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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1915
Page
2
Old artificial teeth and wanted to buy sound or trash on gold silver or vulcanite. Trivets box TH GPO BANE. Cash sent by mail. All parents should remain vigilant for scam offers.
A letter argues that desertions after punishment show solitary confinement failed to deter. It calls the Department to appoint a commission to investigate the Waerrabeh Mission openly with newspaper access so the public can judge if the mission is tainted by aboriginal complaints.
Incomplete newspaper text outlines a public matter with partial names and dates. Readable fragments reference a meeting or action but lack full details on involved parties, location, or deadlines. The item is terse and appears as a stray public notice snippet from an unspecified date.
At the Caine Folice Court on Saturday a man named James Spiers with prior sobriety issues was fined £3 and ordered to pay by month. Thomas Bond faced forfeiture of bail for causing a disturbance. A curious ad touts Sucetolgne Cream in collapsible tubes from Cairn Pharmacy offering relief from mesquite bites, priced 1d per tube and claimed safe for children.
A communique from the Cairns Hattor vicinity reports Mr Moore a pilot atvice sustaining a wounded finger and Mr J Brown also injured a leg while on duty and at football. Officials expect injuries to be slight and both men to return to service promptly.
In loving remembrance of our dear mother Esther Gibbs who departed this life August. We recall her final hours and the last sigh and farewell. Her grieving children and grandchildren seek solace as they mourn the loss.
The article questions Yar rash facilities and the handling of Aboriginal people, noting recent devertions and visits by officials. It asks how adequate the provisions are and why Blacks are allowed limited, controlled access, while urging public scrutiny of Mission policies.
A fragmented notice notes a planned sports day on Saturday in Norman Peru with cycling, foot races, a war-related event, and other activities. It mentions growing support and a grand programme to be run off despite messy OCR text.
A meeting approved a resignation after eight years in the Order. Members paid tribute to Bro Hodgson for his faithful service as tent secretary. The motion, moved by Tro. R. B. Richerisons, was carried with thanks.
Messrs A J Drager Ltd announce an auction of all new furniture from Mr Butler to be sold at 2.4 p.m. tomorrow at the corner of Sheridan and Gatton streets.
Sufferers from rheumatism and gout learn Craig's has renewed supply of its gout remedy Unis mucine. Demand ran high as stock ran out, with claims the remedy is thoroughly recommended and safe. Dept at Vice-Tegel Pharmacy, Cairr.
Harold Logers, recently committed for trial, faces three charges of forging accounts of the Protector of Aboriginals. He allegedly falsified wares registers while acting in clerical capacity to defraud. He was remanded for six days with bail set at £98 and two sureties of £16 each.
A list shows M Boland giving £100 and E C Gelling among nine other Bunttese firms in Cairns contributing donations for Patriotic Day. Several others including W Nagel and A Frumks are noted as subscribers. Additional names and amounts are mentioned along with a call for further pledges by the 28th instant.
Austral Pictures presents a wartime style melodrama titled The Fighting Strain of Old England. The show promises thrilling battle scenes and 3 588 fort of excitement as seats are urged to be secured early. A star programme of cousage mail is also included with the usual full programme.
Dentiat F. F. Meredith will be in attendance at his future Viareet for one month daily. Telephone 3. Friday's fire at Gordonvale consumed 108 acres, with about 3000 tons of timber damaged. It is expected to be cleared within ten days.
Foxwell Bros Limited represented by P H Foxwell advertises eight very choice male customers for tailoring services at High Clack Tailors in Bris tiane.
A moderate spring holiday tour named the Papta trip is proposed with a focus on sociable, comfortable travel for about twenty people. Messrs urn a Pine and Co. Ltd organize itineraries including Cairns, Fort Moresby, Amece to Samarai, Yule Island, Hie and Rapeul, returning to Fort Moresby with an extension to Sydney possible for a total cost of £35.
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