03 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1918
Page
1
A Gympie resident publicly thanks a local healer for a years long illness that doctors said would soon end his life. He credits the treatment with gradual improvement and notes the healer warned him against returning to work too soon. The testimonial appeared in the Gympie Times.
The narrator recalls a mining claim, water rights, and a rushed departure via Cooktown. He describes Chinese workers, a steady farm routine, and political chatter that taints daily life. He notes a reliable companion George, farm labor, and the social pressures of the era.
In a remote cane area farmers meetings drew ire as red tape and delays persisted. The narrator reveals he was unexpectedly made a Justice of the Peace, protests the honor, and favors replacing the post with the local cook, recounting the insult and absurdities in vivid bush life.
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