High Council Over General Booth Retirement Debate
Letters to the Cairns Post discuss the Salvation Army High Council that may retire General Bramwell Booth due to age illness and nervous strain. The piece details council actions, succession concerns, and the founder’s plans, with names of officers and commissioners amid debate on leadership and welfare of the Army.
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Cairns Post
Vhuigt Council
High Council
Salvation Army
Staid
Bramwell Hooth
A.A. Asquith
Oxford
Lord Haldane
England
Apa
London
Tig Commeil
Atcend
Win. Hooth
Bramwell Booth
Cont
Army founder’s policy sparks council letter in Cairns
Captain Wai E Watkin of the Swation Army Cairns writes to the editor defending the founder’s intention to keep the Army non dynasty, asserting the leader’s view that soldiers are not his servants and urging relief from strain to prevent further tension. He notes councilors and officers approached the General about army strain and possible reforms to assuage concerns.
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Dior
Tnt
Cline
Wai E Watkin
Swation Army
Cairns
Filanvin
Innisfail Street Ills Prompt Reader Letter
A reader criticizes local authorities in Innisfail for neglecting main streets, urging concrete paving from the hospital to the edge of town. The letter questions council priorities on water and lighting schemes while a horrible road remains a disgrace. It laments ongoing fees for council meetings and asks for better road maintenance.
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Cairns Post
Annie
Johnstone State Council
Hall
Commeil
Johnstone Shire
Herberton Shire ratepayers defend council finances
In a letter to Cairng Post the Herberton Shire ratepayers contest claims that retiring councillors worsened the finances. They cite a 1927 debit balance of 4884 and November 1928 balance of 4200, noting improvements despite prior spending. They describe bridge repair decisions, road reopenings, and corrective works to Coolabbi Bridge led by council staff and a hired lorry.
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Cairng Post
Sean
Herbertont
Herbertony
Counci
Contabbi Bridge
Keats Commission
Coolabbi
Cem
Arbour
Peake
Drury
J Mul
Aiiuiigs
Lane
Davis
Conneil
Fy Wats
Lewis
Othe
Eral
von Jars KO Haley
Henry Keough
Wireless Programmes Morning Session and Studio Concert Recap
A fragmentary listing outlines a daily radio schedule with announcers, music segments, weather, stock and shipping news, and a late studio concert by the Clarwin Orchestra led by conductor S. Henry. featured performers include Irene Elphinstone, Mabel Ralston, and J. P. Ke nan with various vocal and instrumental pieces.
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Jake Byam
Daily Men
Elzetrt
Rita McMubite
Anna
Boyday
Manele
Henares
Sunvives
Dows
Sessward
R. Wight
Hl. Humphreys
Mailwain
Shipping News
Chickren
the Sandman
Stock Exchange
Nwitk
Turette
Mr. Doyle
McLeod's
James
Clarwin Orchestra
S. Henry
Cousy
Xylophomist
William "Tell
Rossi
Mabel Ralston
Lambert
Causo
Sousa
Robert Bell
Dareworks
Clarwin Ochestr
Irene Elphinstone
Liddle
The
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