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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jul 24, 1950

Page

4

Atherton Hospital Board Report June Operations

The monthly summary shows 146 admissions in June with 168 discharges and five deaths among 34 patients remaining at month end. Daily averages cite major and minor operations, and a note of ongoing works, water supply, and staff accommodations at Herberton and Ravenshoe hospitals.

Reerton Tempton Fear Tuah Herberton Hospital Ravenshoe el Qate Sena Sne Phate Echetart Allerton Sune Herberton Mall Garnet

Georgetown Notes on rain, meetings, and local visits

Georgetown notes report rainfall amounts at Loribet River and surrounding areas and detail the monthly meeting of the Etheridge Hospitals Board chaired by Mr A Brinson to thank Mr I for securing a health department inspection and potential dental clinic. Also covered are tennis club elections, fundraising for a concrete court, railway and creek projects, town visitors, and residents visiting Brisbane, Cairns, and Mareeba.

Georgetown Thelbett River Rockfields Torest Howe Ttheridge Bosra A. Brinson Department of Health Hoole Dental Hospital Brisbane Tooke Avanaria Tuanpus G. Bunith Stewartecretary Raffles Winkley Donda Commission Townsville P. Collins Cumberland Ted Patten Rormanton H. Byes Crow & Iat Iecathe Ware Atherton M. Willcog North Hass Ipsa Sayik Brebane M. Willcox Mastha Jane Willcox Tim Nos! Clark Beryl Butler Beryl Cairns Graham John

Travel Genius Who Could Not Read Fueled Rail Venture

A fragmented historical note traces a genius unable to read driving a schoolroom contradiction into early railway expansion. It mentions the Stockton to Darlington venture prompting wider interest in railways and the Liverpool to Manchester line amid debates over marshland routes and river closures, highlighting engineering challenges and public scrutiny of vast railroad miles.

Stockton Darlington Liverpool Manchester

Ingham Notes Cane Season Ends Mills Run Clean Up

Victoria and Macknade mills processed cane after rat damage, Victoria shipping 877 tons at 12263 cc per ton and Macknade 2644 tons at 1779 cost. Wet weather hit Macknade. economic loss cited from holiday show disruption. Debate over granting a show holiday split with eight votes to six in favor of the holiday. An unusual industrial incident noted with a contractor unrelated to the main event.

Ingham Victoria Macknade Mills Macknade Masa Low

Maldof Lodge Sees Officer Changes and Initiations

A lodge meeting held in the couta Hall at 1 pm saw the removal of Mr Wolp from office and the acceptance with regret. Noble Grand G Gellweller presided with officers including Bro W Ball and Br J Pacey set to lead next term. New member EA Pem rake was initiated and a ceremonial transfer was proposed as the group plans further degree work.

Thuretay Daly Mentiog Mulgrave Couta’ Hall Ata G. Gellweller W. Ball Chese Marniera Wolp Posson Guardian Br. J. Pacey Quo OH Rimmonds Bro Pemrake PG. Bro

Chillagoe Notes on Co op Lime Scheme and Cattle Trade

The Chillagoe Progress Association chairman Mr Frank Byrne outlines a plan for cane farmers to form a cooperative lime company. He will address farmers next week about the scheme. Five train loads of cattle, totaling around 1100 head, were dispatched from Chillagoe and headed for Calnemar and Collinevilla areas en route to the Coen district.

ChiLlagoe Progress Asociation Frank Byrne Byrne Mr. Byrne Chillagoe Mungany Ral Humber Wrotham Park Calnemareta Mr.Gordon Penineals Collinevilla Toohey Coen Area Tir Gorden

The Floral Lady and Australian Tales From Far Lands

A transcription of varied Australian notes recounts the Floral Lady, Mrs Catherine Murphy of Be wick, SA, weaving garden petals into an annual Anzac Day tribute. It also covers Stuart Vance, famed as marathon runner, and sketches distant legends of Maatsarker Island, nurse portraits at Cavell, and the Moorish Yulgubah Towers castle planned along the Clarence River.

Mza Catherine Murphy Bewick South Australia Saryulgit Nsw Buduand Clareney Yeal Moorih Yulgubah Austalia Ovlivie Europe Char Elie Ianee Castle Sater Yut- Eubah

Jerusalem Parliament Moves to End Child Marriage

In Jerusalem the Parliament approves a law to curb child marriages among immigrants, especially from Oriental regions. The act sets a maximum ten year prison term and a 1600 fine for anyone permitting or aiding a girl under 14 to wed, with parents guardians and rabbis included.

Jerusalem

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