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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Mar 26, 1928

Page

3

Modern Merchant Adventurer J Boswell Brown Plans World Tour

J Boswell Brown joint managing director of Woosley Ltd. sails to South Africa with Mrs Brown aboard Windor Castle. His world tour covers Australia New Zealand Canada the United States and South America with likely Europe follow up. He argues Britain must export by aligning with local markets and direct foreign contacts to compete with foreign manufacturers.

Globe J. Boswell Brows Messrs Woosley Lt .Theater South Africa Windsor Castle Mrs. Brown Australia New Zealand Canada United States South America Europe Creat Hritian Aalventurters Boswell Brown el Conte

Mossman Notes The Weather

March 24 from a growers point of view the weather is ideal with light showers to keep soil moisture. Reports cover local events including a Cochre Party at Lauin's Hall and a Rugby League meeting forming two teams with officers appointed. Other items mention basketball plans, tennis practice, workers on the Wilson Estate, and boiler tests at Mossman mill with yard overgrowth noted.

Pere Douglas Cea May O. Cook Port Douglas Mossman Rycoversiuns Robins Port Ate “Robins Vostumes Oscalusa Constable Doyle Cairns Nail Roach Taffs A. Andrews Wilson Barhets Ltd Thompson AL Ossman

Cycling April Programme Aids Cairns Cancer Campaign

The Cycle Club plans a three night event on April 11 12 13 with profits going to Cairns Cancer Campaign Fund. The program includes two five mile championships for Cairns district second class riders and North Queensland championship, with cups and sashes donated by the committee. Nominations close April 3.

Cairns Cancer Campaign Fund Cancer Fund Golden Vale Cafe Cairns North Queensland Cancer Campaign Queensland

St Patrick's Day Sports Lights Raven shoe Show Ground

Raven Shoe topig event at St Patrick’s sports held at the show grounds in Herbotsun March 21 with notable displays. Competitions included log sawing and wood chopping exhibitions by W M Stewart and Chas Winkle, plus multiple heats and final rounds for sprint and wood events.

Champrone Lay St. Patrick's Day Bo Steele Wo Kent M. Neumann Mc Mahon AL Galloway FP. Stancombe B, Steele A. Galloway M Neumann Norman J. Mell W. Ernst F. Man S Edwards J. C. Oswald J. P. Jones Ho Skyper J.P James Mo Neuen

Overland Whippet Sets Endurance Record in Tasmania Test

The Overland Whippet motor test at Hobart ran 1005 hours covering 10613 miles before seals broke and the motor stopped at 12.40 pm on 12 March 1928. The warden of Devonport halted the test after a continuous run that set a new endurance record surpassing the previous 973 hours in South Africa. Heathorn Motor Distributors Hobart supervised the official trial.

Hobart Devonport South Africa Messrs Heathorn Mutora Willys Overland Cars

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