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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 02, 1930
Page
10
A large Cairns crowd gathered for a political meeting with Premier Moore and candidate Mr Hives. Moore defended government policies, attacked past administrations, and pledged unemployment relief while stressing preemptive Royal Commissions and North Queensland interests.
An Australian report from Brisbane outlines new Sugar Cane Price Acts levies of one penny per ton on cane received after May 1 1930 and half penny per ton on cane reserved at mills for the 1930 31 season. It also covers state unemployment relief debates, government borrowing, and policy protests by the Labor Party amid wartime economic strain.
Grimmett bowled with precision to claim key wickets as Australia press hard in the innings against England. Fairfax and Oldfield supported with steady bowling while England’s batsmen struggled to time the ball, with heavy fielding and a tense stretch defining the session.
Melbourne reports at the State Council meeting of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers League that the Works and Railways Department has abandoned preference for returned soldiers in favor of time units for labor. The Victorian League vows to fight the policy abolition with all resources. The document lists cricket style score notes interwoven with the protest report.
Commentary from Trevor in the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post on the Australian bowlers fielding and bowling in the Worcestershire match. Observations praise Richardson and Warner for sharp fielding and accurate bowling while noting Watson and Brady in the batting lineup and a dinner incident involving Worcester Mayor Coventry.
The Chilagoe Mungana inquiry resumed in Brisbane on May 1 with Mr. A U McGill urging production of banking and account books for Messrs Goddard Mautop and Reid. Evidence covered Mungana Mines Limited funds, McCormack payments, and related banking records as the commission considers the syndicate’s conduct.
P L Goddard, pen keeper living in Cairns, testified about personal arguments with Bath Australasia at Chillagor, the Commercial Bank at Cartne, and Bark Street Australia. He mentioned Brisbane holiday accounts, cheques, and the need to supply a full statement of accounts between 1919 and 1920, with notes on a Sydney and Tavies account.
Court proceedings reveal Fred Reid and Mungana Mines accounts at the Bank of Australasia Chillagoe. Witnesses, including McDiarmid and Dundas, discuss books cheques and declarations of trust tied to William McCormack and W McCormack and the syndicate. Adjournment followed lunch as the inquiry contemplates ministerial appointments.
The testimony recalls appointment of a manager at Chillagoe smelters on April 22 and his prior roles at MV Elev and Mt Elliott. It notes dealings with Mungana leases, establishment of supply stores for employees, and uncertainties about ownership and mineral purchases amid mine-water issues and altered works conditions.
APL AT ADEs in Senator Barnes replied that the matter was Government policy and under consideration. It was understood Barnes initiated the alteration and that his action is being viewed by the Government.
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In a Punch London cartoon dated April 20 the kangaroo character apologizes for not allowed to write anything on the page. The scene features a humorous exchange about restraint and inability to express thoughts.
The Right Rev S Davies Bishop of Carpentaria married Joan Edith Nichol of Mosman at St James Church King Street Sydney. The ceremony was conducted by former Bishop Dr Gilbert White. The couple will sail on the Marella in May for England for the Lambeth conference.
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