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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
9
Shipping port Cairns reports tides and lunar phases with times in August. Mentions late morning and afternoon high tides, last quarter and fall moon phases, and several ambiguous notations. Describes nautical timing for port operations and potential activity around August dates.
The notice lists departures to the south for Ormiston and Barwon arrivals from the south yesterday. Public transport movements are recorded with origin and destination hints. The fragment notes positions in the schedule without full details.
Shipping notes list arrivals and departures in late July to August for cruises and cargo. Vessels include Taiping Morinda Kanowna Matatua Poonbar Abner and others with ports of Cairns Sydney Melbourne and Singapore. Agencies Burns Minty Co Howard Smith Ltd and Adelide Co sway voyage details and next port calls.
Commercial update from Brisbane Produce Market at Roma Street notes improved demand for lucerne hay with prices advancing to 0/6 and 8/9 for lines. Hard and broken hay faced selling difficulties. Chaff and corn quantities were thin, walnuts and potatoes in short supply, maize and grain sold well, pumpkins up due to increased supplies.
Spot and three months prices listed for copper lead silver and electrolytic zinc. Copper 18 1 8d per kilogram, lead around 20s per 100 pounds, silver about 2s 9d per ounce. Prices vary by grade and source with increments noted in the March price sheet.
A garbled Gulf region item notes the death of Kerlosbagd resident Miss Korsath in Cairo and mentions visits by several locals including Mr Medel and Murray Scholtes. It reports 60 horses prepared for Normanton races and a donation of a new Victor place by Messrs Schneck and Currie. The carnival and droving activity from gulf stations are mentioned as moving.
Ingham Police Court Victor Davia and Rowland Wixley Ellems faced mons on pig theft charges from July 2 at Kuvuahra. They allegedly stole 15 pies valued 20 shillings from John Pisher and Frederick Heath. Committed for trial at Supreme Court Townsville on September 3 with £40 bail each.
Treasury figures for July reveal a drop in revenue to £01,03 from £1,143,19 a year earlier due to absence of parent payments under per capita arrangements. Expenditures rose slightly and the overall balance shifts from £145,009 credit in July 1927 to a higher deficit.
The article enumerates Steanner Ormiston captains and crew from Cairns to Melbourne with long lists of names including Mestates, Spethr, Campbell, Mathers Clarke, Reid, Liddy, Walker, Simmonds, Flgamery, Hartigan, Sweeney, Wales, Horne, Andersen, Huxtable, Wardell, Windsor, Law son, and many others. It notes the company Wales and Co. as cartage agent.
Reported marriage in Sydney of Mrs Boden youngest daughter of the late Mr We S Prewett to Mr M. Al Campion retired burner of Christ Church NZ. The ceremony was attended by Master Mlann Camp ion as page and involved local parish circles.
Memorial notices for Farrelly and Hynes express personal loss and family sentiments. A separate political excerpt argues Communism harms Australian trade unions and urges workers toward rational, peaceful reform and stability. The text blends obituaries with a parliamentary style critique.
Public notice states that all communications for insertion must be addressed to a Cairns official in their official capacity and directed to any stall member. It emphasizes proper channels for submitting notices and mentions the correct recipient for submissions.
Incomplete scanned text from RRUTER'S NEWS SERVICE mentions Rus wells and New Zealand areas. No clear events, people, or organizations can be identified to summarize.
Watersiders held a top-work meeting over wages and work distribution, delaying five vessels in Cairns. The action reflects a push by some workers against unanimity and contributes to ship and trade disruption, with critics calling for a clearing up of the volatile situation.
Unclear pass through from Cooktown notes claim Lrown and Larose Kochhoen involved. Crown Enoseen tor advised that the bill was found. Details are fragmentary and require confirmation from the original court records.
The Cairns Tarbour Board dredge under Captain Swyer has completed annual overhaul in Brisbane and will return to Cairns via Sinkey route. On the journey she had to enter Howen to coal up.
Railway workers presented a farewell gift to Mr. WA Tepper and a carver set to Mrs Hover At the Vine as part of employer gratitude. Cairns weather data recorded a max of 77.7 degrees and 64.2 degrees at two stations with humidity around 61.6 percent. Barometer readings and other weather terms were also listed in the report.
The Innisfail Clerk of Pony Sessions Office logged July collections totaling £5506 2 11. Major items include Suspense account, Marine Department fines, licenses, insurances, revenue, and miscellaneous sums. Correspondents from Innisfall noted.
The town clerk announced preliminary figures for the Queensland Cairns City and Shire Cancer Campaign Appeals. Amounts include donations from Mrs Florwitt and Mr Griffiths, with other proceeds from a Hare Frere concert and Mr A E Wilhingon noting further progress toward the campaign total.
Weather forecast telegraphed last evening notes cloudiness in the northern divisions with frost probable. Temperature to rise steadily, winds from the east to southeast, with near coastal regions easterly winds.
James Micklejohn born Charters Towers and resident of Cairns since boyhood died at 29. A waterside worker, mourners included Waterside Workers Federation and many relatives. Funeral officiated by The Key Reith with a large floral tribute list from family and friends.
Mr Isaac W Mooney a prominent Brisbane sports figure dies aged 65. He served as clerk of the course at Ascot and Albion Park for the last 21 years.
The district secretary Mr L L Patho reports Lily Creek telegraph station near Townsville shows many unemployed in Mount Isa seeking work in Townsville and elsewhere. He warns it will be some time before new employment is offered in the district.
Melbourne dispatch reports a preliminary Harbour Trust summary noting a decrease in cargo pilfering at the docks. Police guard patrols remain active as several workers were convicted or fined for theft during the year.
A chaotic public hearing in a house gallery sparks a heated scene as a man criticizes a speaker and a security guard questions the crowd. The exchange includes sharp remarks about wage value and economic discipline during an animated interlude in a debate.
A large crowd witnessed New South Wales edge Queensland Colts 20 to 14 after a shoulder injury to Borie left NSW with twelve men. Shankland starred with three goals and multiple tries, while Laws added penalties for the Colts as NSW rallied in the second half to claim the win.
In a report from LRISBANE dated July 3, Allan Crist, a state forest service officer from Duecaslane Shire, was awarded the Wheeler medal in silviculture at Yale University. Crist conducted graduate studies in silviculture and forest ecology, returning soon to his home.
Cairns port operations suspended after a morning Waterside Workers Federation stop work meeting. Barwon Barwon sugar loading paused and other vessels awaiting cargo faced delays. Afternoon talks failed to yield a resolution with no vessels loading, and plans to resume were postponed pending further instructions from the south.
Townsville July 31 residents and officials greet Mr Ou the Chinese Consul General to Australia. He arrives by Waiping and is welcomed at the wharf by Mr Stryehenge and other local leaders. The consul speaks on improving relations and trade.
Tense preselection battle in Maryborough for the Maryborough seat as Weir and Demaine vie for union backing. About 300 workers eligible, but many railway staff reportedly abstain. a rail strike is blamed for reduced turnout and party division.
Innisfail court heard a case where a defendant claimed he must work and used another’s ticket to seek employment. Witnesses including Morrissey and Cahill testified as the defendant offered a passport and photo, admitting to using another name and ticket to obtain work. Bail set at £50 with similar conditions.
War Graves Commissioner reports the sacrifice of service men in France and Flanders. Lettered lines reference memorials and the fallen as the nation honors its dead with reverent remembrance.
London reports a royal pilgrimage organized by the Ministry of Pledge will begin soon with 12,400 Britons sailing to France after a ceremony at Ypres. The Prince of Wales and Lady Hate will not march, but will attend a religious service addressed by the Archbishop of York and Canterbury.
Sydney reports adjournment of proceedings stemming from a Royal Commission graft inquiry. Arnott seeks a certificate under the Prohibition Act, with debate over its authority and whether to stay or adjourn until an appeal decision. The Green case also involves related council recommendations and an appeal outcome.
Fremantle July 31 Swiss resentment over foreign purchase of locally made watch machinery is noted by Mer Til ley a Melbourne businessman and managing director of Handley and Tilley. He compares Swiss treatment of premiers abroad with the status of watch case makers facing restrictions and delays in acquiring modern equipment.
The report alleges Mey faced industry backlash after urging firms to halt orders, was shunned by many, and allegedly sought plans from non member sources. He claims police pressured him to depart as an undesirable trader under harsh terms tied to wartime actions.
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