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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1921
Page
8
The Cairns Harbor Board held a monthly meeting with attendees including Meso and others. Items discussed include dredge issues, funding notes of 25 000 for works, interstat e conference matters, and plan to refer items to the new Board for action.
Minutes reveal deputation plans to consult the Railway Commission on dredge Trinity Day matters, plus detailed accounts for dredge operations. The Works and Executive Committee discuss salaries, perishable timber shipping, and the new wharf project with progress notices and financial reconciliations.
A candidate appeals to Harbor District ratepayers asking for their support in upcoming elections. He claims experience and commitment to the harbor’s advancement, pledging to work for the district and uphold duties without fear or favor if elected.
A dense festival of cinema and stage presents runs nightly featuring The Italian Grand Opera Company with La Boheme and a finale of dramatic arias. On screen a Western melodrama, The Arizona Cat Claw, promises tense pathos and romance, while Dancing Fool stars Wallace Reid in a rural coming attraction.
An old promotional fragment touts Rexona as a cure for warts and skin ailments. It urges mothers to use Rescue antiseptic washes and bathe with Rexona to keep skin and hair soft and in perfect condition, promising rapid, stainable results.
A request from ratepayers leads to a contested No 2 Division election in Eacham Shire. The letter urges sound policy in rate expenditure and loan management, calling for reform and prudent oversight, signed by Davin English, Eaut Barron.
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