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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1924
Page
3
Port Douglas correspondence describes a council session where issues around a railway depot payment and linked land and road projects were discussed. Officials note authorities, deposits, and proposed funding limits while ministers seek authorizations and timelines. The report cites Mr Carmody and MLA interactions, with debate over road aid and land tenure implications.
Council discussed allotments near Mango Park Road and Grogan Street. Reports covered Moynahan plans for Pere Douglas wharf expansion and tramway maintenance. Quill, Andreasen and Cook opposed a hospital motion while others supported it.
The document outlines prewar and wartime export values to Germany chiefly in wool and other goods, noting declines and specific figures for 1913 and 1914. It also discusses Mrs. Coolidge as a presidential figure, referencing religious affiliations and ceremonial details. The text blends trade data with biographical notes on political figures and church history.
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