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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1929
Page
8
Cairns reader TYLER urges inquiry into Yorkie's Knob fatality where Mr Rankin drowned after being drawn near shore. claims doctor was sent for but did not arrive despite urgent calls and a two hour effort to revive him.
Northern dairymen follow the Silkwood butter factory story with keen interest as its success or failure could shape the future of dairying in North Queensland. The editor notes supply and leadership issues, urging steady supplier support and signaled by a disrupted management event. A North Queensland dairyman letter emphasizes the Millaa to Innisfail road as key to the district's dairy potential.
A garbled local report references Kuranda and Millaa Millaa areas with mentions of roads and towns. It notes an alleged lack of effort to save something and criticizes others as cheap. The text includes scattered place names and unclear details about events or people.
A fragmentary account notes a musical program featuring five named songs arranged with a focus on domestic life themes. The report mentions visions, motion pictures, and a treated sequence, highlighting the era’s style and public interest in song and film.
A reader letters urging support for Australian made products over imports. The piece proposes a set of reversible verses to illustrate economic value in buying locally, ending with a call to resist foreign reliance and keep wealth in Australia. The author signs Ivy Nicholls and advocates patriotic trade.
Mr Kenny, a Cookton supporter, illustrated forceful rhetoric praising North Queensland claims and criticizing past neglect. He contrasted current deficits with former eras and promised to be a vigorous champion for the region, while J A L C Keney delivered a pointed address on government misgovernment and intended benefits for Queensland.
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