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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1932
Page
3
A fragmented report hints at Lou Howe staging a challenging buildup for a high profile bout against Ali. Details are unclear but the pairing, teased on stage, signals a major boxing showdown brewing between notable fighters.
A fragment from Kuramda notes recounts local events including a dance, a train breakdown near Mantaka delaying logs, a river crossing incident where horses and riders were swept into water, and social visits in Cairns with residents and visitors listed. The report mentions Nurse Dodd’s visit, a rail motor trip from Changte, and a football excursion train.
Members discuss the league's purposes and delays in government responses. Debates cover debt payments, rent terms for long tenure, and reappraisal mandates. Mr. McDonald emphasizes reasonable asks while others urge unity as Mr. Allen withdraws and O Connell calls for collective support.
The meeting paused for three months after F Dinnie was named secretary pro tem. No correspondence or business occurred, so the sub-branch could not respond to Tolga C's invitation for a Returned Soldiers luncheon on Armistice Day. Dinnie aimed to gather names of soldiers willing to attend.
Jag 1 reports the steamer Tasmania on a voyage from Sydney to Brisbane lost a propeller blade early during the journey. The vessel reached Brisbane unable to be floated at South Brisbane dry docks and will proceed to Sydney for repairs.
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