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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1939
Page
14
Innisfail magistrate court day case Herbert Kenneth Alexander, Jump Point dairy farmer, sues James Henry Flanih of Jump Point sun, arguing winds pushed fires onto plaintiff property. Fire damaged a fence, an acre of hicerne seeds, and about seven acres of grazing grass. Defense denies indebtedness. Mr M A Vandeleur appears for plaintiff and Mr H G Wright for defendant.
The past week brought extreme heat until a Sunday downpour cooler the air. Miss Glorie Talty departed by train for a holiday to Cairns and Townsville during the week.
The Imperial Government declares fresh fruit a war time luxury with no guaranteed shipping space and urges turning a larger share of orchard crops into juice to meet needs.
Plaintiff claims defendant wilfully and negligently lit and left fires on a shared road near Champ Point, causing damage to the plaintiff’s land estimated at £10 with £8 5s costs awarded. The case cites earlier land occupancy by both parties and the alleged events on September 6.
The text notes no current market for fluorepar. It states mining tenancies in service personnel receive exemptions and relief. Areas under Mines Department acts are protected from costs and rents are funded free of penalties, with total due after demobilisation.
The Tully District Hospital Committee met on November 3 with chair E McKeown and Dr M L Unwin. Discussions covered maternity ward charges, financials, write off of irrecoverable patient fees, staff examinations, resignations, and wartime supply orders.
The Tableland Tin Dredging NL applies for a 24 acre dredging area on Return Creek Mount Garnet and for a 2 4 acre claim under Dredger Extended The Dredger. Multiple individuals seek extended lode and scheelite claims near Mount Carbine including Two Jacks Spring Lode Hill Morning Star Crow Wo Tungsten Hill and Casey’s Phoenix Tunnel with exemptions to raise capital and address water issues.
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