CAIRNS NEWS. - MARCH OF THE (original) (raw)

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Sat 1 Apr 1916 - Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 - 1936)
Page 5 - CAIRNS NEWS.

MARCH OF THE "CANE BEETLES."

The following is the programme of

volunteers' march, called the "Cane

Beetles," from Mooliba to Cairns.

Leave Mooliba on Friday, 21st arrive

Babinda 12.30; leave Babinda, Satur-

day morning, arrive Aloomba 1; leave

Aloomba 2 o'clock, arrive at Gordon-

vale 3.30; remain at Gordonvale Sun-

day; leave Gordonvale Monday morn-

ing, arrive at Edmonton, 3 o'clock;

leave Edmonton Tuesday, Anzac Day,

at 8 a.m., arriving at Cairns at 2.30.

Arrangements are being made by all

the friendly societies and unions to

march out three miles along the Mul-

grave-road to meet the volunteer

return to Norman Park with them. Ve-

hicles are being commandeered to take

the school children out to the meeting

place, and back to the park, with

the "Cane Beetles" procession.

Constable Murray, Babinda while on

mounted patrol duty, was thrown by

his horse falling. His head struck a

telegraph pole, and he was rendered

unconscious. He sustained a broken

A magisterial inquiry is to be held

into the disappearance of Michael

Donovan from his camp at Mirriwinni

on Thursday. His disappearance re-

The weather here is wet. Winds

have been oecaslonally boisterous.