Ravenshoe Notes and Local Meetings Report
The Ravenshoe notes describe school building additions nearing completion with painting to finish and the headmaster due mid May to bring the new structure into use. An emergency meeting of the Progress Association is planned to organize deputations to the Premier, with results to be shared in upcoming notes. The Show Association held a concurrent meeting. leadership changes occurred and support was pledged for a Cairns dairy expert, show rider insurance, and a loan for show grounds improvements. The New Settlers League aims to persuade Queensland's Premier to open nearby lands for close settlement as settlers continue to arrive seeking cultivable land.
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Ravenshoe
Aiaki
Martin
Bagnale
Asancistion
Cairns
State Insurance Department
Ares
NEW Settlers' League
Health Salts Claim Cure For Constipation
An advertisement claims Gruen Health Salts educate the bowels to healthy daily movements. It describes mucous glands and constipation relief, promising easy natural bowel movements, headache relief, and overall wellness with continued use.
Salts Price Sale Noted At Ches Ndt Stores
Fragmentary item notes a price for salts sold at Ches Ndt stores. Mentions a person named Lottie and a date 2/9. Context unclear but indicates consumer sale and an adversarial tone from unspecified enemies.
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Lottie
Ches Ndt
Lamont Green Honeymoon Ends with Babinda Residence
Mr and Mrs F A Lamont returned from a honeymoon spent on the Tableland at Yungaburra and Kuranda. The April 12 wedding at St Andrew's Church was followed by a reception at the bride’s parents’ home in Sheridan Street Cairns. The couple have taken up residence in Babinda, Mr Lamont being a well known engineer at the Babinda Mill.
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F. A. Lamont
Mt? Babinda
Yungaburra
Kuranda
Robert Craige
Bella
Herbert
Mia
C. F. Green
Georgette
Rosie Green
Mining prospects at Mount Morgan and surrounding mines
The Mount Morgan area reports extensive tunneling and prospecting. Busy Bee Mount Usher shows 62 ft tunnel extension and 24 tons of fair stone raised with ongoing dry weather hopes for resuming work. Anglo-Saxon Mount Ashery notes 10 tons from No 1 tunnel with 150 ft No 2 prospecting tunnel driven. Le Grays Tree near Crossley’s Gully reports 24 ft shaft and 3 tons sent for treatment. State Coal Mine Baratza shows 2381 tons screened coal and 6 tons slack raised with shaft to 145 ft. Dawson Valley Colliery records 613 tons unscreened coal.
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Busy Bee
United
Mount Usher
Bogarty
Crossley’s - Gully
Monte Christo
Baratza
Dawson
Valley
Mount Morgan Co
Baralaba
Steands Vlg
Babes in the Wood staged at Sutcliffe Hall Gordonvale
Gordonvale correspondent reports a well attended performance of Babes in the Wood staged Monday at Sutcliffe's Hall. Mrs Francis and Misses A Thumm Flo Griffin Gibson Keys Auld and A Thimm prepared the children for the show. Jacobson and O Neill provided overtures and accompaniments. The second half featured visitors from Highleigh and about £20 was raised for the Soldiers Memorial Hospital Fund.
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Babes In
A. Thumm
Flo
Grifin
Keys
A. Thimm
Messrax Jacobson
O’neill
Highleigh
Memorial Hospital Fund
Memorial notices and catalogues from Townsville era
Fragmentary OCR notes mention memorials and a catalog with prices. References include Rid as Ret, Stortun, Caras, and Townsville Charters. A Box 198 address and phone 34 appear, with a manager named Algo at Slortons Br.
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AN Ag. Rose
Es Fenwick Ltd
Atte Ridas
Stathway
Anid
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Saturl
Smart Crepe-de-chine
Jack & Newell Ltd
Marerba
Herberton
North
Dunn & Geaney
Sheridan - Street
Iain
Furnture
Draper
Draper's
Botto
A. J Draper Ltd
Abbott Street
Ravenshoe “Notes
Queensland
Elliott
Hosels
Elliotts
O.K
Aplin Street
P.O
Mount Morgan
Twinston
Spunnella
Aes
Aia
Holbrook
Uva
Scott A CO
Litvard Strort
Regver
Dermax
Recvers
W. H. Green. Ltd
Golden Casket
Omeley
Avery Ari Unica
Ain
Simmorts
Gardenval RA Turnley
Babinda
Yrouerda
Godolus
Fez
CAS Yensyeiey
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