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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 16, 1915
Page
2
A local piece urges policy to patronize fellow citizens and bolster home production. Illustrations celebrate wool products made by local workers in domestic factories, aiming to place Laereen goods ahead of imports with competitive prices. The text lists bed prices across single and double sizes in old currency values.
A 1915 report discusses tensions over use of nonwhite labor in Ayr district mills. Claims allege Japanese and Spaniard workers outnumber white employers, with contrasts to local wage conditions. Officials note dwindling child labor and shifting workforce, while critics push ministerial action amid debate.
Fragments show hotel notices in Atherton and auction details for freehold allotments at a mill site. Also mentions a new bird store opening and a police court charge in Cooktown involving a fisherman and an aboriginal named Long George.
Resuming practice Br G T Murray dentist Abbot Street Cairns will reopen in April amid local notes on light showers and kidney malady remedies. A Palace Theatre crowd enjoyed a varied program headlined by Dem Hart and a daring mid air bicycle act by Ferg B Krank, while Trail and Winstone store advertised major sales on clothing and boots with value-laden prices.
Copper prices range from £72 16s to £52 15s per ton with forward bids at £73 to £73 15s. Tin moves between £160 and £CIW per ton with forward at £108 10s to £ Bee. Lead quoted from £20 to £31 15s, reflecting market volatility.
In Queensland a speaker labeled Mr Dunstan as aiming to embarrass and belittle the sugar industry. He argues attacks stem from ignorance and a lack of understanding of the industry’s needs. Critics are urged to provide proper proofs of any claims, while concessions exist for those with plausible points amid a tense debate on sugar policy and cottage promises.
Outside Cairi court on Thursday night a crowd of about 1000 pressed for space as the jury weighed Rex v Miller and others. Reporters behind the press rail watched the old structure threaten collapse while a stray line suggested a medicine, Castor Oil Chocolates, was sold by Craig's, priced at 1 shilling.
The jury at the Circuit Court, in Thes v Miller objects to detention and agrees to continue deliberations overnight. Foreman W Cranch noted they may return with a verdict later, asking the court to release Jurtee Shan from detention until morning.
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