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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1930
Page
14
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In Townville on June 16 Arthur Radwand Vita 443 was sentenced to the maximum term for obtaining £38 from an elderly widow by false pretences. He claimed the widow’s son Andrew Vestan Anderson, deceased, was alive and that documents proved it, then used the ruse to receive £35 from Elena Anderson. Detective Meivor described the case as a calculated deceit aided by a belief of a living relative. The court ordered six months for the deception and another lengthy term for related charges, with the widow left financially shaken and the suspect a widower with dependent children.
An official inquiry by the German General Confederation of Trade examined weekly hours in the building and related industries from 1927 to 1930. It covered about 3.5 million workers across seven industry groups, noting many faced overtime limits and attempts to reduce hours, with findings showing shifts in unemployment and work patterns compared to 1928 and October 1928.
Discussion of railway groups and airline proposals in Britain. Parliament oversight, Imperial Airways stake, Southern Railway involvement, and potential rail air transport rivalry shaping future air services between major centers.
An early report describes the 1929 Schneider engine and its Rolls Royce water cooled unit achieving unprecedented power for its 1330 lb weight. The article compares power to locomotive output, notes ongoing experiments by the Air Ministry Scientific Research Department, and hints at higher speeds targeted beyond 357 mph.
A proposed German operated air service from Hamburg to Pil, with an extension to Galway, connects to Yorkshire and Treland aims. The route, negotiated with air authorities and financiers, would be in place before midsummer, offering faster mail and passenger service compared with sea travel.
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Discussion grows over a proposed German owned air service linking Hamburg Galway via the North Sea and Great Britain. Planners cite reduced travel time and economic benefits for the North of Ireland, while British authorities debate subsidies and aircraft availability for a cross channel service.
On Monday June 22 at Smithfield coar, results for the S Whitwick Cup seed round conclude with numerous doubles and singles scores. Notable pairings include Christensen with Ho Adair and Patching, Corkill with Milson, Turner, and Nash, and Moore with Turner and Miss Turner among others. Valley won the match 11 sets 91 games 17 se 78 game. A grade saw Willey win in straight sets.
The night trial at Normacark featured forwards improving their form with Drake saving ten shots in goal. Ernst held the other goal, Wright attacked, and Leslie, Stock, and Canoplia showed varying form in defense. Smyth Jubn em and McKillop starred, Rose impressed at centre forward, Culhane pressed against Carr and Wright, Walker added menace, while selectors named Ernst Leslie Stock Mc Riley Johnston Dickson Lauder Jack Doolan Culhane among Wattles Ivanhoes. Reserves Drake Wright Eastwick Neilly.
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