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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1915
Page
2
Auction notice outlines price £511 with balance in thirds, bank terms and cash option. Parcels on Harves's Crescent and North Coast Line described. instalment plan includes one third cash, one third at one year, and remaining balance. Property terms appear in terse financial phrasing with partial readability.
An early 20th century recruitment notice seeks a nine member cane cutting gang including cooks for immediate vacancies. Applicants are instructed to report to Cane Inspector Hambledon with openings in Galil, expected early December or late November.
The August copper prices range from £71 15s to £75 per ton with electrolytic at £64 to £85. Tin fluctuates between £138 18s and £153, lead from £2 15s to £2 17s, and spelter from £70 to £65. Silver remains undetailed.
An August 1 1915 notice advertises an offer from Melly Chemist for two shillings: one eighteenpenny worth brush and a shilling antiseptic paste to clean and preserve teeth. A cable report notes Turkey’s Germanising efforts and hospital positions amid wartime irony.
A plot summary shows a young man left to his uncle after his mother dies. The uncle mentors him as a potential literary genius while distrusting a visiting girl Amnavel who arrives to tutor him. Interference sparks tension and the lovers plot a separation as fear of tragedy rises.
The readable text describes a failed or unsafe medical claim and a hazardous practice leading to potential harm to a child. It mentions a remedy that frightens and a membrane. the exact actions and outcomes are ambiguous due to the garbled OCR.
A public meeting at Heese Hotel this evening discusses Thorn Hair Tonic claimed to restore grey hair to natural color without harming scalp or roots. It is said to make hair shinier, boost growth, and prevent further loss. large bottle priced at 1 shilling 6 pence. Poster by W. A. Collins, Lake Street, Chariton, Cairns.
The Herald features a portrait page of well known commercial travellers who tour North Queensland towns. Names listed left to right include H. Hollimen, S. Archibad, W. Stevenson, BR Kennedy, W. Dick, BR Horse, Wackrow, J. K. er, A. Purdige, W. Dowker, J. Huthr, P. Frazer, R Roberts with their associated firms such as National Mutual, Vacuum Oil, Brown and Son, South British, Horn and Petersen, Pike Bros, Tyre Ltd, Morrows, Lutheris Ltd and Cummins and Pog tall.
A patriotic benefit show at a local venue drew audiences Saturday and promises a second performance tonight. The program features film star Miss Wy Clone and a local talent lineup including the Nexal Military Concert Party. A comedy sketch and new items are listed, with credits to the entertainment columns.
Dentist P. L. Meredith will be in attendance at Bin Butgery Kiareche daily for one month. Telephones.
A lively Palace Theatre program featured Charlie Chenin and Majie TorreW performing in The Tremp and other acts. The Australian tango dancers Weiners and Tyreells delivered entertaining routines, with audience noting their country roots and rising skill on stage.
Mr W B Banner of Martley Street Cairn donates £1 to the Veviouws Fund. Store at Babinda opened with large decks of groceries drapery boots and shoes offered on terms.
A reader from Ver iam requests correction of last Monday’s paper. He notes a donation of £50 to FACIAL MSFIGUREMENTS and questions cures claimed by Face Dreams and lotions. The letter cites internal causes for pimples and suggests Satsapa riley as a remedy from the chemist.
This week’s Heraf presents two photos of the Annon Pliver mini. A second image shows the Baw cull by the company, built for the chrome of outiime the timbers. A third photo hints at the new rate discovery of six columns per iuvie and nearly SW yards of ground per three.
A local effort to supply walking sticks for wounded soldiers notes volunteers from the North Coast towns. Mr C Henson offered his coloured services while Mr Winkworth arranged wages for a timber worker and the stock of timber on hand.
A fac simile of a World War I era letter from a Bavarian Guardsman in Paris depicts a soldier boasting of fighting from house to house and killing French, then sending kisses to a woman named Grete Mayer. The text includes references to civilians, revolvers, and alleged wartime atrocities.
A school fundraiser held by Abe McDionnell’s Creek State School on Saturday raised net proceeds of Ci 1S plus several donations. Extra money came from garden produce, a raffle, and crochet items donated by local residents. notable supporters included Huph Ress and P King, with free use of lawn benches and other donations from local citizens. The event was well attended and aimed to support the Capins Motor Ambulance fund.
A pleasing function at Figtree Creek featured Mr. Crossland singing patriotic songs. Mr. Edwards thanked Mr. Lewis for kind words spoken during the event.
Brisbane's Saturday celebrations drew a record crowd as a 3 mile procession from George Street to Exhibition grounds showcased queens, veterans, Light Horse and rifle clubs. A noon carnival featured tableaux, athletic events, buck jumping and a massed rifle clubs march past. Donations and ticket sales at the Exhibition grounds raised about £12,500 with overall Queensland contributions nearing £100,000 for wounded soldiers and Red Cross funds.
Report notes minor unrest around the railway bridge of Tred as disturbances ripple through Lis hee with unclear causes and limited details. The scene centers on infrastructure and unsettled local conditions without explicit incidents.
In Brisbane on August 29, a geologist named Mr. Hamilton drew attention for his work, addressing local civic concerns and signaling forthcoming findings about the region's geology and resources.
Officials report the Mount Mulligan blaze has been fully contained and operations will shift to standby mode from today. Fire crews and emergency services will remain on alert as containment lines hold.
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