British Trade Mission Visits Innisfail Briefing Local Suppliers
Mr FW Coleman of the British Trade Commission arrived in Innisfail and toured Johnstone Mill and local firms. He met councillors and business leaders including R Moore and J Oats to discuss cheaper British goods and potential inquiries to connect buyers with British manufacturers in cane nanatives crockery glassware and tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moonivan
J. Oats
Ausalign Sugar Company
Stogn
Coleman Har
R. Moore
Innisfail Business
Moore
Germany
Czecho
Slovakia
Japan
Coleman
Clarke Stock and Share Broker Cairns Post Quotations
The Cairns Post lists varied stock and bond quotes dated July 22 1931. It includes tin oil and gas stocks such as Northern Tin Creek and Roma Oil No 2, along with Australian Drugs Broken Hill Bowen Consolidated Coat Cairns Pictures Cairns Timber and Taguia Plantations. Bond offerings include 1933 1942 1957 per cent notes with listed prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Hill
North
Barns
Philp
Bowen Consolidated Coat
Cairns Pictures
Cairns Timber
Double Island
Gas Supply Co
Pak
Gonese Air Navigation
Taguia
Tagua Plantations
Victora Nyanza
Witcox Mofflin
Atherton Tableland Hockey Ne win in Mt Etna Shield mix
Sunday’s match between the A and B teams featured strong play as selectors positioned players for Mt Etna Shield. The A team beat the B team 2 goals to nil, with Gumnuts and Tolga players prominent and notes on ground conditions and upcoming fixtures.
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Atherton
Transwesition
Selecteres
Mt. Etna
Messrs
Tostevin
MacLean
Calver
Hornets
Kingfishers
Guminuts
Yangaburra Keals
Tolsa
Rani
Gumants
Tully Ambulance Elects Officers After Growth
A Tully Ambulance meeting reappointed W Driscoll as chairman for the sixth year. Since 1920 the brigade moved from a hut to motor and rail ambulances, achieving self government in 1926 and assets around £4000. New members Watson Lacey Mallett welcomed. officers listed include J W Driscoll chairman and J MacQuaid treasurer.
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Tully
Tull Lance Committee
W. Driscoll
Drisell
Suns HW
Weaver
Des Cesses
Driscoll
MacQuaid
Messrs. Watson
Lacey
Mallett
Mr. Driscoll
Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery for Babies Cold Remedy
Mothers warned against home remedies and neighbor tips and urged to use Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery claimed to cure coughs colds and whooping cough in babies and all family throat chest or lung complaints with small and large sizes offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Dr. Sheldon
Mareeba School of Arts Holds General Meeting on Access Agreement
The Mareeba School of Arts reports a well attended annual meeting. President CH Strattman announced an agreement with Mr Amesbury granting a road access right through School property in exchange for £1000 and a concrete building project estimated at £19,000 to £20,000, with gates and repairs to secure the access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mareeba School of Arts
CH. Strattman
School of Arts
Amesbury
Mary
Stallman
Messrs
Pawsey
McGuigan
Sheppard Wd Phikett
Se Mztiman
Strattmesn
Presidents Report And Balance Sheet For The Year
The report notes a near debt free position at year end with a £1 10s 3d debit balance carried to the new committee and highlights insurance improvements, building and library value, and ongoing light plant reliability. Subscriptions total £62 1s and entertainments income £256 19s 3d while a £54 19s 0d piano debt remains. The secretary Miss Bolton is praised and a motion to honor her is passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
National Bank of Australi
Svaleitie
Institutus
Sk. Fenwick
Queensland School of Acts
C.H Strattman
Hy. Plowman
Go Moore
Social notes from Atherton and district events
Atherton hosts a social weekend with D Bennet and B Reed visiting Gordonvale, Miss M Powell and Miss D Brittany traveling through to Cairns and Brisbane. Catholic Church ladies held a bridge afternoon at Rest Room with Rene Wills winning and Mrs Ne man Dickson runner up. Local residents Cecil Coates and Mrs Purcell plan holidays, while others like J Smith and T Beck pass through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atherton
D. Bennet
B. Reed
Gordonvale
Spe
Mix
Wilesmaith
E. Dryden
Cairns
Herberton
M. Powell
Canberra
Brisbane
D. Brittany
M. Milla
Tolga
Rene Wills
Neman Dickson
Cecil Coates
Mareeba
British film industry on cusp of boom despite slump
The London Evening News film correspondent notes a cinema slump in America while Britain gains strength from home grown features. Government Slow report suggests 150 new British films in a year with 50 more needed to meet demand. Directors say talkies threaten family audience, urging more British productions to rival Hollywood.
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America
London “Evening News
England
Ae Koud
London
Dominions
London Trades Council
Trades Union Congress
George D. Slow
Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Nervous Exhaustion
An advertisement asserts nervous exhaustion stems from starved nerves and blood lack. It claims Dr Williams' Pink Pills enrich blood, boost vitality, and ease irritability fatigue and melancholy, with a testimonial from Mrs Lakemba NSW saying she improved after use.
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Williams
Lakemba
N.S.W
Dr. Willams
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Ferre
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Mem
Jbioner Innisfail
Nn'siail
Hark IS
Clarke
Morgan
Tanamai
Ord
Fanaa
Return
JW. Driscoll
G. Geddas
Noonan
G. Watson
P Laces
J.” Mallett
J.” MacQuaid
J. MacQuaid
Cc, Mansfeld
W. T. Johnston
J. Driscoll
MacQuail
Austin
H. J. Bulcock
Mareeba School .of Arts
Ient Films
Country Life
Virginia
Raleigh Park
W. 0
Post Ledger
Farmer Ledgers
The
Cairns Post Ltd
Abbott Street
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