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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 18, 1929
Page
2
In Atherton on February 14 the MacNamara Sharples wage dispute proceed with requests for specific findings. The magistrate refused to rule on whether a rope was sold or its value, stating the issue was not for trial and the £60 payment covered wages. The case notes the defendant not under the Building Trades ward and mentions charges against three men for stealing.
The meeting granted three months leave of abeyance to the chairman W G Sellwood and appointed Miss Isabel Grundy of Rockhampton as Matron. Medical and visiting reports were received, accounts totaling £60 8s 2d approved, and final notices to defaulting patients authorized. The visiting committee was set as Messrs Francis Hoffman for the coming month with Murray as vice-chairman.
A letter requests declaration of a quarantine under the Diseases in Plants Acts to protect a cane isolation plot at Kennedy Creek from transfer of diseases or pests. The plan covers specified parcels in Glenborn Parish and requires permits to move cane, with penalties for violations. The authors offer to relocate plots if commercial cane farming begins in the area.
In the London by election on February 14 the Wansbeck contest led to the death of Labour’s Mr. F Warne and saw G W Shield retain the seat with 20 398 votes while a Conservative candidate trailed. The report is partial and includes garbled names.
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