23 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
1
Fearnley and Company Limited acts as agents for a new German Australasian navigation venture. The announcement highlights collaboration with Australian channels and broader maritime services.
Shipping movements list weekly arrivals and departures for vessels serving Townsville and other Australian ports. The report details schedules for Kurs, Fuber, AVS NSN steamers, Mat tings, Arewatta, Limerica, Wingera, Trisbangeery, and numerous routes including Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Port Moresby and Hongkong, with ports and days varying per vessel.
An old advertisement extols a patente medicine for household emergencies. The copy promises rapid pain relief and heating effects and urges readers to keep the remedy ready for injuries. It asserts a strong guarantee and fair pricing for the two available sizes.
J G Hoare auctioneer offers land and estate sales with prompt settlements and careful attention to clients wants. Includes land estate insurance general agent services and invitation for correspondence.
Excellent Thet is the word uted by or manyferent customers when de scribing the quality of our Gems, Jewellery Solver and Electro-plate Were to their friends. We have set with real gems and mounted in best quality gold the nest election of engagemnt and these rings in the town.
Farourt producers demand higher cane prices from Customs Minister Tudor and the Sugar Commission to avert farm ruin. Marcus Gallagher, Police Magistrate, hosted a smoke social for farmers before departing on Wednesday for Hughenden. Innisfail Minstrel Society raised about £27 for charitable institutions.
Scrappy exchange in parliament as Speaker orders Wood out of order after a motion notice question about the Hansard report. Wade defends his concession while Wood asserts his rights and is asked to leave, with Moxham sniping comments prompting further remarks.
SYDNEY THURSDAY The dissatisfaction among artillerymen extends beyond the military age garrison to the permanent division of the Royal Australian Field Artillery. Complaints center on inadequate pay and lack of recognition among the ranks, with grievances spreading through branches of the service.
A garbled item notes hats priced usually 5/11 now 4.6 each with black bands. Mentions an Australian lounge hat drop and odd pricing 7/1. Contains a chaotic wartime line about rebels sieging a town and attacking repairs. 70 men escaped. General conditions across Nicaragua described as chaotic.
The Black Hand gang terrorized five hundred workers in New York state, hiding in a shed and holding up nine Italians, stealing everything. Deputies are pursuing suspects as investigators work to restore calm amid fear.
An advertisement touts Dr Sheldon's New Dae covery for coughs and colds with a PREE TRIAL offer. It claims universal availability and a money back guarantee, promising a full analysis with each purchase and sturdy postage terms through H A Goddard wholesale representative in Brisbane.
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