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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1951
Page
3
Sports brief compilation covers figures from boxing and cricket to sailing and soccer, with anecdotes about world champions, prize listings, and a long quiz. Mentions 1901 02 Melbourne Test, Lipton, and a charity raffle with substantial prizes.
The Milisa Nullap branch held its annual meeting on January 8 at the RSL hall with members aligned to elect officers for the coming year. D Sleep was re-elected president with A Sherlock and G Herning as vice presidents, Ko Thomas as secretary, and Flanagan as treasurer. A ladies auxiliary meeting followed with reelections of J Flannagan as president and J Whitaker as secretary treasurer. The financial report showed a credit balance of E2124 and a plan to transfer £20 to the RSL. A note of thanks was given to donors of a terminy-mobile for room use. Several residents and visitors were mentioned in routine social notes and travel plans.
World wool records began to fall within half an hour of the Geelong bale sale opening in Melbourne on January 16 1963. The event saw bale counts reach new marks as producers from America and Britain emerged among the biggest operators.
Herberton notes show a deputation visiting Harberton on a Wednesday requesting guidance on ore buying agencies. An attentive audience of metal miners voiced concerns about tin and wolfram advice from Sydney being slow, with one man reporting a five week delay. Mr BH Collin MLA visited Herberton and left.
Malanda notes recount visits of officials former head teacher Dr Bakers and others, plus local remarks on the butter factory output reaching £51,000 in December. Meeting discussions cover cement wire shortages, transport bottlenecks, and steel imports.
Kuranda council discusses continuing the Commonwealth Savings Bank agency at Korande railway station. Dr Bartley moves to urge the bank’s continued operation under the station master. Water supply delays at Kuranda prompt calls for concrete reservoir plans. Tobacco industry updates include meeting with Minister and progress toward a 1851 production target. A Northern wedding at Holy Trinity Church Brisbanes reports Eunice Strattmann marrying Jean Hull with attendees and reception details.
A garbled listing shows a range of advertised jobs and auctions including lawnmower suppliers, hardware vendors, and electrical, plumbing, carpentry trades. Public auctions by Mart P. Fox and other sellers, plus notices for medical officer staffing and railway inspections, appear among organizational meetings for sub-branches and associations.
Fragmentary text references a figure associated with fasting, mentioning Strong Sohn Webster. Details are scarce, with garbled phrasing and missing context, preventing a solid event or identity identification beyond these two names.
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