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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 23, 1928
Page
6
A wartime style community meeting discusses equal hiring practices and staffing for a cancer relief campaign. Speakers raise budget concerns and seek local support, naming Mrs. Keiner and other residents while voting on positions and future steps at Garidis Centre.
An article reviews running in new cars and misfiring focus on lamp alignment. It covers keeping speeds lower during break in, factory setup for normal driving, adjusting headlights, and methods to avoid lamp misalignment. It also notes radiator cap quirks and securing wood screws in wooden car bodies.
A damaged OCR passage discusses keeping the overflow pipe clear in a cooling system. It notes thickened debris in a pack and the need to ensure boards fastened to clips stay clear to prevent rattling. It warns a diverted pipe may choke from rust sediment, causing engine stress or radiator core failure.
A report outlines Vraiveis Mirtle Birtles who left Laverton on a motorcycle bound for Darwin via Alice Springs and Cobramalla. After desert ordeals, including water scarcity and sand, he sent a letter from civilized territory noting another failed crossing and a cautious plan to continue toward Adelaide Melbourne or Sydney by coastal route.
At Kingston on Thames a case of sold petrol as Shell Power mix faced Deats and Company Ltd of Burgh Heath. The jury found them guilty and fined £20 with costs. A Shell-Mex analyst confirmed the petrol was only 40 percent Shell spirit.
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