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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1929
Page
5
Hairdressing Papuans and Island Life On Thursday Island
Practically all unskilled labor on Thursday Island is done by Torres Strait and New Guinea boys. The Papuan boy is noted for beautiful hair dyed brick dust red with lime and kept apart from others. The article describes mixed relations, theft stereotypes, and a cricket of cultural clashes. A hospital tour, colonial society quirks, and a New Year dance contest on the islands are sketched, ending with a teaser that the story continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thursday Island
Torres Straits and
New Guinea
Torres Straits
Vernon
Morse
Badu Island
Badu
York
Cocoanut
Bada
Dalrymple
Mobine
Saibai Islands
Ivihand
Air Problems of Vertical Flying Machines Discussed
A long discussion on vertical takeoff and hovering flying machines notes early progress in helicopter concepts. It explains rising straight up, stationary hover, and controlled descent with safety features like declutching vanes and power-driven rotors, plus experimental designs to enable controlled horizontal motion via rear propellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonger
Harry Harper
London “Daily
Employi Pactivet Xenet
Failed communist colony in Holt ends in disbandment
An ambitious attempt to form a communist colony in Holt North Norfolk has collapsed. Founder H. E. Durham recounts disputes and weak work ethic that derailed plans as residents abandoned huts and the venture dwindled to three bungalows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Norfolk
H. E. Durham
Durham
London Express
Norfolk County
Man in the Bush spurs Cairns girl debate in letters
A reader denounces Cairns girls as dated and dull while praising modern fashions and fitness. A correspondent named Sundowner mocks the bush critic, urging Cairns to move on from old fashions and enjoy dances at Edge Hill and the Trocadero. A formal note from Education Minister O Keeffe is enclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
Edge Hill
Trocadero
Sir
Criticism of Rev Larkin address at Draper Street Church opening
A Cairns Post reader mocks Rev S Larkin’s remarks in Monday’s report on the Draper Street Church opening. The letter claims the preacher overemphasizes animal metaphors, suggests many young men attend church, and questions his statements about guarding valuables versus guiding children, revealing sharp local sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns Post
S. Larkin
Draper-street
London ports and industry lure pull from the north
A Sydney letter discusses London’s impact on regional trade. It notes a few towns near London with 100000 people beyond Croydon Tottenham and Brighton, cites reduced charges by the London Authority, and argues that northern ports gain competitiveness against London as imports and manufactured goods are distributed. It laments Britain’s southward industrial drift and economic pressure on railage costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater London
Croydon
Tottenham
Brighton
South Coast
of London Authority
Yorkshire
Northern Ports
London
Port of London Authority tour cites southward drift claim
Reported remarks by Port of London Authority representative Mr Toovey during a Fremantle visit argue London remains premier as manufacturing shifts south. Census figures show 15 million people in the south Midlands and north divide, with major British industries clustered from Coventry to Leeds and Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremantle
Port of London Authority
Australia
New Zealand
Toovey
London
England and
Wales
Coventry
Birmingham
Leeds
Bredford
Blackburn
Mineral Substances Essential to Food and Iron's Role
The passage notes iron, iodine, manganese and other salts as vital minerals in the diet. It explains iron's key function in the red blood cells, which transport oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues.
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RAL
Brown
Dobbs
Toronto
Collins
Shields Street
Knupsox
Ldq
Som
T. T. Poser
MR. &. Harrington
Mt. Molloy
Cosmopolitan Cafe
Lisha’s
Hood
J. P. Lennon
Lake Street
Airns Shire
Barron
Statford
W. Stovell
Shire
WEW
Spence Street
Boland
National Bank
Gesent
Kyabee
Patersen Bros
D. J. Moynaman
PHLC
Absott
Catrns
Colbshon
AL J. Northage
Weber and Sohne
Merinda
Tiss St Monae
Esplanade
A. Innes
Gradidgr
Trocaderontist
Chargois
Southern Fees
Draper Ltd
Tex
Genten
EA Lym
Aladdin
Boi 22
Icycles
Stockis
Dunlop
Bosanko
P.O
Sneral Electric
Hodel's Ltd
Qalene
General Merchants
Herberton
Mareeba
Mossman
Port Douglas
MT. Garnet
Chillagoe
Irvinebank
Commercial Union Assurant Co. Ltd
National Mutual Life Assurance Co. Ltd
Nobel
Albert A. Trost
Caires
Yokohama
Little
Bill
Bil
Doctor
Straim
Islands
Cairns “Post
Fere
Svindicator
Bush
O'Keefe
Department of? Public Instruction
Ane
O'Kee
Chittagoe
T. Wilson
Lake and
Shields Streets
Th Wolds
Kanervon
Pittard, Dirck & CO
Abbott Street
ALP
Greenfield (Northern) Ltd
Krlevan
Faas
Carey
Ante
Femora Brishase
Toowoomba
Nosworthy’s
McLeod, Shields and
Abbott Streets
Maconochice
Maconochie
Ally Brand
Bencett
Dunbarr
Tuscatura
Madam Brand
Golden Grove
Malanda
Daintree
Huttons
Wm. Jao Wade
Sydney
the Port OF
T. W. Winkworth
Aplin-Street
Bes
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