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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
14
February notes report cane growth strong after wet spell and cyclonic conditions easing. Flood openings hinder bridge work. Harvey Creek school remains closed due to no teacher, with substitute not arriving. Local deaths, medical transports, and travel updates feature as residents cope with weather, trains, and hospital moves.
The item notes a comparison showing 509 per head to recipients of relief, versus 26 in a contrasting group. It records a relief program distribution figure and implies a broader context of welfare funding, without additional details on location or dates.
In Innisfail on February 12 a Russian man named Peer Pale appeared in court facing vagrancy charges after claiming he could obtain meals without paying. The magistrate noted the language gaps but found the defendant understood enough English to follow proceedings. The man admitted working with English workers and at times claimed “King George of England can get food for nothing,” a remark met with laughter. Constable Anderson testified to witnessing the defendant seeking meals without payment. A similar exchange occurred at the Australian cafe seizure. The judge, Mr Aitkin, deemed the defendant dangerous and sentenced him to three months in Stewart's Creek gaol, warning that he could still obtain food for nothing while imprisoned and recommending mental health review.
A detailed schedule of morning and afternoon sessions for the Brisbane broadcast day. It lists announcers, social news segments, musical programmes of electrically reproduced records, train times, afternoon news, dinner studio blocks, and a large segment on the Annerley Choral Society with performances by various artists, concluding with Daily Mail and Courier news briefs and weather.
In Maryborough on February 2, Henry Te and C Carroll prosecuted for forwarding false income tax returns for 1926. Stott and Watson admitted guilt, with a case revealing a total income deficiency over £15,000 and tax deficiency above £6,000. Both defendants were fined £100 each in a case called among the department’s worst.
The season brings ideal weather for maize with heavy rains and sun boosting growth. maize price stands around £10 per ton and dairy farming flourishes with abundant pasture. Potatoes and pig raising show strong prospects while roads suffer flood damage, drainage delays, and weed overgrowth awaiting repair. Tolga football club prepares for its annual meeting.
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