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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1927
Page
7
A fragment notes ships in port yesterday with due reference to cargo and arrivals. The readable lines mention No 4 and No 2 vessels with brief identifiers and a date marker. Further specifics are unclear in the damaged text.
The notice lists multiple ships, routes, and ports with departures and arrivals. Gemiston, Oorungal, Aralara, and others schedule southbound or northern passages, while Liners like Aberdeen, Takomi, and Weodarra are noted on December dates and voyages to Cairns, Melbourne, and London. Adelaide, Junee, Tanda, Urillta, and C.R. Flomain movements are also recorded with cargoes, destinations, and loading details.
The Hanover observatory reports Skjellerup’s comet has been started and is expected to become visible after sundown in the coming days.
In London Dec . Crowds with telescopes scan the sky from Parliament Hill and Greenwich Heath as overcast conditions dim hopes to view the Skiel irupe comet. Dr Steavenson of the British Astronomical Society notes the comet may reach first magnitude and become visible in northern latitudes. forecasts mention a tail extending toward the sun before dawn.
A historic newspaper schedule details an all day programme titled The Daily Telegraph from midday to night. It includes studio music, weather announcements, lectures, a children's hunt, market reports, and a large choir concert with selections from Handel Sullivan and others concluding with a carol procession through the city and suburbs.
At Brisbane on December 19 there were higher corn and potato supplies with mixed demand. Best quality Wagwa feed sold up to 16d, while onions eased from 8s 2d to 7d and pumpkins moved at 5d. Potatoes were plentiful and the market began to slip as gains in wheat and other items softened.
In Sydney the municipal market faces steady prices as vegetables remain abundant. Growers suffer losses sending produce to market while Christmas demand looms. Beans tomatoes and sweet potatoes have already been dumped as buyers wait for better value.
A radio from the steamer Minderon reports Parvis Noguleoltech a 19 year old Lithuanian being deported disappeared after diving or slipping from the vessel off Fremantle. The ship left harbour at 12 15. A search is ongoing as two life belts are missing and a likely five mile drift to land is noted. Police are looking for the missing man.
Readable text fragment mentions widespread activity but is largely garbled. Key names, places, or dates are unreadable, leaving uncertain details about the event and its scope.
In loving memory of our dear husband and father R. McLean who passed away December 20th at the Carrie District Capital. He giveth his beloved sleep. Inserted by his loving wife and family.
Publishers announce due to Christess and New December, the paper will be delayed. the issue dated the 27th will not be published. All other issues of both papers will be published on schedule.
A Cairns Post opinion warns that militant trade unionists threaten industry and labour harmony in Australia and Queensland. It condemns the wrecking tactics of radicals, notes unrest in New South Wales under Lang and Garden, and cautions employers and workers to seek unity to protect the nation's wealth and employment.
The Board of Trade and Arbitration fixed petrol prices for Gordonvale effective from December. First grade bulk petrol 2 3 per gallon, second grade 2 1 per gallon. Warning to mariners issued as Meaburn Rock buoy reportedly missing. Local rail updates note two rail motor trailers en route from Brisbane to Cairns ahead of Christmas demand.
Weather forecast reports scattered thunderstorms from the Far North-west to the South-east with unsettled conditions and storms along the North Coast and Peninsula divisions. Generally fine elsewhere with cooler conditions in the south-west and later in the south-east. Winds mainly easterly to northerly, turning to a south easterly change by tomorrow evening.
Horace Spence Westly and another will face re sumption of murder charges at Port Douglas Court of Petty Sessions following an inquest into Ellen Minna Bereinski death in Port Douglas Hospital on December. The defendants were arrested after the inquest. Barrister T A Entricken of Townsville travels to Mossman to observe proceedings.
A woman remanded on suspicion of unsound mind was examined by doctors Craig and Burke Gaffney who certified her condition. The court ordered commitment to Goodna Asylum with detention at Townsville recept house. She was escorted to Townsville by train later that day under Constable McKinnon.
The Jungle Puzzle by Mesars R H Kelly Abbott aired Cairns awarded 1st prize to Nance Perret who guessed 26 monkeys 169 leopard spots and 114 feathers. Second prize to Leake William Denman with one extra feather. four consolation prizes to Doreen Smith Andy Perrett Laronel Woolley and Constance Smith. Prizes obtainable from the shop.
Rain and heat dominate the Innisfail district with ongoing downpours and rising temperatures. Weather officials warn of heavy rain in the morning and potential flood risks as the week ends.
The obituary notes the death of a man aged 74 after a brief illness. He was married to his wife for the 74th wedding anniversary year and survived by his children. Funeral details are to be announced.
Notice summarizing an application by the Austreamated Engineering Union for interpretation by the Board of Trade and Arbitration under the Government Gazette references from 1925 and subsequent variations. The matter concerns judicial jurisdiction and related procedures as of Monday 26 December 1927.
A discussion by W Dunstan on whether employees under the Mechanical Engineering Award receive ordinary rates if not working on Monday December 27 1927 and overtime rules for Christmas Boxing Day and holidays. The piece cites Clauses 13 14 19 of the Award and Holidays Act 1912, recounts past court guidance from 1921, and notes the need to consider each award individually for holiday pay interpretations.
Sugar movement reported at Innisfail with the steamship Carron leaving Goondi Been Harbor and proceeding to Cairns as of December 19.
Babinda industrial magistrate met with Cane Growers' officials and union organizers to resolve five disputes over retention money held by farmers. A Cairns cement shipment caused a second hearing with Howard Smith Co agents and Waterside Workers Federation reps. verdicts set specific rates for No 2 hatch workers and retroactive payment.
Dec 19 reports Archbishop of Brisbane Dr Sharps spoke on the Prayer Book revision amid Commons debate. He noted the Church of England faced varied views and said the matter drew strong support among clergy and laity, reflecting the church's history.
Jr. Sharp predicted strong movement toward deeming the Church of England’s establishment costly as Commons rejection shocks expectations. He noted surprise at Lords influence and that Rowan Catholic peers would abstain from the division on the revised Prayer Book.
The text reports that convocations of York and Cal eany were originally set for a certain date and day and were cancelled. It mentions the Archbishop and that the Sunday News cites plans regarding the ecclesiastical actions and reasons.
In December notes from the paper scant readable facts mention prices and sales at various spots. The legible items reference stations with values including 16 and 68 but lack full context or clear entities.
The Canegrowers column reports the 1927 harvest ending in Cairns due to cyclone and floods. Sugar losses exceed a quarter of a million pounds with farm revenue dropping up to three thousand pounds for the largest holdings. Industrial stability remains a concern alongside weather risks.
The Cairns district notes improved industrial relations amid past turmoil and ongoing cooperation between workers and employers. It foresees potential growth in Queensland’s sugar industry through cooperative production, fair practices, and continued use of industrial law to keep the wheels of industry moving.
Fragment discusses Geneva commerce and a figure named Austen with critical stance. Details are obscured by garbled OCR. No clear events, dates, or outcomes are readable to establish a definite news item.
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