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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 26, 1931

Page

12

Atherton Tableland Sub Branch Transfer of Soldier Settlers

A special meeting of the Atherton Tableland Sub Branch of the RS SLAA discussed transferring soldiers from Tolga to Mareeba and the Wunces area. The group pressed Lands Department to provide block locations and to cancel liens with the Maize Pool Board and Agricultural Bank, noting the offer improves conditions for all soldier settlers and affects both leaving Tolga and those remaining.

Rs.s.lla Lands Department Tolga Maize Pool Board Agricultural Bank Mareeba J. Hooper Fish F. Dodd Messrs F. Aylmer W. Zipperer W Bailey D. Hoopen G. Bellamy J Sorden J Kilpatrick Kirumins Hooper Dodd Maize Board Atherton Landsfire Land Adminstration Board Wunces therou-Folga Group Lands Office Atherton Bowt Dimbulah Hatterty Agecultural Bank

Radio schedule and University lecture broadcast by Queensland

An evening program from 6 pm features music, children’s segments, births, gardening, and weather notes. At 8 pm the ninth Queensland University radio lecture is broadcast followed by a dance with Billy Smith and his orchestra. Evening concludes with dance bands, weather, and news feeds from Telegraph courtesy.

Rockhampton Canberra Sandy Percy Seswon Senate of The University of Queensland Billy Smith FA. Perkins B.S Senate of the Universe of Queensland T. C. Jones Ailero Orchestra Dane Soubrette Tucker Boutelle Tilly Smith and Co J. W. Whittaker Bar Tone McGeach Dana McGill Dilly Smith Harry Barradale Trocadero Jean Naylor Dreamland Rose Phillips Robert James Jobs Mary Daphne John Patience Robert Billy South Maisie Dane Goubrette Attar Harry Borradne W. Whittaker Haritone Pinson Commonwealth Weather Bureau San-Herald” News Service Ltd Australian Press Association Telegraph

Rockhampton Radio Schedule Improvised Evening Session

Radio listings show 4RK Rockhampton broadcasting an early evening session from 60 pm to 80 p.m. and a night session from 80 jun to 110 pm. News service credited to Evening News Rockhampton with relay details.

Evening News Rockhampton Boois

Supreme Court Townsville Sittings Report and Sequestration

August 24 at Townsville court with Justice Douglas delivering a reserved decision in Galt versus Galt, finding the petitioner’s evidence correct regarding marriage arrangements and desertion. A sequestration order under the Bankruptcy Act was granted for James Withais Teasdale, former North Australian Hotel licensee now in Charters Towers, with creditor Lihion Bertha Kingston stating an indebtedness of £000/4/7. plus an adjourned Police Court matter against John Ames Kelleher for embezzling money as a servant at Hartlam's Limited, postponed to Friday.

Townsville Supreme Court R J Douglas Margaret Galt William Peter Galt Plant Marcia Chambers James Withais Teasdale Vietualier Bowen Charters Towers Lihion Bertha Kingston Silkwood John Ames Kelleher Hartlam’s Limited

Soldier settlers laud government offer as unique aid

The meeting discussed inspecting tobacco areas with Lands Department help and considered railway fares. Secretary Dodd announced a credit balance of £23. Returning men praised the government offer as the finest aid since the Armistice.

D. Hooper Lands Department Dodd

Money for relief after conversion loan success

Sydney reports Mr Tay, M.H.R., said the federal government would release 8.5 million pounds via the Commonwealth Bank within six months for unemployment relief and aiding primary industries. About one million pounds monthly for six months, 3.5 million for farmers, and restoration of pensions to former levels when finances improve.

Sydney Kozelle Tay M.H.R Commonwealth Bank

Domestic Tragedy in Melbourne West Footscray

Inquest details reveal Sarah McDonnell aged 33 was murdered and Alexander Webster aged 30 killed himself after a nine year common law union. The coroner found Webster murdered McDonnell then suicided, amid jealousy and threats observed by witnesses and a foreman’s wife remarking on Webster’s violent temper.

Melbourne West Footscray Sarah McDonnell Alexander Webster Webster McDonnell Charles Furness Mre Etsy Lenowry

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