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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1930
Page
11
A highly garbled OCR excerpt references weather phases and travel notices across multiple locations including Canberra, Cairns, Melbourne, and Singapore. Mentions dates like February 24 and March 17 appear alongside scattered place names and undefined events, creating a diffuse bulletin without a coherent single item.
Fractured OCR notes refer to Great Northern Pree Hold Tin Co Ltd and a site with mining activity. Mentions stops, workings, water, compressor, and a date sequence with numbers and codes. Content is garbled, impeding a clear narrative or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR text references an event in OsrTuary Maine involving a person named Peter Dangaard and a retirement or entry change. Details are unreadable with many errors, making identification of full facts impossible.
Fragmentary text mentions a sale and individuals linked to a county or church, including a solicitor and a local rector. Names and details are garbled, but the passage suggests a public or estate sale with local figures involved. No clear event date or place is readable.
A fragmentary notice from Cairne records the death of a local resident and lists mourners and condolences. The misspelled lines reference a wake at the Commercial Refreshment Kome and convey community sympathy for the bereaved, with vague mentions of friends and regional ties.
A garbled OCR fragment references a health inquiry and a doctor called HCl EM Symes Atha nam. It mentions a seat Ayr, some committees, and health inspectors. The text is incomplete with many unreadable terms and unclear events.
Fragmented OCR text shows unclear passage with names and dates. Readable items include mentions of a roadway, September, and a figure linked to a local area suspecting a dispute or event. No coherent narrative or outcome emerges from the readable phrases.
Fragmentary text lists notices for the Caines Poet event at night and advertiser references. Mentions reporters and Easter reporting, with unclear details on timing or location.
The article reviews political finance debates in Australia. It cites Prime Minister Scullin and components of fiscal policy, urging responsible spending and accountability to workers and taxpayers amid national debt and economic strain. It notes calls for prudence in expenditures and shared responsibility across parties.
The piece notes that the people must assist in shaping state and party leadership. It emphasizes sound government and industrial leadership and the will to work as key factors. The remark closes with a moral lesson directed at Cairns.
The Cairns seat faces a premier level of importance with wide service scope for capable leaders. Despite a broad financial pall, outlook for Cairns and allied districts remains excellent and urges optimistic, sound development and government by capable, broad-minded leaders to advance regional wealth and industrial progress.
Fragmentary OCR text references election notices and town matters. It hints at readings from March to 7 and mentions the town center and varieties of Caladium. Readable details are insufficient to confirm names, dates, or actions.
Mr T Moore becomes Acting-secretary during the absence of Arthur Tawes. Is nee plans a weeks holiday in Brisbane. Police notes list Cairns district transfers and a 14-year-old, Peter Peterson, suffers a motor accident injury with a lacerated left forearm after a bicycle fall on Sawmill Pocket Road. ambulance attends and transports him.
The Brisbane Weather Bureau telegraphed a cloudy forecast with passing showers along the seaboard and scattered thunderstorms in the peninsula and interior divisions. Temperatures rise in the north and west as south easterly winds affect the Pacific slopes, with cooler coastal breezes inland.
Our correspondent reports that recent arrivals search for work but demand is weak. Local firms are fully staffed and most jobs are going to Louistan. Many foreign elements remain unemployed with few backing accounts.
The Townsville district delay pushes the Railway Commissioner J W Davidson to Cairns by Friday night with a revised itinerary. He will visit the hinterland and town mentioned, then proceed to Kuranda on March 7 and depart for Townsville the following day. The health inspector and engineer agreed on a proposed ampment removal site near Bamboo Creek opposite the Malay camp.
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Fragmentary note references a detained man named O'Dwyer and a discussion about his status yesterday. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or additional identifiable facts.
Brisbane reports after the Cabinet meets Premier Bavin announces a conference of employers and unions to discuss economic matters. He notes Canberra talks failed and states must act. The dole on coal fields is to end, and reforms on taxation and remissions are under review amid mixed union reactions.
Sydney inquiry into Captain MacDonald of the Luciston, Glasgow master, overcharged with drunkenness at danger on Sydney Powit reef near Ocean Island. Witnesses describe card games on duty, wrong orders, and the ship running aground after 2 am on December 20, with the captain intoxicated and officers reporting the state and actions aboard.
A focal Cairns poet praises the Cairns Baby Clinic as a central community institution. The piece notes rising maternal use and lasting service, crediting improvements in access and transport, including better surfaces and roadside facilities, with outward gratitude for the clinic’s impact.
Warwick February 24 The State Treasurer Mr W H Barnes recently retired from Canberra and attended the Loan Council meeting urging Australians to face a serious fiscal situation. He warned against extravagance and emphasized tightening spending while states face limited loan funds for 1930-31. He stressed the need to conserve resources and rely on domestic industry to weather the crisis. The Treasurer noted New Zealand values on the London market favor New Zealand and warned that loan allocations may be smaller than in previous years. He remained optimistic that Australia will endure the difficulties with loyal, earnest support.
On Saturday February 22 about 55 guests gathered at Edmonton to honor Mrs E Sugden and the Fry twins as they approach marriage. The event featured cards games music and a recitation. Mr C Wedd proposed a health and many useful presents were given to Mr Sugden and Miss Fry as the evening ended.
In Canberra on February 24 the opposition leader Gr yntham urged delaying a referendum until an employers and employees conference could cut election costs by about 100000. Prime Minister Scutlin dismissed the idea, saying any conference would not fix industrial disputes and that strengthened Commonwealth powers were urgently needed.
London February 4 report says a new Atlantic air route will operate between Hamburg and Galway with an Hull airport. German aircraft will carry mails and cars to Ireland’s west coast, shortening ocean liner transfers by several days. The system aims to handle around 770 mailes.
A fragmented letter page features editor replies and reader quips about local affairs. It includes a curious missive accusing Toralba of lacking local holiday familiarity and a note from City Stockman No 1 dated February 24.
The report notes recent heavy showers bringing moisture to crops after a sultry period. Evaporation and absorption influence soil moisture as thawers refresh reserves. more sunshine is expected as showers continue. February 25 in Tully references local weather conditions and household water tanks.
Mossman residents report 10 inches of rain since Saturday night causing severe road damage. A major approach to town collapsed with four foot ditches and a large washout, stopping traffic between Port Dallas and Mossman for weeks.
A bridge crossing has been promised by the Main Roads Committee for erection. The delay is affecting the motor trade over the Rangers Malloy area. Other roads are reported as in good condition.
At Summons Court Innisfail Trade Inspector L A Little charged Robert Levine with exceeding 15 miles per hour. He pleaded guilty as Johnstone Shire Council official J T McNamee testified traffic officers saw him travel 100 yards at 43 mph. Judge Aitkin fined £2 and 46.
Aquatics notes from Melbourne on February 24 report South Wales finishing third in the Forster Cup with B Gwylan on 12 points. Tassie and New South Wales tied for third behind Uaird with four points each.
Officials attended the Mareeba pumping station as a new steam plant was installed to double capacity. Engineers led by Mr. W. Smith demonstrated the system and outlined future benefits for water supply in the area.
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