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Few doubted the endemic corruption of Cairns police in the early years of the 20th century, with the local cops so notoriously crooked even newspapers in far off Brisbane reported on their transgressions. When solicitor Percy Le Vaux represented property owner Peter Lumberg in an action against a watch-house constable for filching his watch during Lumberg 's overnight incarceration, the Brisbane Truth saw light at the end of the tunnel, believing this spark would ignite the fire that brought the

Few doubted the ubiquitous corruption of Cairns police in the early years of the 20th century, with the local cops so notoriously crooked that even newspapers in far off Brisbane reported on their transgressions. When lawyer Percy Le Vaux represented property owner Peter Lumberg in an action against a watch-house constable for filching his watch during Lumberg 's overnight incarceration, the Brisbane Truth saw light at the end of the tunnel, believing this spark would ignite the fire that brought

Sir William Wellington Cairns Governor of Queensland 1875-1877 his name lives on In 1876 the good ship “Porpoise” sailed into Trinity Bay carrying customs officers tasked with opening a port and collecting duties from visiting craft. The government named the new settlement for the then Governor of Queensland, Sir William Wellington Cairns. Born in Ireland in 1828, as a younger son Cairns could not expect an inheritance, so using family connections he joined the British Civil Service, and after

Australia refers to those areas outside of major cities and are made up of many diverse towns including pastoral, farming, mining, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The Atherton Tablelands, a highland region of northern Australia near Cairns, is classified as a rural and remote area. This essay will provide a profile on Atherton including the demographical, geographical, environmental, and cultural features as well as how these factors impact on the health of individuals within the community

An appealing option over Cairns’ more hectic tourist pace, Port Douglas with the outer Great Barrier Reef less than an hour off-shore, and the Daintree Rainforest in its back pocket, so to speak, is one place that still offers Aussies ideal vacation attractions found no where else. One of several entry points to the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns gives Aussie a sense of still being attached to a cosmopolitan centre while being a gateway

Leadership The Alliance’s co-directors manage specialists and support personnel in a collegial model of power-with rather than power-over. The principal leader for CAIRN activities will be the CAIRN program manager (yet to be named), who will guide the planning, formation, and evaluation of CAIRN in collaboration with Alliance staff and CAIRN leadership team. The full team includes: Rev. Paula Clayton Dempsey, M.Div., co-director for partnership relations. Rev. Dempsey brings 25 years of ministry experience

To enable the budgeting process to be effective, Cairns Taxis Limited will have to adopt some basic principles. First, it needs to decide if it requires several budgets to accommodate each department – Administration, Call Centre, RAD Connect (Technical) and Fleet Services. We all know, there is only a finite amount of resources in any organisation, so they need to be appropriately distributed across departments for the greater good of the organisation. Department managers need to work together in

William Marley grew up in London. The celebrated writer Charles Dickens often visited William's father, a renowned and wealthy doctor with a shared interest in child welfare. Dickens loved unusual names. He decorated his writings with them. At a party at the Marley home in 1843 he promised to make his host's then uncommon surname a household word. In 'A Christmas Carol', published that December, he named the main protagonist in the story for his friend. By New Years Eve, the book had sold fifteen

Cairn University is an example of Proverbs 13:20 which states, “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” Surrounding myself with an environment of people and education that truly put Christ in the center of their life and education is so important for me to grow during this time of my life with Christ. Yes God does require us to go into the world and be disciples (Matthew 28:19) but in order for us to do that we first need to surround our self and educate

Geography Natural hazards: tropical cyclones Year 9 assessment task 3 Sam borron Year 9 Mr Hine Tropical cyclone Larry Geographical processes associated with tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones form over warm oceans (above 26.5˚ C) as low pressure systems and gradually build up intensity. They have clockwise wind circulations and produce gale force winds. These winds can extend hundreds of kilometers from the cyclone center Tropical cyclones can persist for many days and many follow quite