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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1950
Page
4
A council meeting discusses alleged auction irregularities in building blocks and calls for Lands Office review. Officials note high upset bids and a perceived black market while planning inspections, road repairs, drainage, and future public works funding for 1950 51.
Shire road upkeep proceeds with major works pushed in dry months. Roads treated include Old Racecourse, Dean's North Banyan Syndicate area, Brannigan, and Lower Tully roads with drainage work. Midgewood partly completed. O’Hanlon Jones and Bubens roads graded. No disease cases reported by health inspector J Sparrow. Immunisation drives at outside schools occur weekly for four Sundays. one extra journey may be needed for diphtheria. About 50 children receive treatment. 34 immunised in doctor’s surgery. No further progress noted.
The Northern Mining Federation board announced a surprise move to empower its central executive to convene meetings of all mine workers to oppose the Anti Red legislation. President G Nelly said the board authorized actions to defeat the act by legal and industrial means and to accept financial obligations as needed.
Swiss Army officers including colonels and 20 civilian contractors will be tried in a digest court. They are charged with breach of duty and faulty construction of a fortification. The case centers on alleged crumbling under gunfire, with hearings expected to take months and many proceedings likely held in secret.
London trading saw metal prices rise with spot gold up on immediate delivery by 12 pounds 2 shillings to 910 pounds. Forward delivery rose to 876 pounds, up 10 pounds, as investors watched currency and demand shifts.
In notes from Dulsance at Millwood's pigery discussions, officials reported cool yet tolerable conditions but warned of next month's complaints and State Health Department inquiries. Attending were shire chairmen Dr Dickinnon, Cra A Collins, T Dooley, W Henry Hart, J MacKinnon, R Fiesler, shire engineer Boye, shire cent Mr Graham, and health inspector Mr Sparrow.
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