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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 29, 1952

Page

8

Mareeba Show Highlights Cultural Floats and Vegetables

The Mareeba show featured a float decorated with cultural motifs and ornamental foliage, plus a tropical home and garden display. Exhibits were praised for high quality with vegetables showing near-even competition, and schoolchildren decorated bicycles followed the float. Local officials opened the event, with thanks given to organizers and volunteers for a successful turnout.

Panera Ran Ag Cairns Mareeba Evan Baird Jet Agriculture Cairna C. Davies Dave Ies

Frost Warden Award Falls Short in Colorful Garden Contest

The excerpt notes Sara Stellan receiving the frost warden award with 41 points, praised for layout but criticized for lacking the fire award’s color and for congested crest pedants. It mentions a 40 point score tied to a podble from garden and a godge remark about visibility for improvement.

Sara Stellan

Fragmented court notes with oblique names and items

A damaged report records a court scene with numerous misread names and scattered acts. It mentions a defendant warned for dangerous practice and a fine plus costs imposed, while witnesses reference lights, beams, and various garden items like gerberas and cabbage.

L. Maring Mable Gat Somny G. Hostler James L. Marrin Tullipan Harris Cronk Getate Bertjeant Linde Pearce

Gallow and Sere Family Notices Highlight L James 1

A fragmented clipping lists names Gallow Mrs L James, orang Sere, L James, white Mr, suggesting a personal notice or obituary fragment. The readable items indicate individuals with shared surnames and a potential family or community notice.

Byrne Charged With Driving Motorcycle Without Licence

Gerald Byrne faced a charge for riding a motorcycle while not holding a valid licence. He pleaded guilty by letter and was fined 1B with costs in Actas.

Gerald Byrne Gailty Costa Actas

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