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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Apr 13, 1912

Page

4

Up-to-date Drapers Offers New Woollen Goods and Hats

N and A Mellicks announce a broad dress department with a range of dress materials, ladies costumes, and trimmed hats. The Cairns store and Ingham branch stock ready-made hats for all ages, plus a woollen goods shipment offered at low prices to clear ahead of the cold season. Rug and blanket items are priced per yard and piece with several fabric options.

Australia Mulligges Conepicucun Place Sydney Melisourus Cairns Ingham

Munro's Corner and Ingham Wholesale Textiles Listing

A list of textiles and garments with varied prices originates from Munro's Corner and Ingham. Items include striped flannels, fancy flannelettes, art muslins, ladies cotton singlets, blankets, lace stockings, cashmere hose, and silk stockings, with multiple price points for each item.

Ledes Hier Ee Finn Colowreg Pom Nadie Cotton How Ney Fa

Cairns Telegrams of Town and Country Life Highlight Local Trades

Reads like a busy town page listing chemists in Lake Street Collins and others, local visits and shopping, freckles remedies, and upcoming services. Includes notes on a railway harbour interview and plans for Mourilyan Harbour deepenings and new line.

Brandei Lopjnda Point Goondi Stauth Coelome Mewarn Payne and Hart Johnstone Shire Berclay Townsville Mourilyan Harbour Greo Harhbour Charles Street Innisfail

Unclear Telegraphic Report Cites Queensland Policy Shift

Fragmentary telegraph text mentions Mrisbane and Gideon with land inspection aims and a planned process toward erecting a central will, followed by Babinds for a purpose. A Friday Brisbane dispatch claims a government statement on repealing anamena with no power in this direction per the State Times.

Mrisbane Fritay Tr Gideon Wena Micka Simdav Teorsitant Derrodee Ponner Brisbane Queenston

Girl killed in paddock accident at Charleville

Miss Ryan, ten year old domestic worker in the Priday-Gladys Tyan household, rode a pony in the employer's paddock at Charleville when the pony bolted. It halted at a water trough, throwing her to a paling which fractured her skull. The boy returned home and the incident was reported as poorly attended with enthusiasts absent.

Prisbane Priday Gladys Tyan Ryan Charleville Steporis Iren

Cablegrams HOME RULE OPINIONS IN LONDON

London dispatch notes opinions of overseas physicians and editors in favor of Home Rule Hale. Included are Messrs Fisher Deakin and Findley. In Commons Mr Lewis Harcourt says salaries will be paid to British Trade Commissioners and signals attention to composition of the commission.

London Chronight Phiticians Henge Hale Messrs. Fisher, Deakin Findley House of Commons Lewis Hargourt Gilbert Parker Atieniaen

Army in Egypt Faces Strain as South Africa Troop Plans Loom

London reports the British army in Egypt is dangerously low, with troops potentially withdrawn from South Africa to Egypt. The piece notes the need for costly, healthy training, and mentions aviation wireless advances by Capt. Dawes at Aldershot, sending messages from an aeroplane over 190 miles.

London Timag South Africa Egypt Aviation Wireless Aldershot Marconi

Arbitration Case Over Metal Cartage Dispute in Cairns

The case between Toohey and Haskell against Akene opened in Cairns Court House with arbitrators C McKenzie and KH Sturt and Aitkus as umpire. Claims total £94 9s on metal cartage, deducted costs, and counterclaims amounting to £41 19s for breach of contract. The dispute centers on delivery of 1000 yards guaranteed, with delivery rate and supply tied to Mr Stone and varying circumstances. Six witnesses were to be called. hearing adjourned to a later date.

Hiskell Tp. Skeme Cairns Court House C. McKenzie KH. Sturt A. EB. Aitkus Empire C. B. Lilley Tooheyart Haskell H. K S. MacDonnell Mr. Akane Mr. Lilley James Toohey Iunr E. Harkell J . D. Akene J— Bert Coot Cothorn Cairns Terhey Haskell Tophey Askell Costa Art Skene Breweh Toohey Toohey and Lillen Ciiese Stone Messra Hanskill Carta Stane Magi Berteaf Messrs Tooho

Cyclone Disrupts Travel Near Innisfail

Report from Innisfail states the steamer Carron was wrecked after cyclonic conditions near Punk La. Messages from Mr FJ Reniel of Dank Island indicate the vessel lifted onto the reef and sank quickly, with no clear indication of survivors.

Innisfail Carron FJ Reniel Dank Island Westerday Weskel

Shipping Arrival April 12 at Wodonga from Sydney and Queensland ports

Listing passengers arriving by ship with names including Mrs Crosbie, J Layagna, Hires, Schatrell, several children, and many others in steerage. Shipper Burns Philg od? Co. Ltd acts as agents at Melbourne or Sydney port.

Wodonga Capi Cowie Melturnes Sydney Cavensland Passpiurer Mesdames Oj. Crosbie J. Layagna Hooper Hires Schatrell Clark McMamms Misses Foge Hirst Koen jMicers Hi. Fore Carlow G. Jameson S. Larking A HL Prince J. Martin G. Butz

Mann Candidacy Backed By Local League Meeting

Pars about Pelitiss Mr John Mann Independent Petincratic candidate for Cairry amid brushwater talk Monday next at Aloomba on Wad nerd Harvey Creek. Registration rules warn voters of offences. party aims to secure Mann’s return with a Chamber of Commerce meeting at 2.38 o clock. Senator Chataway expected to address audiences in the district during his Cairns visit.

John Mann Cqirry Aloomba Wadnerd Harvey Creek Ue League Mann Chamber of Commarca Chatewau Brisbane Cairns Ghataway Queensland

Local Health Ads and Stock Market Notes

A patchwork of notices from Cairns and surrounding towns details patent medicines and tonics offering relief for constipation kidney disease and hair loss. It also reports farming talk on cattle stock values and breeding prospects with Atherton and Verherton highlighted.

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