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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1939
Page
4
A local shire meeting records financial status with balance figures and expenditures. The minutes reference sanitary authority rents and various accounts including cash balances and credits, indicating a mixed picture of revenue and costs.
December 20 report recalls earlier first aid classes in Babinda linked to Air Raid Precautions. Dr Manefield led exams held February 2 with active turnout. list of successful candidates includes Barrett, Slaps, Taylor, Wakeling, Curley, Adams, Cochrane, Malonfamt, and others.
The article discusses delivery timing for producer gas vehicles and urges buyers to study starting and operating controls before driving. It notes demo models may appear in showrooms, stresses safety in starting and fuel management, and mentions German trials and precautionary maintenance steps with emphasis on battery charge, kerosene lighting, and proper water management.
Instruction advises removing doors or fitting open framed gates for ventilation when a vehicle is stored in a closed garage. It recommends using wire netting or wooden slats and not over half the gate area, or installing a tent pipe to roof to draw any produced gas upward. A vented system with a 1 2 car ventilator is suggested to prevent drafts.
Daintree State School held its annual picnic with races and games including novelty events. Awards were presented by Mrs. Osborne, and a fruit luncheon followed by refreshments. Fires near Crystalbrook posed danger, while staff and students prepared for holidays and staff movements.
Readers urged keeping vehicles out of garages to avoid leaves and birds choking vents. Citizens noted open air overnight prevents damage from damp or theft, advising against indoor storage for cleanliness and safety.
Zane Grey died in California at 64 and is among two Americans with an Australian shark named after them. Gilbert P. Whitley gave the green thresher a new species tag Aloping Grey, honoring Grey’s fame as a western novelist and big game fisherman. Grey’s life blended dentistry, law, and prolific fiction, with a shift to sea tales in later years.
A fragmentary report discusses outdated claims about Australian discovery by the Dutch and French explorers. It cites 18th and 19th century figures, maps and letters, noting debates over who first sighted or reached Australia and whether Europe influenced early Australian knowledge.
A fragmentary report describes a meeting at a court where speakers recalled distant regions beyond the coast. The text alludes to maps and voyages, mentioning places and travel far from familiar shores, with references to local leaders and distant danger.
The text recounts scattered claims about early exploration of Australia and adjoining regions, mentioning Le Perouse, La Perouse, Cook, and Shack Bay with confusing dates. It references German and French activities, the First Fleet, and annexation ideas, but facts are inconsistent and fragmentary.
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