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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1912
Page
2
Tenders after hereby invited for items described as abovementioned. Applicants should apply to the undersigned. Highest or best offer will be considered. Tel: contact number. Submissions close at 10 am Thursday the 20th August.
Tender notices invite purchase of resubject 1 of Std 4 of bor GS Cairns parish showing show grounds and adjoining garden. Offers sought as whole or parts, for plan viewing at the office. sealed bids due by September morning.
The notice lists Modern Bakery on Spence Street Cairns and mentions fresh bread and milk rolls and buns delivered to various parts of town. Manager HIL is noted.
Classified sale notice states Lewton commands sale by public auction on premises at Spence Street, involving the Federal Hotel furniture and fittings. Auctioneer Punlie A to conduct the sale. Sale details are listed for the Wednesday date of 28th Angst at 2.50 A.M.
The readable text describes a World War II aircraft event with a gunner striking shots while the craft at high speed. It mentions weight, aeroplane attachment, and an angled spring device, with references to a mission location and personnel implied by the garbled OCR.
Copper shares rise with frenzied Sydney trading as buyers outpace sellers. Prices quote Frab 6/2/6 and 7, buyers at 7 with no offers below 7/5. Other copper issues show mixed quotes and flat activity with Charters Towers unchanged. A U S Steel report cites a 1901 corporate capital of 1 billion dollars and large fees for organizers, while noting vast worker hours and limited union presence in the industry.
Telegraph style list references multiple individuals such as Pundee, CH. Towers, Bee Bon Li, Brilliane Denton, Brilliant Se, Kellys, Kalama, and Crem with assorted dates like 8/8 9/-, 1/11 2/-, 8/4 8/6 and partial items. No coherent event or outcome is clear from the readable text.
A listing of stock prices and bids with entries for Cairns stocks including Mungana Mt. Elliott Mt. Cuthbert and Vulcan among others. Prices are shown in pounds shillings pence and pence with various pays and paid notes.
An ad copy claims Stead's Throat Pastilles ease sore throats and coughing fits. It emphasizes rapid relief and positions the product as unmatched for throat irritation in daily home use.
At the Cairns Penny Savings Bank on Saturday deposits were £50 12d and withdrawals £94.
A fragmented wartime transcript describes an order from headquarters forbidding troops to touch enemy property. It cites an example about rounding up items and an inaccuracy about killing in self defense, followed by a dismissive crowd reaction.
The Courier notes the Court of Agriculture display at the Brisbane Exhibition. Labels on each sugar variety explained the value to growers. Samples of refined sugar fy rupes and molasses, plus other products, were shown in an engaging display.
The Department of Agriculture advances trout culture in North Queensland plateaux. Two ova consignments in Herberton faced issues from poor methods, while a 919 trout batch thrives in streams. 100,000 ova from New Zealand arrive in Brisbane for release toward 25,000 in the Wackall Range. The Herberton group led by Mr A Maund collaborates with officials to distribute ova and cultivate wild rivers. Newell's trial on his property shows rapid growth. Strict penalties aim to curb handling and protect the fry in the Killarney region.
The text shows fervent denunciations of Mr Tudue s proposed wage regulation affecting cane growing in the sugar industry. It notes possible upheaval if enforced, implicating the Fisher Government and calls for electoral change to thwart socialist policies. An individual quotes a Florodora sentiment about personal risk in this policy clash.
Starr Hawkett Society event at Cairns yielded £97 0 2 in takings. Directors J Draper and Moody will attend next Saturday. Amos Vevor, inspecting surveyor, traveled from Madarreek to Tamoulin and Malanda to Millan Villas extensions. Amon traveled from Iron to Herberton with the Chief Engineer for railways and continues to Innisfail for North Coast line survey inspection.
From the 610 Past notes Mr Frank'almer a longtime Northern identity and former Toowomba bank manager departs Cairns for Hervertor today and plans to return midweek. He will share recollections of early Cairns days and hinterland life with locals.
A Potne probate case in Tennayville yesterday challenged a valuation by AW Draper on Mantaka estate. Judges and officials weighed Draper's figures against Deputy Connsomer of Stamps Mr Draper’s assessment, and the Crown finally agreed to adopt the Draper valuation as the correct basis. The executrix faces a likely heavier loss based on this decision.
The town reports imports valued at £26,440 and exports of £186,174 for the month ending August 21. Numerous visitors arrived from the West and South for Amateur Race Week activities.
In Brisbane on Monday the Gympie field development proposal was presented to the Mines Minister. Decisions await the Treasurer Budget speech and financial position reveal. Also in Brisbane a 70 year old man died after a staircase fall at a boarding house. cause believed to be a neck injury. Opposition leader Bowerman reported improving and progressing well.
Despite threating weather, Cairns Theatre drew an eager audience for a program similar to Saturday's. Enthusiasm and appreciation ran high as the films and dramas were presented with repeated praise. The article encourages those who missed the current program to attend tonight and tomorrow's big weekend change.
Enthusiastic crowd at the Lyric Theatre last night enjoyed Phot Plays including The Age of Spears and Cardinal Worse. The program highlighted a Vita graph feature about Henry VIII and a tale of jealousy aided by Maurice Costello, with a picturesque health resort sequence. The show ends tonight.
The Telegram notes Mesday session discussion on the Industrial Peace bill with focus on potential scrutiny and parliamentary consideration by lawmakers.
A well attended Australian Metis Association meeting discussed broader opinions ahead of the annual conference. Members considered key issues and planned next steps for the upcoming event.
The Commissioner for Police reports F. W. J. Mogison, a contract surveyor for the Lands Department, was found dead in his tent near Kilcoy with a revolver wound to the forehead and a pistol beside him. Police will investigate possible self-inflicted injury.
A man identified as Christian Steimaier was found at dawn in a dire condition in Nundah after severing his throat with a rover. He was discovered near a veracdalon in distress with a deep throat wound and no immediate blood clues observed at the scene.
In Central Police Court Trishale Renused was charged with unlawfully killing Daniel O Hagan on August 2 in Brisbane. Deceased died after being struck by a motor car and later died at the General Hospital. Accused remanded. Timn reports that over the next year the Broken Hill Proprietary Company plans iron and steel works at Port Waratah near Newcastle with site preparation to begin soon.
Mr Nielsen of Sydney departs for San Francisco to represent New South Wales at the Dry Farming Congress. He has been offered the directorship of the New South Wales Government Agency planned for the Pacific Coast to promote immigration and related aims.
Mr C C McDougall of Lynnhurst stud farm reports the loss of his imported blond stallion Ladyriad after an accident during racing, the horse sustaining fatal injuries and being carried out.
Wireless cables report rising meat prices trigger protests in several towns. Movements oppose foreign meat imports as Union actions spread. A separate note mentions wage increases for miners and apprentice strikes in Britain amid ongoing labor unrest.
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