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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1919
Page
3
A report lists a major influenza outbreak driving a joint Health Board meeting. It covers hospital capacity, isolation measures, staff shortages, and urgent appeals for additional nurses, supplies, and funding. Officials discuss patient transfers, government support, and the potential need for temporary hospital facilities.
Secretary reports a August 1919 opening of an Isolation Hospital for Aboriginals at the Boys State School. Four girls and one boy from Yarraba sent for nursing work. Night morse issues noted. Admissions total 63 across Cairns town Shire Barron Shire. 28 discharged. 9 deaths. 390 notified cases sent to other hospitals. 13 patients remain.
The Town Clerk stated the board’s total expenditure to date amounts to the specified figure with two thirds of the balance remaining to be borne by the government and one third by the other party. The summary notes SSR expenditures and full amount set aside for sites and related costs.
Shine Crumell and Bia answer Coninei farver as Catrae Shire Council debates hospital, finance, and theatre rules. The board weighs weather conditions, resignations, and installation of new power, while the mayor and clerk outline procedural steps and budget implications for the district.
Fragmented OCR text describes health or scalp issues and treatment cues. Mentions a queen, head sores, and possible remedies. Details are unclear due to garbled source text. No coherent event or outcome emerges for a fuller news item.
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