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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 01, 1930
Page
6
Anzac Day Memorial service held at Lamont Hall Mossman attracted a crowded hall. Mr Rex chaired, with a 20-voice choir under Mr Mayley, singing hymns including Land of Hope and Glory. The service honored fallen soldiers, recalled Anzac battles, and urged continued comradeship and national unity.
Irvinebank April 26 The death occurred at Walst District Hospital on Monday of Mr Leonard Vincent Groom. He had been an inmate about three weeks, death due to kidney trouble a complete surprise as he was expected to be about again soon. Groom came from Dalby on the Darling Downs a few years ago and worked as a schoolmaster at Dinshalah before moving to Irvinebank two years ago. Quel unassuming and a good sport he was popular with all who knew him and his untimely death under thirty is greatly regretted by cricketers and all in the district. He leaves a widow and three young children whom sympathy is extended to.
The monthly meeting at the Scout Hall Lune Hay presided by JH Stokes noted a letter from the James Forsyth Bequest chair urging care for widows of soldiers who died in the Great War or before October 14 1927. The group praised Anzac Day events and planned the upcoming anniversary reunion with thanks to contributors and speakers, and a speedy recovery wish to Mr O Gallagher.
April report from Stratford covers a range of local happenings. Alex Stewart injured by hot steel in eye. ambulance to Stratford hospital. Community life includes Koowoomba visitors, Bailey’s Creek returns, Freshwater cricket or softball games, and a Smithfield Tennis Club dance with refreshments and prizes. Local personalities Johnston, Millard, Currie, and J M C Johnston appear in brief mentions.
Anzac Day observance held in Babinda with a March crowd gathered at the town theatre to mark the day. Dr W. Stusmands chaired the service with Mr A. Evans, Rev Teherwood, and Rev Park among speakers. Musical items by Mrs Dawson, Mrs Kemmis, and Miss Maund augmented by the choir from the Presbyterian Church. The gathering heard Allied sacrifices referenced and a call for lasting world peace.
An advertisement promises rapid gains for underweight individuals using Steinys Cod Liver Compound four times daily, claiming 10 pounds in 30 days and guaranteed improvement. The pitch emphasizes ease of use, compares products, and urges购买 through chemists while warning against imitations.
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