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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 21, 1915
Page
2
A World War era style statement highlights Australians patronising fellow citizens and Wool industry pride. It proclaims Made from our own wool by our own people in our own factories and asserts the quality to compete globally at favorable prices.
The Friemis of the interm Mary Petersen are invited to attend her oma from her late residence on Pward Street at 1 o clock. The procession proceeds to Cairns Cemetery. Mrs T E Daguish Mr eed Mrs JC Pry and Sr and Mrs C Fry are listed among attendees. Members of Loyal Trinity Lodge BLU.LO.0.F. are invited.
The passage laments legal and social treatment of Aboriginal people, noting prosecutions for employing a black person and fines or confinement. It voices skepticism about missions, governance, and public policy while referencing a club meeting and community figures.
A Cairns patch reports charity drives for the Red Cross with donors including Miss Dreper and J H Reed, plus a show by the Pienerr Wover Farers' Association in June. It notes Tattersall's annual race day in June and a second day of events, plus an urgent sale of millinery and clothing. Reports on a Japanese man Sushi questioned in police court and a promotional cane variety pamphlet from Queensland Sugar Experiment Stations. Also mentions a heavy stock sale at Townsville and Cairns photographers W A White and W McClelland touring the North Coast.
A disjointed town record notes Mareer Boars rowing at night 7 28 and references an upcoming inquiry into circumstances surrounding a recent fire at the Post Office Hotel. The fragment mentions Castor O11 Teeth medicine from Craig's Chocolates and a pestilent sales claim with pricing and home health emphasis.
A fragmentary text reflects on Sonia Wie and America’s use of power for prosperity. It mocks the president’s outburst as pure luck rather than merit, foresight, or courage.
Reporters nearly moved to tears as a protest banner with patriotic wording appears at the Cairns council venue. Weather delays persist with rain and damp conditions. pumps strain as water supply issues and production problems hamper operations.
An item notes a Cairns Police Court hearing where Thomas Burke J Johnsons and F Lyons were fined for drunkenness. It also mentions a government gang, a prospective annual horse and cattle sale at Merela, and a sale prospectus from Mr HM Sheppard.
The New Palace Theatre hosts an indigenous performance featuring a group of natives performing war dances and cruder clay-made costumes with feathers. A full film program accompanies the act, with proceeds aiding the native settlement upkeep. a procession in full costume will march through the streets at 7:38.
A fragmented report from Norwich shows critics denouncing a speaker as arrogant and untrustworthy. The remarks describe peril to England and condemn a traitor and knave amid tensions at a conference.
Fragmented OCR reads as a wartime column describing British actions in Egypt and the Suez area. The text references reports on violence against civilians, spy concerns, and tensions between British authorities and Egyptian officials amid a broader imperial conflict.
Mr Tate Fraser formerly Government Inspector of Works at Cairos has resigned and joined Lynch and Walter Home in Townsville. Over four years he oversaw northern districts delivering projects including police barracks bridges and defence facilities, with prior experience at the Bris bane head office.
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