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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1931
Page
3
The weather report notes hot days and cool nights with frequent thunder. A heavy storm crossed the area, rain diverted, and modest rainfall totals were recorded locally as the month begins. Details on wages, unemployment, and council decisions are interwoven with community notices.
A recently leased mineral site on a road by Lume Creek prompts a claim that a right of way has been blocked for about 200 yards, hindering travel to Kemebank, Manoary Hills and Watsonville during the m e t season. Wieland and Sons report substantial personal expenditure on the road amid persistent dry weather and scarce rainfall.
Notes from the rowing scene describe a northerly wind making the inlet choppy and testing for an eight, with Garris rowers comfortable in rough water. Pearce the Empire games skulling champion has a Canada departure extended to June to compete in Royal Henley and Olympic prep. Victoria may join NSW for an eight-oared race on Nepean River March 28, contingent on invitation acceptance and preparation constraints.
The Atherton Hospitals Board held its regular meeting. The motion adjusted out patient charges at the Atherton Pirnroy Memorial Hospital to five shillings for the initial visit and two shillings sixpence for subsequent visits, with charity provisions. The secretary’s fidelity bond, a donor appreciation letter, and various financial and staffing items were discussed, including December reports, hospital statistics, and a pending works plan for the laundry and gutter.
A letter from Longlands Gap requests a penny public telephone for hospital visitors. The council plans to consult the Postal Department on costs before proceeding. The bylaw discussion covered concessions for single women supporting widowed mothers and contributors’ scheme eligibility, with debates on payment discounts, overdrafts, and rates. The session ended without final decisions.
A three-boat junior aquatic race on a northerly course ends with Saxon winning by a narrow margin over Adelia, Valiant, and Mascot. The start featured three dyairm dinghies and handicaps placed Saxon first at 1.35.36 with Adelia second and Valiant third, as skippers maneuvered for lead and kept close colors around Mill’s Wharf.
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