Innisfail court fines driver for speeding through town
Edward Swinson faced court for driving a motor lorry at 30 to 35 mph through Rankin and Edith streets near Riverview Hotel, after a police report. He pled guilty as prosecutors noted repeated traffic breaches by the council. A fine of one pound and costs was imposed with 48 hours imprisonment in default.
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Innisfail
Moraine
Edward Swinson
Bank and
J. T. McNamee
Little
M. A. Vandeleur
McNamee
Re Council
Bleys
Crank
Duffin
Riverview
Kerbstone
Rankin-street
Rankin and
Edith-streets
Swenson
Vandeleur
Shire Council
South Johnstone
Aitk'n
Track
Tme
Mareeba District News Briefs From Town and District
District items from Mareeba dated November 23 note travel by residents to Cairns, Stratford, Magnet Island and Mt. Garnet. Movements include families from Mareeba and Mangana visiting, plus bitumen shipments through to Tableland and ore forwardings from Gladstone to Chillagoe. Local projects show station plantings for insulation against goats, and mining activity at Mangana with Cairns syndicate taking over Girodta Mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mareeba
Nexis
Nymb Ol
Hher
Malanla
Askew
Chillagoe
Tom Firth
Harold Firth
Arm- Yungzburra
Mt. Isa
Bob Kinnear
Railway Department
Bowen
Mat Forest
Atherton
H. Denford
B. O'Shea
Mossman
Girodta
Mangana
Cairns
J. Bell
A. Molloy
Chillagoc
Smei
Sam Mitchell
Tobacco growing in North Queensland shows profit potential
A Townsville Chamber of Commerce syndicate funded tobacco plots at Harvey's Range Charters Towers Mareeba and Pentland under Agriculture Department supervision. Prices for leaf from the British Australian Tobacco Coy. Ltd ranged widely with bonuses. Initial yields suggest at least 700 lb per acre possible and the industry may expand with a new company attracting regional support for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
Townsville Chamber of Commerce
Harvey's Range
Department of Agriculture and Stock
Charters Towers
Mareeba
Pentland
British Australian Tobacco Coy. Ltd
South
Perth
North
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Southern Cross
C. F. Rich
Corinda
Aramac
Tam
W. Harris & Sons
Norman Street
Gordonvale
Cairns and
Tal
P.O. Box
Erie
Ireland
Daniel Abbott
Willys Knight Car
Chevrolet
L. Fitzsimmons Carsora
Dogs Head Guinness Stout
Guinness Stout
Burns, Philp & CO. Ltd
Abbott Street
THE
City of
Chance For North
Ford
Preston
Cairns Motors Co
Cairns City and Shire
Britain
Marvel
Brit Sas
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