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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 28, 1929
Page
4
An Australian ad from Cairns promotes Excelsior bicycles for Christmas delivery. It touts sturdy, well finished cycles suitable for boys and girls, with large stock in the North and affordable terms. Contact via P O Box 317 and the Sheridan Street shop.
Local notes report Fred Holmes passing through Atherton en route to Ion and J Sears arriving from Millaa Millaa. A road roller operates on Atherton Lolga road while Main Roads crews lay bitumen at the Main and Vernon streets intersection. The Tinaroo Council grader works in Mabel Street to install a new concrete drain and a repaired 4 inch Scrubby Creek water intake resumes supply.
The Atherton hotelkeepers formed a branch of the Licensed Vi As seein wh in future all spirits will be sold by measure. A telegram from V Robinson secretary of Atherton branch RESILAS valuation Board says an enquiry into soldier settler transfers will start on Thursday next. Bridge club develops with Civil Service team matching the Town in a six table event. Civil Service wins at No 1 2 3 4 5 6 tables with margins shown.
Atherton tops Glen Allyn by 139 runs in a Sunday match. Purdy scores 45 for Atherton, with Bowling led by Purdy taking 4 for 16 and Collins 2 for 2. Lopsided first innings saw Atherton 139 total while Glen Allyn folded for 111.
The Rifle Atherton Rifle Club plans to send at least one team to defend the G Smith Joinery Works Cup on Sunday December 1. Cairns Rifle Club won the cup last year, Mareeba Club may offer cash incentives if enough motivation appears. A very large local range turnout was recorded last Sunday with only three riflemen having put in anap-
Atherton and Yungaburra clubs met over 18 holes in a Sunday match with Atherton taking the morning 18 hole result 4 matches to 0. In the afternoon a best ball four ball bogey format saw D McHugh and von Schultz of Yungaburra win while other pairings posted scores including McCarthy and J O Sullivan and Von Schultz. Atherton led 6 matches to 4 at day’s end with several close results among the pairings.
Bulls arrived from Sir Mitchell and Warwick and moved to district farms. Dan Gray sells Millaa Club. two new courts may be built. A small dance at Beatrice River hosted by the Barters raised funds for the Ambulance. The chocolate waltz was won by I Biggs and Miss Biggs.
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