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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
3
A lengthy, fractured report from Ravenshoe discusses a local inquiry or decision process centering on the Merhedton Shire and nearby lands. Names, places, and actions appear in a dense, garbled OCR passage referencing trustees, a road, a fuel or land dispute, and shifts in responsibility, with multiple unnamed figures and dated or funded elements interwoven.
The passage presents a jumbled, unreadable mix of names, places, and phrases with no coherent narrative or clear facts to summarize. It lacks identifiable individuals, events, or dates to anchor a factual news item.
In the Mossman Club event, competitors vied for the 2 Warshering Co Trophy with strong showings. Results highlighted top scores by Andrews and Medladty, while others achieved notable placings in a densely reported sports roundup.
Market listings from Brisbane show strong demand for beans and white cabbages, with cauliflowers in short supply and prices varying by item. Vegetables including cucumbers onions and tomatoes appear with unit prices, while fruit such as strawberries and bananas are sold across several stalls. Local traders report steady sales and occasional specials, with notable prices for apples, pears, peaches, and pears.
Sydney markets report price ranges for June across vegetables fruits and Tasmanian and Victorian goods. Items include potatoes pumpkins parsnips and cabbage with Tasmanian brown ales and bananas noted alongside Brisbane and Melbourne price points and Queensland fruit listings.
The Town hears debates on a looming hospital deficit for September and December as officials push a new scheme under voluntary funding. Residents decry cemetery vandalism while police investigate. Community members, including Mr Atherton, discuss limits of public aid and a looming Hospital Bill while workers report on local accidents and holiday travels.
A deputation from Atherton Schowl Committee met Medrer for Mines to press for a new high school. The group, including Mosers Winters chairing, urged approval for establishment at Atherton, noting estimated costs from £2000 to £3100 and potential pupil turnout of about 40 to 60. The Director of Education signalled support, and the deputation thanked the minister as the matter moved toward Brisbane.
The Defence Department announces termination of appointments for all physical training instructors in Australia on grounds of economy. It states most instructors train in school structures and shifts responsibility to the Education Department.
A dubious patent medicine claim promises relief for coughs colds bronchitis and related ailments. The ad touts a standard remedy sold in bottles with unclear endorsements and questionable efficacy. It urges readers to purchase two five bottle servings and mentions a dubious distributor.
Witnesses describe a November 1930 journey from Ravenshoe to Cairns and then Tully while arranging to buy Alex Dunlop’s run. The defendant, John Cameron, pleads guilty to a technical breach of stock moving without a permit, with a fine set at 5 pounds 2 shillings 6 pence including costs.
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