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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
2
Fire swept Mundubbera damaging the bank and nearby stores. A brick wall helped the blaze spread to the premises, with reports noting extensive damage and uncertain cause as the town battled the flames overnight.
At the Johnstone Shire Council meeting Chairman Dr S A Page and Deputy Chairman Cr Steiner discussed installing a telephone at the chairman residence for urgent contact with civil defence. A motion to install was amended to cap expenses at 12 per month. The amendment carried with Councillors Hawthorne and Cahill dissenting. the chairman did not vote.
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