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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 06, 1914
Page
2
Key phases and events listed for April including Full Moon on the 10th and Last Quarter on the 17th. Also notes schedule changes for local publications, with Good Friday timetable and Herald timing adjustments.
The article argues Gympie should balance mining with agriculture to sustain growth after the initial mineral rush. It highlights dairy, fruit production, and land sales near Imbil as indicators, boosted by the Mary Valley railway. It envisions Mt Mulligan coal as a new steady factor alongside established orange exports and land development.
London on April 5 quotes Silver at 3/9 per ounce and copper spot at 65 to 66 pounds for forward delivery. Tin spot price cited around 170 pounds for forward delivery with various market nuances noted.
Advertisement for Mulgrave Headache Cure by BR Craig chemist claims to remove headaches. Offers price 2 shillings 6 pence.
A staged programme at Cairns Theatre features The Next Generation with Vincent Strong as a famed ship designer whose jealousy of Carl and a romantic triangle with Janice Barnes drive a dramatic plot. Readers also hear shipboard news, local complaints about nuisances, and shipping notices amid town chatter and a message on telegraph strikes.
A compact, fragmentary item notes a hair tonic claim and includes a brief bulletin about Russians aboard the steamer St Albans calling at Cairns, with some voyage details and a note on the Herald newspaper’s Friday edition sizing and delivery.
The Mercury notes grasshoppers are plentiful in Mackay but not as voracious as in the Clop eure district where they have become a pest. Swarms infest river banks and barren vegetation, devastating crops and causing a vegetable famine among Chinese wardens.
The notice lists Charles G. T. Murray L.D. a dentist available daily at the A.M.P. Building Abpet-atrest with telephone 54 and P.O. Box 135. A passenger remarks on a set of men aboard the Umgeni, noting lack of leaders and language issues and describing a scene with Mr. Bain keeping order among the crowd.
A Saturday night audience enjoyed a mixed bill at Falace Theatre featuring The Barrier Pigeon a tale of deceit and Nemesis, The Occult a telepathy driven drama, The Hollow Tree from Lost Sir Marsingberd, Teaching His Wifes Lesson a farce, and a Topics Budget including rugby and dress features.
The death of Sub-Inspector Bowen occurred Saturday night in Cairns. An old North Queensland resident, he served in the police for many years and rose to sub inspector before retiring. Funeral moved from St Monica's Church with police pallbearers. rites by Rev Father Walsh. Bowen’s widow and family grieve his loss.
A special council session is planned to discuss zoning and sanitary matters, tiling on walls, electricity patterns, and related questions. The meeting aims to address municipal concerns and potential actions by tomorrow night.
Abstract of mercantile weather readings shows mean air radiation 79.085, rainfall 7.90 inches, total rainfall period 1911, mean earth temperature and related measurements. Includes locations Ler 4 meron emer vt ieee 79.
Mr Wm McCarthy urges readers to join a proposed millet growing industry in Carras Wisconsin. He describes past efforts in Mackay district, outlines seed quality, materials costs, and prices, and stresses the climate suitability and potential profits. He seeks interested parties to establish a cooperative broom factors venture and share detailed cultivation data.
A visit by Dr Gideon Ginzon of Central Mills arrived Sunday to tour the Northern sugar districts. He plans a four week stay in the area and will be presented with township site discussions and port machinery needs at Babinda. Harbour Board members will accompany him to inspect Batindea wharf access and related charges.
Fragmentary OCR describes trimmed cotton lace and embroidery items with mentions of reading and fringe details. The passage lists brands or styles like Crzmtes and Tandiee Madu toler with unclear attribution.
Mr J Mirob of Shiald-street announces a Mockinking sale running up to the th April. He plans offering bar eWiInS Scum to clear lines in all de cartmesiia and will set CORE prices. Potential buyers are urged to call him for themselves.
The 1914 mayoral selections are announced for numerous towns including Warwick Lami Toowong Murwillom Chartesille Lismore Brisbane South Brisbane Bowdaberg Goondiwindi Hamilton Gladstone Toowoomba Ithace Mackay Roma North Rockhampton Mount Morgan Gympie Towneville Mackay Roma Cairns etc. The report notes the Wister situation grows more interesting and ends with a stray remark about brandy and Chatsau Tanunda.
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