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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1954
Page
6
The Queen will visit Australia next Wednesday to view koala bears in captivity. Officials say the royal visit will involve limited access and tight security as the event unfolds near Lane Fine Bane and the Sail next to Lord Lavor's.
An assortment of community items from Cairns and Brisbane including council regulation talk, naval safety notes, church and social events, weddings and anniversaries, visits, and official notices. Highlights mention a hydroelectric scheme discussion, hotel party, Catholic and Protestant gatherings, and upcoming parish and charitable activities with many local residents named.
Mareeba Shire Council discusses building a new high level bridge over the Barron River at Kuranda and growth needs for a separate high school. Minister Devries advised growth is monitored and a separate high school will be warranted when needed. Methodist Ladies Guild thanked for hospital parcels and arranged visits. Paddy Market planned with community street stall and Women’s Day of Prayer events scheduled in March.
A garbled OCR fragment describes unspecified individuals seeking improvements in access to a channel or airspace. It mentions averages, a possible award, and references to people and places in a disordered way. The text is too fragmented to identify clear entities or a coherent event.
The secretary was instructed to contact Ravenshoe and District Program Association for support on the request. Housing issues and progress transport to Mareeba were discussed, with the secretary to write to the Northern Power Board for full getain of the pew, and other local matters noted.
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