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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 21, 1929
Page
12
A sequence of letters responding to a controversial piece on women and urban manners. Citizens from Cairns and the bush debate city ladies versus country women, defend traditional dress, and propose social changes. The correspondents call for space to air views, criticize modern cosmetics, and urge sensible dress reforms for men in the tropics.
Sydney reports on the opening of the Industrial Pears Counterense session with delegates from employers and workers, disruptions in the gallery, and a municipal welcome. The conference aims to ease industrial chaos, with speakers urging practical settlements on waterfront and timber worker disputes, while noting unemployment around 6-10 percent and urging joint works committees.
Brisbane reports No. 2 well at Roma Oil Corporation reached 4000 feet. The Minister for Mines says the strata from 340 feet to the current depth will be tested for oil and gas after cementation to seal top waters. No. 1 well was found to contain six large boilers with gas at 22 inches of pressure per square inch.
Adelaide February 20 Mtr R AL Haynes named commercial representative of Australia in Canada for five years He 41 from Victoria came to Adelaide in 1917 after Melbourne Argus stint He is director of G Wood Son and Co Ltd since 1921 and of Wall socoa and confectionery makers He has long worked with dried fruits sales and in 1927 studied Canadian markets for six months at the Australian Dried Fruits Control Board.
Canberra reports that Mr. R. A. Hynes, managing director of Woods Son and Company Adelaide, is appointed as Australian commercial representative in Canada for five years from April 1. Headquarters will be in Toronto with a salary of £3000, aimed at boosting trade between Australia and Canada.
In Melbourne on February 19 the Court of Marine Inquiry upheld a charge against Captain Smaltzer for failing in duty in the Canadian Scottish collision near Cape Moreton on January 21. It found no gross failure of duty and did not revoke his certificate, but censured the master for poor appreciation of his responsibilities given the place and time of the incident.
At Gordonvale Summons Court Narupa Dammkohler and Shani faced a charge of assault at the Mulgrave Hotel on the 18th instant. Dammkohler admitted striking the complainant three times with a sword during a billiard room encounter after a dispute over payment for services. The court noted a week’s imprisonment.
An Australian health promotion extols Gruen Health Salts as a remedy for common ailments affecting digestion and organs. It urges immediate purchase, claiming substantial benefits, and lists availability from chemists with a Sydney postal box as a contact option.
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