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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1929
Page
12
Inseason apples and pears inspire several desserts. Pear mould uses pears, sponge cake, eggs and lemon rind with a cinnamon note baked in a water bath then filled with pears and syrup. Baked apples in meringue bake with sugar syrup and cloves then topped with crystallised cherries. Apple amber simmers apples with lemon juice and sugar then binds with yolks and whites to form a baked dessert decorated with ginger or crystal cherries.
A readable fragment lists multiple local firms and individuals across sectors such as accountants aerated water manufacturers growers associations fertilisers tobacco and medical and jewellery trades. Names include Robertson Bros J P Clark HK Smith D W Aerated Water Manufacturers Feta i ae and various suppliers and shops.
Heavy January rainfall in Millaa Millaa drenched the town with 21 rain days and a record 3015 points of rainfall. Landslides washed out metal roads, bridges near Lorene Creek hinder motor travel to Matanda and Tarzali, while crews use caterpillar tractors and scoops to repair shoulders and clear drains. Local ambulance and council activity continued, and community life includes skating nights at Norris Theatre.
In early 20th century Tully the guest of honor Mr. Eptathis receives a farewell at a supper after toast of thanks. Mr. C. G. Mansfield chairs and praises his host of friends while noting his departure from the town and his gratitude for memories of Tully.
Read as a fragmentary antiquarian note, the text describes Baalbek’s Thriliton marble wall and ruins said to bear legendary links to Adam Cain Nimrod and biblical sites. It mentions ancient rulers, saints, and sects associated with a storied region, warning of looming danger to relics.
Mareeba reports on end of month dredging at Return Cox with 486 hours and 61 000 cubic yards treated. Neal Begvale of Mt Bates treated for an injured hand at Mareeba Hospital. Resumption of Minnie Moxham mine work anticipated. Boxing tournament for towpath funds set for the 6th. Road works on Rumula Mossman stretch praised, scrub clearance widened to 14 feet. Julatten battery factory extensions near completion. Mrs Cornelms injures ankle in a fall and is hospitalized. Dave Ahern visits from Mt to see parents at Mungane. J J Ashe seeks trucking yard clearance assistance from Council, to be referred to Premier and District Superintendent. Potential site at Chillagoe railway by Atherton.
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