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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1929
Page
5
The account describes islander dances after the wet season with flowered plants and yams thriving, and a vivid Ned Kelly pantomime where a boy wore a Ned Kelly shirt and troops wear helmets. It notes the Mary Islanders’ different dress and the dramatic bayonet fight and surrender scene.
Fragmentary OCR text shows references to natives marching near different locations and a Brae Conchielon. Details are unreadable, and no clear event or entities are identifiable for a precise summary.
Weather note from Atherton notes eighty eight points of rain with a cloudy sky and a promise that conditions should clear before Christmas.
The report discusses Davis Cup team conditioning and overseas exchanges. Patterson notes the need for medical checks and reserves to cover illness or injury, with a four member team to tour Australia and preparation for potential replacements.
A reader argues for arranging Evacane and United States style tours with premier games to boost receipts and avoid costly exhibitions. The text critiques exhibition matches and supports a uniform policy to prevent cable and writing by players to avoid embarrassment for the Association.
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