansas City collision map identifies visibility issues from parkway shrubs as a curb on accidents.
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Tde
Association of American Railroads
Yogi
Siberia
Los Angeles
Mesic
Angeles
Tanital
Mexico City
Central
Sah
America
Kansas City
Sectime
Battle of the Herbert River Indigenous Combat Described
An observer recalls a historic Aboriginal clash near Herbert River where tribes gathered, staged ritual combat with wooden swords and shields, and used intimidation tactics. The scene unfolds on a twilight hillside with warriors in body paint, feathered regalia, and guards, as drums and cries amplify the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbery
Taraol
Herbertom
Herberton
Flerbertos
Evelyn
Atrangig
Dimbulah and Mareeba Growers Vote Split Over Motion
The meeting debated voting procedures for growers in Queensland with Mr Hall urging immediate ballots and Mr Atherton resisting until another ballot. Mr Meehan warned of skewed results if distant growers voted and the Sugar Board’s establishment loomed. The motion failed 12 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Atherton
W. Meehan
Dimbulah
Queensland
Mareeba
Xate
McGuffcke
Aboriginal Warrior Customs and Tribal Life Described
The account details tribal combat and chivalry among aboriginal warriors, noting duels with swords and shields, spear exchanges, women’s roles, and battle discipline. It reflects on the endurance of culture, contrasting peaceful hunter societies with white contact, and questions the moral judgment of outsiders while highlighting resilience and humanity of the people observed over two decades.
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Warners
Num
Neavena
Herbert River
A. Mumbers
Cooktown
Harmileya
Baile Camp
Ale
Rostwille
Untidy Fragments About Bourne Mouth Romance
A garbled quote notes a man’s claim about flirting with a girl from Bourne Mouth. The text hints she later married him last week, but the fragmentary source offers little verifiable detail or context about names or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Tatster
Bournemoutht
Rou
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