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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
2
The steamship S S Van Waerwyck will sail from Cairns on or about April 23 via Java and Port Said, with superior passenger accommodation including two berth deck cabins. For freight and fare rates contact The Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd, Lake Street, Cairns.
The notice outlines funeral attendance arrangements for Mr W Jt MuNTO. Travel plans include Heberton departure at 9.54 am with Cairns arrival 12.10 pm and return from Heberton at 5.00 am. Herberton arrives 10.50 pm. additional services list Cairns departure and arrival times with Abinds arrivals around 7 pm.
The Post will publish as usual tomorrow morning on Good Friday with no Saturday issue. Sunday evening the office reopens for receipt of advertisements for Monday's issue.
Fragmentary market brief lists various entities and fractions such as blocks, Kelly's, Marshal's, Freeholds, Queen Central, Papuan, and Therap Oke. Indicates prices or dates like 3/17, 2/1, 9/1, 1/5, and 2/5 with scattered figures. No coherent narrative or full names due to damaged OCR.
Market note shows copper in London at around 70 12/4 to 270 1/6 per unit and forward pricing near £7110. Tin is quoted as a cask price around £18610 with varying across materials.
Readable fragments show stock entries and prices for locations and assets including Einasleigh Chillagoe Mt Eliott Cobar Gilmore Tad Village Blacksmith Amalgamated and Thompson’s Oaks. Several amounts and notes appear, with partial names and prices like £40776 and 1a to 8/ indicating old monetary units.
The Premier Mr D F Denham released a comprehensive manifesto endorsing a tough industrial policy to curb strikes and promising future government benefits. He criticized the Strike Committee and Socialist allies while signaling a reintroduced Liquor Bill in a modified form.
The article argues the government shows deep concern for workers and urges electors to study the Premier's manifesto. It criticizes Socialists as dishonest and untruthful, claiming a faction prefers deception over a party promising progress for Queensland and its people.
Melbourne dispatch notes growing interest in Queensland elections and recalls South Australia’s Labour debacle over preference for unionists. It cites police inaction during Adelaide cartels strike, confiscation of property, and a strike committee’s appeal to the Prime Minister to deploy troops against police. Potential outcomes warn of partisan upheaval if such leaders gain power.
The Pierrots announce a concert and farce at Kurala on Mopilaying to aid local school funds. The Cairns Citizens' Band will provide a music programme at four fifteen in the afternoon under conductor Dardibnaster Prima.
A past passage notes a voyage beginning Tuesday from Cairns toward Suva with a northbound course. Port Douglas was reached in one day and forty seven minutes after departure, while the leg from Port Douglas to Cooktown took four hours and twenty five minutes.
The Mareeba junior side will face the main junior team in a Sunday fixture. Selected players include Alpham captain F Rorland I Niven M Haren J Morrow J Cahill B Wallace J Fans MH Lawrence A Swan and H McLeod with emergencies H Ward RR Johnson B Murray and jt McLeod.
Cairns society items report receipts of £96 at the Starr Howkett Guilding Society and announce directors M. Winastom and vv. hak. The Post will publish as usual. Sunday office hours adjusted for advertisers. Reports cover forthcoming services, funeral arrangements, council discussions on road work, ship movements, and a Labour meeting in the Shire Hall featuring Mr. W. McCormack with future coverage promised.
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