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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1930
Page
14
In Innisfail on March 20 the Johnstone Shire Council discussed two bowser applications. M Leonardi requested a kerbside bowser at Cosmopolitan Club footpath but opposition arose for main street bowsers. Councillor E Kelly moved approval for a bowser on Edith street pending engineer satisfaction. A nine word rice grain message from Delhi to Mr F Roberts was recorded.
A vintage medical ad touts Dr Sheldon’s Pills as a rapid remedy for backache kidney and bladder troubles. It claims prompt relief within days, not laxative, and promises benefits for pains under the eyes debility and tired feeling tied to kidney issues. It also mentions arthritis lumbago sciatica and other severe pains responding quickly to treatment.
A scrambled listing outlines the Daily Broadcast Service and afternoon sessions from 8:30 am to 11:10 pm detailing Australian Musical Reproduction items, weather notes, and educational talks. It notes demonstrations by the Australian Music Examination Board, performances from the Brisbane Municipal Concert Band, and appearances by Molly De Gunst and Ernest G Mitchell at the Tivoli and Carlton Cabaret, with close down at 11:10 pm.
A vivid early 20th century voice muses on hop farming and a Cairns brewery visit, imagining glossy hop vines in Ovens Valley Victoria. It recalls festival scenes, harvest rhythms, and the sensory lure of hop fields from planting to drying, with nostalgic notes of countryside life and seasonal labor.
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