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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 24, 1930
Page
6
A damaged OCR fragment reports a plane piloted by Nou Dertsen rushing to a control shed, followed by a fatal propeller strike. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate a deadly aviation accident with a lone pilot named Nou Dertsen.
The Orange Lodge peformed a village meeting at Core tx on Monday with members and visiting ladies from the Royal Branch filling the church. The adjourned hospital annual meeting saw a balanced sheet approved, notes on participation urged, and a new committee chaired by WOR Newberry. A Mt. Molloy Police Court session fined William Doyle for twelve counts of stealing with a concurrent seven day sentence, details of his movements given. A social dance used a gramophone broadcaster for entertainment and boats, ducks, and pigeons added to the weekend’s amusements.
July 24 Atherton shooters met Mareeba City in a return match. Mareeba won 19 omits with a total of 45 while Atherton scored 52. A. Johnson captained Mareeba with top score 97, just ahead of Atherton captain A. E. Smith. Details of scores follow.
In a July 21 match at Atherton the Gum-Nuts defeated the Kingfishers 3 to 2 after a strong first half gave way to a tense second. Key players included A Johns and B Cummings for the Gum-Nuts and L Windhaus for the Kingfishers with injuries sidelining Betty Cummings. Referee Mr. Tostevine supervised the game.
In a tense match the Tolgans edged ahead early while May Callin and the Hornets keeper made key stops. At halftime Tolgans led 2-0, the second half quickened with Tolgans pressing toward the Hornets’ goal but final whistle left the score 3-0?. Tolgans asserted second place in the competition with Caltey listed as reserve.
The Millar Millar Show Society held a meeting at Hardie’s venue with J. K. Johnstone Paterson Cifuentes Whit ham Arthur Grant Whereat Camps Davies Wilkinson Wea Ki Woolley and Fox secretary present. The president resigned due to work commitments and Mr Johnstone agreed to act for a fortnight until a special meeting. Fox’s departure was noted as a loss to exhibitors. An honorary secretary position with £25 honorarium was proposed. Grant also resigned from the committee amid remarks on his involvement with the show. The financial report showed a small balance. A refreshment stall request was declined but a letter of thanks was planned for the Star Farm staff for exhibits. Mrs Arthur West was hospitalised after a collapse. Dr Connell staged an opera show the next morning and Mr W Gladwell planned a Adelaide trip for his family.
In Sydney Judge Beeb extended the Federal Court hearing on a proposed wage reduction by coal mine owners in New South Wales Victoria and Tasmania. Australian Dany assistant manager George A Toddler said a ten pence per ton cut would lower coal output. The case centers on competitiveness in foreign markets amid rising costs and weak trade demand.
A coating of boiled linseed oil was brushed over the canvas hood wall to seal and protect it. The finish was applied to water-proof the surface and preserve the mural.
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