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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1929
Page
4
A fragmentary Papuan note describes Montoro episode at the wharf where a rope strain caused a vessel to list and touch bottom. It mentions officials like Mr J W Baldie and Justice Gore, local clubs, coastal patrols, copra shipments, and customs figures amid town events and a quiet weekend gambling on a nearby island.
Treasury figures show export duties on copra shell and related goods totaling £3 342 17 2 with individual items listed. The desiccated cocoanut factory nears completion and aims to start within two months. The building spans about two hundred feet with steel frame iron roof and walls, concrete floor and three sections for cutting drying and packing. A Papuan invention by Norman Izod draws interest. Manager Guinan and contractor Munro receive credit for rapid progress. Ongoing boat timing delays kept the Morinda service unsettled as residents await reopening.
Herberton voters heard Candidate H Noel Smith speak to a large audience in Eaton's Picture Hall last night. He presented his views clearly and criticised the expenditure of the ratepayers in the Hi Shire.
Crocodiles threaten local fishing as residents see ten foot crocs near Chim Creek. Tom Ashford nets a sighting of a huge reptile at the creek mouth, prompting caution. Town reports a recent spike in illness with Dr. O Connor overseeing medical advisement.
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