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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
2
Advertisement states B P Co Ltd is not bolting sale of Madras muslin cretonnes and damask tasling items. It touts introducing new goods at small advances on English prices and urges patrons to consider these fresh, newly thawed items as offered at very low prices.
Fragmentary OCR text describes pills claimed to cure headaches and heal the blood, claiming tonic effects and widespread use. The passage lacks coherent specifics about origin, dosage, or sourcing.
Telegraph report records mixed figures for Towers shares with several brokers showing varied prices. Mentions names such as Thura, Bowie, Kelly, Sulemadan and Pavan, along with reference to markets and partial payments.
A terse Cairns Stock Exchange item lists Chillagor paid on 4/6 and 4/9 for Mungana with small sums, Ruddygore at 25, Mt Elliott at £515, Mt Cuthbert at 7/-, and Marin at 12% with 4/- and 4/9 notes. The entry shows short, fragmented figures and dates without narrative context.
A London market brief records copper at 278/13 to 78/6/98 and forward positions at 27/3/9 to E £7E with totals £2046 to £9040. forward lead at £10/04 and a forward for copper and lead with specified prices and rates. Names, dates, and exact units appear as coded prices in the excerpt.
The Sydney Water Police Court imposed a £25 penalty and £335 costs on the C9.8 Company after a case against it. The appeal follows, raising whether a Royal Commission can compel attendance of witnesses and access to evidence. Directors refused to attend Commission hearings citing lack of opportunity for review, while the Commission argued it was not bound to grant such review.
The Royal Commission lacks power to compel evidence for a fair finding in the C.5.R. Company case. A short Hill bill shifts penalties and enforces responses, signaling government motive to scrutinize private actions. Directors may face heavy fines or imprisonment if they refuse to purge contempt as the report stalls.
The readable lines express a complaint about relief for labor or the Great. Names appear as Kelly and Chemniat in a fragmentary context. The text hints at insufficient support or acknowledgment for workers' relief needs.
Residents of Nelson report two acres of weed infestations including young jactata and star burr jr in the township. They urge immediate action by the Shire Corner to curb the pests or expect likely zero results.
In a police court session yesterday morning before Mr Tf G7 Grant P.M two inebriates forfeited their bail.
In an incident near Toland 5 two of a team hauling a freight wagon were crippled injuring a shoulder vein and a strained pend en. The horses will be out of work for a lengthy period as a result of the mishap.
The ad lists numerous discounted items from G. Lisha’s shop including white laconid Colonial blankets and blankets, Sicily green stilts, ladies winter overcoats, tweed costumes, Sicilian shirts, tweed fabric yardage, children's dresses, boys’ trousers, and short trousers for boys, all with sale prices well below usual rates. The tone is typical of clearance promotions with wide ranges of colors and sizes.
A characteristic letter dated Fort Darwin 16 July 1912 from J. M. Hollway to a caring friend describes a capital voyage aboard a comfortable East ship. He mentions passing Alpani Poms after daybreak, Jardine's house visible among trees, and reflections on why appearances can deceive in a voyage narrative full of seaside scenes.
A notice announces a welcome event for Richard Ker at the Presbyterian Church next Monday at 3 pm. A Cairns Accident Association meeting is planned for next Sunday at 10 am in the Tyric Mall.
This early 20th century ad touts Bolandis emporium bargains with low prices on straw plaits cambrics muslin shirts and children’s cotton pieces. It promises genuine values and urges inspection to save money as windows open at 9 am with widespread discounts across drapery departments.
The Vampire Dancer program at the Larle Theatre draws strong crowds as Frank Hawthorne Musical Comedy Company delivers lively entertainment. A vaudeville themed tale set in St Petersburg showcases a vampire siren and a doomed romance with dramatic stage effects.
The notice lists Sunday services at 11 am and 7:30 am at Hambleton Mill with Rev W Georgs Firvot and Rev UL Kerr as preachers. It notes sermons titled Freedom by the Truth and The Aftershine of Christianity and includes 9 px printing and attendance cues.
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