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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
4
A vintage notice extols Scout Week ideals promoting health cleanliness discipline and self control. It urges drinking clean air avoiding tobacco and alcohol and fostering cheerful resilience, physical vigor, and moral strength through community service and personal example.
District Superintendent Mr TD McLoughlin praised the prize winners Master Mylen Fraser and Miss Patricia Hammond for achieving the highest passes in the state scholarship exam for children of Cairns branch Institute members. The ceremony at the Institute building, Cairns, included a morning tea and speeches by branch officials acknowledging parents’ sacrifices and the value of education.
An Atherton inquest heard testimonies from Mr G and Mr W P Montgomacy for Thomas Walker and Patrick Timothy McKenna's involvement in a fatal motorcycle incident on the Tolga-Kairi road near the Kairi railway crossing. Constable Hartley and Addison described the scene, vehicle damage, and testimonies about speed, braking, and actions of McKenna and pillion rider Mary Bertoldo as a girl on board, with the inquest adjourned for further proceedings.
Innisfail camping area plans discuss a donation drive by R A C Q to fund construction on the South Sohmsone road. The council seeks contributions toward the camp area and outlines a meeting to review proposals and appeals for support.
May 1 report on the Carne Stevedoring Board chair Mr Pittaway accompanied by Mr Cyl M Dewey of the Industry Commission visiting Mourigan Barbour and Harbour.
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