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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
2
The Friends of Mr and Mrs George Taker invite attendance at the funeral of their daughter Flor rie to be held at 1 p m at St Monica s Church. Services follow en route to the cemetery. C H W Svendsen, undertaker and embalmer.
The Government Meteorologist plans a Cairns visit to seek data collection methods for cyclones that devastate the coast for four months yearly. Proposals include vessel cooperation, standardised barometers, and interchanges of readings from Cooktown to Townsville to improve warnings and forecasting locally.
Advertisement offers extensive lower priced items including men's trousers with durable finish and strong trimmings, white mercerized twill shirts with collar and pocket, white twill main hem material, silk handkerchiefs, calico, and blue serge remnant fabrics. Also features remnants on sale along with boots and shoes.
Notes and news items detail busy schedules in Irvine and Melbourne with officials visiting for sugar research. WofrbaK Mill reports the Mossui Central Mill weekly results including cane crushed and sugar yields, showing rates per ton and per cent yields with figures for wood, bagasse, and byproducts.
Fragmentary notes describe maize trade at Railway Seaton with per ton rates and terms. Mentions Wholesaler, delivery notes, and unidentified correspondents. Requires clarification of figures and entities to finalize pricing and handling terms.
Dental notice lists Murrey as a dentist available daily at AML Building and a separate listing for Mr Whale arranging tuitional services including plate work and music. An Appeal Court will hear Cairns Shire Valuations on Monday August 11 at 11 am. A new serial “Twist Moor and Mountain” by Hannah McKenzie debuts next Friday in the Northern Herald. Picnic enjoyment noted as hindered by food prep, with Milkmaid Coffee products promoted. A Hindoo man is involved in a police case in Nelson. defence seeks dismissal citing a prior Supreme Court ruling. Mail regulations and post office closing times discussed with reference to the Wandilla and Calrox offices.
A strange season in the Cairns Ling districts left cane crops fragile as prolonged rain early in the year was followed by a drought. The wet spell delayed sprouting and the drought persisted, reducing natural growth and forcing a holdover of cut cane into a new season.
July rainfall was minimal as heavy draught horses in Balaclava await a Sunday open to inspection. Gelling Bros. showcase Cairns first local-built cab, a creditable indicator of workmanship. Cairns Theatre’s Wednesday program drew a large appreciative audience, with weekend pictures announced. A mayoral wire to Mr W McCormonck asks Health Officer to arrange vaccination facilities for the poor and suspicious cases.
A brief notice notes remaining Mens Felts Hats and Men s White Tennis Shirts recently carried on C Prank-Un. Communities are urged to address inquiries to the head shop at Nel oon.
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