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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1931
Page
13
A lengthy state parliament session discusses employment terms for workers, Premier responses, and economic measures. Key figures include Mr Moore and the Minister for Labour W A, with motions and votes shaping future policies on wages and industrial relations.
Defendants in a theft and motor launch case appeared in court after delays. Prosecution stated third man negotiations were ongoing, with plans to proceed next Friday. Bail was extended and further remand anticipated as legal arguments and extradition issues arose.
London August 19 Army manoeuvres for the First Division at Aldershot were abandoned because of bad weather. Troops drenched by torrential rain. floods rise in the Thames Valley. The wettest month so far with heavy rain last night. Measurements show the river near Pegrsfield, Hampshire. No immediate improvement expected.
August 21 at the Hort Society meeting the Pink Cup contest for mares and year totals was discussed with 100 show entries anticipated a record. Prizes and ties prompted rules changes while dancers, cards, and a music band provided entertainment at the Shire Hall and Catholic bazaar.
At Tully on August 2 a parliamentary inquiry into allegations against a matron and a nurse at Tully Hospital adjourned with heated debate. The committee reviewed letters from the matron and discussed discipline, with calls for resignation and renewed questions over conduct and adherence to hospital rules.
An advertisement extols Dean's Backache Kidney Pills as a positive cure for backache and kidney issues. It features a testimonial from Mrs W Gibaore of Harley Street Cairnggass praising relief after using the pills and notes their sale by chemists and stores, Foster McClellan Co. Sydney.
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