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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1930
Page
10
Fragmentary OCR shows The Australian Magazine Part 1 Vol IV features pieces on museum galleries and public interest in gems and antiquities. It references articles on summer readings, art catalogues, and various tales including The Late Bird at Home and Along Africa’s Servers Strams with notes on authorship and publication context.
The article reports on Java and East Indies theatres adopting talking pictures led by Paramount’s Ausin Levy now in Sydney. It notes audience makeup and the debut of talkies like The Cocoanuts affecting local cinema. Levy cites rapid growth of first class shows and hopes to elevate East entertainment to Sydney New York and London levels.
The steamer Cornwall ran aground at Curacao on March 3 and remains beached. Efforts to tow her off by tugs failed despite long attempts. Preparations are underway for renewed towing attempts as leaks are contained and the vessel’s temperature has returned to normal.
A detailed daily timetable outlines morning sessions from 7:30 to 2 pm with Austradia music, weather information by the Commonwealth Weather Bureau, and local news courtesy of Courier Mail and Sun-Herald. Evening programs include Tivoli Orchestra sets, lectures, and dance bands led by Charles Groves and Line Smith.
March 9 report on the NSW Rugby League delegation arriving in Brisbane. Tensions with Queensland secretary Harry Sunderland surface over plans for a Toowoomba dinner. Delegates defend their aim to attend a conference in Brisbane while urging amity and a practical approach to unemployment and industrial policy in Australia.
In Toowoomba Harry Gee, manager and Queensland Rugby League secretary, urges discipline and a governing body for Australian football. He notes the Queensland Rugby League kept debts paid and avoided bankruptcy by sticking to its course, while criticizing rising contempt and loss of respect.
The Queensland League asserts resolve to complete its program amid NSW intervention doubts. Delegates from Sydney claim NSW aims to remove Queensland influence, while Queensland maintains unity and readiness to honor league rights. The discussion also references the Sheffield Shield origin and 1926 updates, noting Victorian and NSW performances and key players.
The New South Wales delegation took action at the annual conference. Representatives of trades unions gathered for a continuing session, with remarks on interference and unity within the Australasian TU movement.
London reports on the Bris Rugby Union touring party bound for Australia and New Zealand. The Morning Fast notes surprise at the strong overall quality while lamenting Scotland’s weak representation and commenting on Australian interest in seeing MacPherson and Smithy in action.
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