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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
9
A brief item notes ladies cotton vests described as good quality with lace trim. The fragmentary description mentions sizes or finishes and a price hint, but the text lacks full details or an explicit event.
Brisbane reports a government land settlement plan to absorb unemployed faces strong doubt from Minister H E Sizer who cites past failures. He notes 1893 to 1905 settlements collapsed despite state aid, and warns against rushing into new blocks while promising conference proposals in Melbourne.
Scores posted from the rifle club events at Atherton range amid mirage and rear wind. Hollingsworth led with 92 at 200 yards, Winters and Be Somd also 92, with detailed marks at 300 and 500 yards and prizes awarded for top shooters. Several shooters from Cairns to Allero will participate next week in the Joseph Johnson Memorial Can and La ley trophy matches.
August 29 event hosted by Bartle Frere bachelors at the local hall with decorative lighting and live music by Cairns John Breslin Orchestra. Guests described in detail wearing numerous georgette, satin, lace and silk gowns. list of attendees includes Mrs Hincks, Mrs Flegerleen, Mrs Sever, Mrs Kelman, Mrs Till, Mrs Rewer, Mrs Campbell, Miss Edma Mauned, Miss A Gardiner, Miss Keay Kirke, Miss Mierera, Miss Jean Bauld, Miss Po Wallace, Miss Grummitt, Miss Newitt, Miss De Menais, Miss H Rogers among many others.
In London a police HQ displays a wall chart listing renowned travelling criminals with numbered identifiers. The system traces their routes and warns municipal areas ahead, allowing authorities to anticipate movements and bolster alerts along likely towns.
Reports from Brisbane on September 1 indicate inspectors and officials reviewed vegetables and other foods for poisonous ingredients. Any suspected items were withheld from sale pending closer examination and analysis if needed to prevent public harm.
London dispatch describes an apparent plane incendiary attempt linked to an insurance fraud, with a German passenger reportedly assaulted and a man dying in hospital after two suicide attempts. The article notes the suspect family man, recent estrangement, and alleged misuse of funds from his wife’s savings.
A wooden 40 room Smalls Hotel at Copmanhurst burned with losses around £10000. The blaze was confined before spreading to nearby properties after guests and boarders were awakened by a crying baby. Several people escaped with belongings lost.
Melbourne September report states the premier presented a 1931–32 deficit estimate of £1,500,000, higher than earlier figures. The plan aims to raise £715,000 through higher taxes and duties including motor registration, income tax, probate duty, and stamp duties while warning further cuts would not be easy.
Fragmentary report notes Atherton Golf Club events delayed by weather and scheduling issues. Details are unclear but indicate disruptions to planned matches and club activities.
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