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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1950
Page
3
The annual State Country Party conference will open in Brisbane on Tuesday week with Prime Minister A.W. dem to open proceedings. About 130 delegates from across the state are expected, some rejoining after a three year absence, as the conference considers policy organization and preps for a likely federal election.
Arnold Frederick Krenake, 39, appeared in Innisfail Court of Petty Sessions with multiple prior offenses. He pleaded for work, faced fines for failure to pay taxes, and was remanded in custody after discussions on a fire at a Kenes Street building. He is described as a divorced father with liquor addiction and past convictions.
Traffic notes from Innisfall discuss enforcement under the Traffic Act with motorcyclists facing penalties. Senior Sergeant Denning cites a case where a rider was held to account after an incident on June 18 with potential implications for compensation in soldier settlement land. Parliament debates traffic provisions and compensation standards, while Labour and Opposition plan caucus and joint meetings around July 28.
A report details multiple driving offences and license issues across several defendants. Frederick Charles Kurs and Angela Carusa pleaded guilty by letter to driving without licenses and related offences after collisions and failed braking inspections. Kevin Dawson and Alexander Peter Jensen faced charges for unlicensed riding and traffic violations. Senior Sergeant Denning described offences on June 16 and 17 near Innisfail and Palmerston highways, including unsafe overtaking, inadequate brakes, and speeding with unlicensed riders.
Atherton July 7 The annual meeting of the Northern Winter Council of the Queene elected officers for 1950 Janda Millan Millan and Innis tall. The council sought to press the State Council to supply all milk to school children under the new Federal Death scheme to be pasteurized from TB tested herds. Several figures of dairymen fares will be placed before the Federal Tress the State Mind for Meriu when AL Collins visits Atherton next Nature.
A fragment reports a large crowd for a children's event in Aur Ported with excellent racing. Mentions average down st low, bars and Beep sight to 30 narsat in every ra. References Radford Australis defending barnels in Park trucks and Walsh River race with a quick move over miles. Ends with a wartime quote and J J Meehan Maresta July 2.
A reader rebukes council for failing to enforce home standards and sanitation in temporary dwellings. The letter argues for decanting and better conformity to city norms, asserting pride in a well managed urban space.
A Brisbane Notes letter in The Cairns Post June 30 argues avocado growing’s promise, noting 1500 trees could be ordered from Australia and abroad. It cites California’s industry, a forthcoming year-book, and claims that 90 of 100 people like the fruit, with a call to correct what the writer calls ignorance.
A damaged OCR passage yields a fragmentary line about a band and a person, with unclear action or context. No clear date place or entities can be confirmed from the readable text.
Fragmentary AP text reports on agricultural leadership and temporary measures. The readable portion references an official from the Department of Agriculture and a statement about timing and safety. Key names and specifics are unclear due to OCR damage.
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