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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1921
Page
4
The fragmentary text references Dewar's whisky and a reviewer named Gisler with garbled notes. Not enough readable facts to establish a clear event, date, or location.
Fragmentary text hints at a meeting involving Pique and Worda with uncertain motives. References to timing and affection imply a personal rather than official context. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are discernible from the legible portion.
A Babinda meeting was scheduled at Beattie's Hall on Sunday to discuss forthcoming white elections. The notice notes tenancy at rental, May rainfall, and 550 registered voters, with 9249 points recorded in the year's first five months. Local residents referenced include Kelly and Beattie, with mentions of Dr. Woodward and Cairn furniture.
The article covers Senator Pearce’s northern tour through Queensland and the West Australia district, with remarks on population, economic issues, and national unity. Speakers emphasize developing remote regions, avoiding overconcentration in southern cities, and the need for federal and state cooperation to settle people in the country.
A garbled notice hints at a bustling weekend with a strong Indies committee formed to organize events. It mentions a fancy dress contest, a down supper, an orchestra, and a charity or social gathering with emphasis on fashionable attire and affordable hats.
A Cairns delegation including Hodel and Olley urged government action to protect timber industries from new tariff proposals. They warned against burning timber or depopulating northern districts, argued Pacific maple and Siberian oak supply national furniture makers, and pressed Senator Pearce and Minister for Pertinent to back their case with detailed cost figures and industry impacts.
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