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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1928
Page
3
At Atherton on September 6 a meeting formed a local branch of the Farmers Union. C Hampton chaired, with J J McDonald present to assist the backblocks residents, who welcomed civilised guidance and information from McDonald.
A meeting in Upper Barron promoted forming a farmers party to unite Country Party and Nationalists, aiming to win miners’ votes in a mining electorate. They pledged industrial protection, legal help for disputes, and support from the North Queensland Employers Federation, with McDonald urging maize farmers to join and form branches. a secretary, president, and delegate were appointed as locals backed pooling and local leadership.
The Tully district records August rainfall at 470 points across twelve wet days, totaling over 22 inches for the year. Bazaar music by Downey’s orchestra praised, while local shop activity includes Collins Bros new building and Draper Cairns visiting on business. Master Abdullah improves after appendicitis. first annual Tully race meeting set for Saturday the 15th amid weather and road condition hopes.
Sept 9 Innisfail district sees several incidents A S Berry farmer from Sundown suffers a lacerated heel after dropping a rail P Costello a gear shop owner sustains a severe scald first aid given two men fight on the Esplanade ambulance aid provided another unnamed man The furniture fire at the bank branch pending delivery from Cairns while Johnstone Shire Council road to the rail station at Goondi reflects pot holes and calls for reconvening the north coast highway traffic bustle continues.
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