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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1915
Page
2
An ornate notice extols Australian wool as a cornerstone of Commonwealth welfare. It praises local producers and asserts their products rival world markets, stressing quality and self reliance in domestic display.
Public auction sale announced by vendors at Abbott Street near Court Bours. Viewing starts today and Monday, April 8, from 3 to 5 pm. Items include horses for Shorts Handicap and Trial Handicap, with prize money and conditions under N Q E A rules. Terms cash on gall of the bemmer.
A damaged OCR excerpt mentions a place name and initials, with unclear context. Reads as a partial headline and fragmentary sentence, lacking identifiable events, dates, or proper nouns to confirm the subject.
The page notes a May Day excursion to Kuranda through the St John’s Sunday committee raising Belgian Relief funds. An auction, next Tuesday at 8 pm, sells drapery, crockery and cutlery in Abbott Street opposite the Courthouse with viewable samples. Police Court reports, Zeppelin defenses, tram timetable guides, and travel reference appear alongside local civic notices and commentary.
A correspondent reports a quiet popular wedding at Chillagoe between William A. Ranhem, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Jeldent of Chillagoe, and the fiancée from the Jackson family. The ceremony was solemnised on a Monday with a small gathering.
MISG PRACTICE. C G T Murray, Dentist, AD Prestice on April 1st. A meeting of suppliers to the Hem bleden Mill will be held this stter moma at 1 o'clock. Jas Weterin pee per contains important A W MieMas w will visit Gordonville and may be consulted at the School of Arts from Saturday afternoon to Monday. The steamer Marsina starved on Friday from southern ports and left for New Gaim. The veershows Bol ti tend to Rebeul A H Pritchard of the ASPA stating that the 8 W Price Board has made it to the Victorian Price Board ing the price of sugar. It was expected a reply would be received shortly. Our Townsville correspondent wit charge arising out of the raid on the Chinese quarters. For ontawbully heving opicm Dye pleaded guilty and was fined £33 or six months. Pang Hiss guilty and ego dod CS or 6 month. The c.i.of Tomny Juk was defended on charge of stral ing opium. He pleaded not guilty but was fined £15 or three months. On Sunday night in the Oddied own Hall Mr L Currow will speak on War between capital and Labor. This he will maintain is a war universal. The rich are becoming exceedingly rich while the poor are becoming poorer with the rise of property and starvation as prominent in the prime of the people. The chair, The programme consists of two solos by Miss V Treverton, colored by Miss Bredar, and solos by Rev H Denny and Treverton. Mrs Vicery gave two reelection s in emoble mascor.
Government department notes on sailing times for Lasso Gowrie from Townsville and proposed Saturday calls. Reports grain import samples from the state for 1915 16 and arrangements for a goods shed at Thornborough. Health and telephones project a cautious approach to essential services amid logistics concerns.
Mr F Curr of Normanton Queensland returned to Sydney by the BMLS recounts a yearly hunt in British East Africa. He says abundant game remains including lion leopard elephants and buffalo, with carnivores posing notable danger to hunters.
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