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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 28, 1926
Page
6
A tiny spider named Spiderkin threads an airborne journey from a garden rose to distant lands. After peril and wind driven flights, he reaches a foreign shore and nests in a lily, ending his long voyage with restful sleep beside friends and Natere.
The Empire Parliamentary Delegates visited Cairns and the Atherton Tableland, stopping at Lake Barrine and Gordonvale to inspect cedar and Kauri timber, and sugar fields. They faced rough four mile unpaved sections, some cars bogging down, but reached Cairns by six after a luncheon at The Marquess of Salisbury and afternoon tea at Mr. Seymour-Howe’s garden.
A meeting brought together the Empire Parliamentary Detecation group with Cairns Shire Council leaders and city mayor in Manan Atherton Harbor locale. Attendees included Dr S. H. Warner president, A, Addl chair, Mr. Mamphet chamber president, and Seymour-Howe Mulgrave Central Will GM. An observer praised the event noting the delegation’s schedule and expressed hope for broader support.
The article discusses native and introduced pests in Australia and how certain species gain unseen advantages, allowing them to thrive in altered habitats. It highlights the bush lurk as a tireless, energetic bird and notes their melodious song, mating behavior, and concealed nesting in grasses, with both sexes visible during song and display.
Cowge Pisher leads as Refus Term in Marcus Croke's The Last Laugh while Cobras star and Miss Novak dominate scenes. The Seven Seas presents Moby Dick and Barrymore returns, with Australian lead amid a crime ridden road show.
The Mauer jawbone discovery near Heidelberg indicates Neanderthal and earlier human forms coexisted, showing a Piltdown-like race entered Europe earlier than cave dwellers. Findings suggest a diverse human lineage 50,000 to 70,000 years ago with later waves bringing modern traits.
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