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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1924
Page
5
Reloving memory of my dear wife and our dear mother and grandmother who led this life at Elstree Creek on 12th December. Inverted by her loving husband, poms, daughters, sons-in-law, dem teré-i-lew, and grandchildren.
A stream of vessel departures and arrivals is noted with ships leaving Cairns for Melbourne and Port Douglas while others head from Sydney to Cairns. Lanterns show services from Canberra and Brisbane via ports, with multiple ports and dates including Syd to Melbourne and Cairns via various routes.
In Brisbane Dee A1, Romt-street termize market improved slightly but turnover remained limited with several sales noted at a Two 2A level. Traders and observers marked cautious optimism as activity steadies after a slow period.
Menars Weddell and Co report London prices for butter 238-240 per rwt and Australian first grade salted 192-196 per rwt. Unsalted 194-198. Australian cheese 80s to 88s per cw. London market weakens and inter state markets are soft due to export pressure. Brisbane and Melbourne prices noted, weekly store and arrival figures provided for late November 1924.
Melbourne December article notes Mr Bruce dismisses sugar embargo prolongation as mere guesses while Federal Ministry policy remains undecided. He cites June 1923 pledge and Queensland growers input as key to future sugar industry plans. He met fruit growers canners and jam makers to hear their views before Cabinet decisions.
On December 11 at Mundaburra Harold and Ernest Bazley confronted their sister Mrs Emerson at Glenrac farm. A heated quarrel led Harold to draw a revolver. Three shots hit Ernest, who pursued Harold outside where four more shots were fired two hitting him. Ernest was hospitalized in serious condition later described as not currently critical. Harold was arrested and remanded for eight days.
The Cairns Eisteddfod Committee has finalised the 1925 programme for Cairns west Easter and urges rapid printing and circulation. Delays threaten aspirants and competitors as sections prepared months ago, and organizers seek broad pre-event advertising to attract entrants from Cairns district and further south.
Visitors to Herberton report hotel rooms taxed to the limit amid simmer school break. A hospital committee meeting was delayed by lack of a quorum and rescheduled. Cairns sees cooler weather with an overcast sky and a 24 hour rainfall of 4.44 inches. Premier notes electors must vote for more licenses to attract people, warning against insufficient support.
A successful dance and social was held at Brophy Hall Edmonton on Saturday. Proceeds supported the Gordonvale Band funds. Contests were keen with winners Mr R Carne and Miss Fogarty, Mr W Miller and Miss Dosadeo, Mesars Spencer and C Carne were jointMs. Music by Cahill Wingfield and Killenny. A large turnout despite a terrific storm. Gordonvale Brass Band performed outside the hall.
Mr F C M Byrne P M denounced dangerous motorists in the nien case. He cited speeding along Abbott Street toward the Hospital at 40 to 50 mph on a convex road, warned against speeding past schools, and condemned drivers who fail to dim headlights. He warned such reckless acts could cause a catastrophe.
A Gordonvale correspondent reports on a drowning rescue near Gordonvale, the Mulgrave River rains and cane harvest impacts, plus a Gordonvale council debate over the Evelyn-Kaban road and bamboo removal proposals. The Premier visits Gordonvale to review memorial works and fundraising progress while communities face weather and transport challenges.
The Cairns Aquatic Club holds a general carnival meeting in the club rooms at 8 o'clock tonight. All interested are invited to attend. Richmond Divinet Hospital invites applications for the position of Obstetric Sister. Tenders are invited for the erection of 8 Workers' Dwelling at East Innisfail. C Harding acting under authority from W Clemisha will sell by auction at Clark's Farm two miles from Yarra on Wednesday December 17 at 12 o'clock a chance milking herd.
Forecast to day calls unsettled weather in the tropical zone with rain and thunderstorms, warming winds from the northeast. City Council meets as tenders for a ten year lease of Central Hotel on Council property are opened. George Williams offers £211,100 with £728 yearly rent. Cardwell correspondent notes over six hundred attend a luncheon for 600. Cairns talks include passes for railway workers and harbor board remarks on a Cairns Harbor award with quoted confusion over a reported statement.
Ark fess William Pope faced a maintenance order breach at the Police Court. Service at Mount Alarson on November 25 1924 led to a £15 weekly payment order for two children, which he allegedly ignored. A further £15 was due November 6 1924. He was committed to gaol for three months unless the order is observed.
A Wednesday blaze at the Mas tory of Vongalurra in Yungeburra Pinge caused heavy damage. Firefighters could save the main building and stacked tyres. two storage tanks and surrounding machinery were destroyed. Total loss estimated around 24000, with several operations damaged by the heat.
Torrential rain delayed preparations at Angae Park for the Xmas Tree and Fair to open tomorrow. The Helion borer evening features the Tighe and a railway fan program from 7:45. The Women’s Cheech Help Society, led by the minister’s wife, meets fortnightly on the verandah, aiming to fund sewing work and social welfare. Father Christmas will attend the Minas Tree for child entertainment.
A week of heavy rain in Gordonvale caused streets to flood with water streaming down every footpath. Roads became almost useless as waterways overflowed and pools formed in main streets. Residents demanded action from Shire Council and Railways to fix drainage and clear a neglected landscape.
The snippet lists daily Cairns train departure times to Gordonvale Innisfail and Babinda with partial footnotes. It notes morning departures 5.am to Babinda on Mon and Fri, 7.50am to Gordonvale with extensions, and afternoon services toward Tabloid Moola with varied days. It references Dow’s trains into Cairns and multiple stations along the line with inconsistent timing details.
Reports describe a lively scene at Innisfail with a Japanese man arrested for drunkenness after a disturbance on the Esplanade. Police quelled a second free fight as crowds gathered for the North Coast Line opening. Earlier, insubordination cases surfaced at court, and a man named Sid Howarth suffered injuries at Goondi Sugar Mill. A river drag yielded the body of John Gardiner, 67, an England-born laborer, found in the Tohnetane River with death from drowning.
Brisbane December 11 Eric Fell 22 and Amy Fell 20 were charged with four counts of breaking and entering dwelling houses. A fifth count was preferred. Sub-Inspector Head said the couple, recent Melbourne arrivals, had leased five properties in a week and stolen jewellery valued around 2 pounds. Much of the loot was recovered. They were remanded for a week.
A reflection on art’s perfection as a measure of goodness and maturity in nature. The text says those who perceive it and love it have perfect taste, while those who do not or love only a partial view have imperfect taste.
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