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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1932
Page
5
Sensational event with week end shopping at A C B Stores offering a wide range of discounted items. Highlights include ladies floral cretonne hats, boronia tale powder, shaving cream, paper lek, children’s black patent shoes, men’s patent oxford shoes, shoe polishes, metal shoe trees, rubber heels, silk and wool half hose, tourist shirts and more specials.
February report describes district activities including progress on social improvements, district scheduling and community involvement. It notes a meeting at Mr Birreils place with area masters, mentions a plan for a school committee and lists elected officials and community members.
Obituary recalls Walter Maxwell born 1854 Marsh House Stockton on Tees England. He studied in Zurich and London, worked with US Department of Agriculture on sugar beets, led Hawaii and Louisiana stations, and directed Australia and later special agent roles. Died July 9 1931 at 78 after brief illness in Jackson New Hampshire.
A long, garbled discussion outlines conflicts between state and Commonwealth governments over dairy product grading. It mentions officials, authorities, and disagreements about who should oversee grading and set standards. The piece notes tensions between state and federal powers and the impact on dairy industry practices and pricing.
An unclear report discusses government representatives and appointed officials handling a legal or governance issue. The text mentions the Atherton Fire Brigade Board and references acts like the Burglary Act. It is fragmented and lacks specific names or dates.
Fragmentary text references a master and work process tied to questions, with scattered names and locations. The legible parts hint at formal inquiry, an order, and potential consequences for individuals named or implied, but the passage is heavily corrupted and lacks coherent events or outcomes.
The Nords Quigland Tobacco Growers Association Chewko Branch held a formal meeting with officers elected and reports given. Mr K B McRae resigned as secretary treasurer and Mr Mase was selected president for the parent body, with Messrs Morris and Davies in voting roles and Mr Latte introduced as organizer. The group discussed labor, credit matters, and forthcoming meetings with discussions on cooperative assistance and local arrangements.
In Berlin reports mix political debate about elections with a warning about a patent pill remedy. The chatter includes a ban and exclusion from the Chamber, alongside dense ad copy for Dr Sheldon Pirie’s Pills promising relief from kidney and bladder ailments.
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