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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1929
Page
4
A discussion among Labor parliamentarians and party supporters in Carnarvon centers on government work-for-friction policy for Fridane unemployed on the Inglewood-Texas railway. The debate hints at possible gains for Labor in Carnarvon and risks in the metropolis as candidates are carefully chosen.
An account describes the Yesidis in north Mesopotamia near Mosul, their devil-worship belief system centered on Melek Taus, the shrine near Ain Safna, and the village's taboo practices, languages, education efforts, and religious influences including Jewish and Muslim feasts. The piece notes the "Mir" ruler, temple chambers, and the bird deity used in worship.
At a February meeting of the association present were Mrs. Pearce Messrs J Ledlie J Rol ley H Hill J Baker G Scott odd Loney R Fairbanks A Pas E OHanlon W Down A Len Moody H Ben id G Moss secretary It was decided that the action of the president and secretary in resisting the Industrial Section be confirmed It was decided to apply to the Minister of Justice for permission to conduct raffles to aid funds The secretary advised that only one band had applied for carnival week Considerable even ensued re i stew ards with differences of opinion Sub committees of each section were asked to recommend officials A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting
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