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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 04, 1930
Page
2
Sydney reports election drama with widespread speculation on results. References to parties, candidates, and potential majorities surface as observers await finalized tallies and official declarations amid a tense political climate.
The 74 year old electrical therapist Baron Caret Lede iar faced trial in the City Poher Court for alleged drugs administration and cruel treatment of Mary Odger, a married 43 year old woman. Key testimony described injections and tablets given at a Cairns surgery and hotel, with police statements and medical exams detailing cocaine, veronal, and other substances. The case featured vivid witness accounts and questioned the defendant’s medical conduct and intent as the court heard evidence.
A Brisbane motor cycling item reports confusing remarks by a defendant about fees and a rider named Dick Withers winning a big tire event at Sweedwah. The text references a ride on a new dirt leg and mentions a handicap race with a final time of about three seconds, but many details are garbled.
Fire from waste oil spread over 130 acres sending billows of smoke over the area near a Canadian refinery. Thousands fled as flames approached homes while police and firemen, aided by National Trusts, worked to open nearby wells to relieve pressure and control the blaze.
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