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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1929
Page
6
At Inniseail on March 5 a cafe dispute before Magistrate Aitkin ended with Leslie John Percy McCaul fined ten shillings and costs after a confrontation between him and G N Argyros the restaurant keeper. Evidence showed the two men argued over work duties and McCaul was escorted to the police station pending interview.
Melbourne reports on Miss Madeline Murray retiring from public service after 39 years in child welfare and notes praise for Australian women. It highlights Miss M Shaw winning a car race at Aspendale and Miss Fay Taylour setting speed records, plus discussion of migration efforts and fashion trends for the season.
Perth March 4 a second fatality at the speedway occurred Saturday when Percy Mulgan 18 fell in the third heat of a handicap and was struck by a machine ridden by F William Sullivan died instantly His parents watched in horror as the tragedy unfolded at the trace speedway.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention March events, a governor, Britain, and Vatican messaging to decide on possible actions. References to a visitor, choir, a priest at Matta, and tensions surrounding communications from a Roman Catholic context are noted without clarity.
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