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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1952
Page
5
The wardens report details mining and ore processing activity including dewatering and ore extraction. It notes 130,000 ft cleared taped and forty tons of dump ore handled, with closures due to water shortages and dry conditions.
The month saw limited development with small ore parcels processed at Irvinebank and Reliance. Workers drove drives, hoisted ore, and prepared for treatment while reporting ore grades around 2 percent and 10 percent in places, noting improving prospects at the drives and shafts.
Fire chief reports no liquor depots in town and urges caretaker watch for stations. Mining section details ore yields, shaft depths, timbering, and blasting at multiple mines along Mountain Maid, Fingertown, and Spotted Dog with varying grades and labor activity through July and August.
The transcript shows a court proceeding regarding a teenage defendant charged with assault. The claimant requests leniency, arguing the aggravating factors are minor and seeking a gentler penalty. A bond of 108 is noted, and possible further adjournment is mentioned amid hospital and deten instruction.
The text references the Jim tees Act and a potential 38 unit condition involving bond or conviction provisions. It discusses a defense at Tully and a bond alternative if a lex case teen is not pursued. Court distance and imprisonment implications are noted in a terse, unclear statement.
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