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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 22, 1936
Page
6
Militia notes outline weekly parades starting Tuesday, July 21. Cadets parade tomorrow. Training runs a half year with Gordonvale Monday night, Cairns Friday May 2. First championship round fires Saturday at 2 pm with two trophy shoots and a handicap of 16.
Seventy percent of the Casas and Gordonvale Detachment attended a camp of continuous training at Stewarts Creek from May 5 to 18. Eleven cadets joined a course linked to the camp. The detachment left Cairns May 11 at 2:25 am and arrived Stewarts Creek about 8:04 pm. Training around the railway station area occurred Tuesday and Wednesday with land and field exercises. On Thursday troops marched to Cluden Rifle Range and faced aircraft sighting from Townsville Aero Lab while engaging with Lewis guns and rifles. Battle practices followed in the afternoon.
Fragmentary note claims Double D Eucalyptus extract offers medicinal value and quality. It mentions troops returning, a battalion moving toward Alligator Creek, and a ceremonial review with a state commandant. It urges insistence on Double D Eucalyptus medals for W C McArthur.
The Cairns Platoons competed in the Garrison Artillery Drill Tests with teams earning 160 and 153 points. Col J Mann won the 440 yard race and the unit performed well in the high jump. The Battalion Band performed 22 strong at camp dances as stretcher bearers trained, and the main body left Stewart's Creek May 18 arriving at Cairns tired but happy.
Daintree notes from May 19 report ongoing telephone line problems as the Melbourne Herald marks six decades since the telephone invention. Local sports mark a sunny start to the tennis season with a win over Rocky Point, while hospital news covers Mrs Till, Co. Sealing, and other residents in Mossman District Hospital. Community visits by Rev Presswood and local clergy, plus bank and travel notes, outline a busy week amid maintenance costs and efforts to improve service in the far north.
The Cardwell Hospitals Board holds its monthly meeting chaired by E McKeown with attendance from Colleton Brac V Sellwood and others. Deliberations cover mining lease valuations for road and town allotments, dredging, income and receipts for the month ending April 30 1940, and the method to value freehold land versus mineral leases with expert remarks on road costs and improvements.
Babinda tops the state rainfall list this year with 1212 units noted, while other districts report varied totals and ongoing assessments. Despite scattered high readings in areas like Greensland and Winderat, overall figures show a mixed pattern with heavy local variation and outlooks for a wetter season still uncertain.
Fragmented text describes maternity hospital scenes with unclear names and items such as patients, staff, and a fight around hospital grounds. The readable portions reference copious misreads about wards, doctors, and an installation near a street area outside the hospital. Unable to extract a clear event or individuals due to garbled source.
In front of about 22 000, Vic Huxley won the London dirt trackers championship at New Cross, securing the Speedway title reported by the Australian Associated Press in London on May 2.
A late Saturday report notes the scheduled nominating of two members replacing Mr. J Rosa, who resigned. The group has pressed on, with several timber loads moved and boards prepared as part of ongoing aid and project work despite poor conditions.
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