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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1927
Page
4
Fragmentary report with garbled names and entities. Mentions O'Donnell Phan Mire Carder Kilpatrick and a Water Department official, but readable facts are minimal. Likely recounts a transportation incident or meeting notes in Townieville with unclear dates or outcomes.
Officials discuss council road projects and gate alterations affecting property boundaries, with mentions of the Pestive project and contested land division. Dr Mildeen and Mr Shanalan weigh in on work authorization, gate placement, and road widening, while discussions reference High Street improvements and a proposed tramway alignment.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a council representative from Atherton and G. A. Francis, M.H.W., discussing a migration scheme and rate payments. Text is garbled but indicates formal formation of a plan and responses.
Historic notes describe discussions over a Kuranda area bridge and a proposed route from Kuranda to Pairview. Dr Hur and Dr Bartley figure in objections and approvals for fencing, wire erection, and a road to Shardened Riley. The record cites Green and Nicholls officials evaluating a track and possible road use with local consent and contending opinions on necessity and timing.
An OCR fragment describes travel from Mareeba to Kuranda by road and rail through flooding and washed crossings. The account mentions the Barron River crossing, the Raven River, and a rough, hand built route with delays, suggesting difficulties and a longer journey, plus a return trip with a Wood spoke vehicle and a Croc Kuranda sighting.
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