21 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
1
A fragment mentions an unnamed remedy, claiming a few minutes with two shillings of HEAN’S ESSENCE mixed in water and sweetening. Sir Rider Haggard, the noted novelist who toured Australia, says he will bring its merits to England for his friends.
C Woodward lists several properties on Lake Street Sheridan Street Martin Street McLeod Street and Hop Wah Road near Parramatta Hotel. Homes include six to eight rooms with high blocks four rooms and five rooms on allotments with gas water and gardens. Purchasers may pay down and take over mortgage or rent balance.
A J Draper list details numerous Cairns properties including unimproved and suburban allotments. Highlights show streets such as Sadie Minnie Sheridan Water Upward and Lumley with terms, frontage, and corner sites. Several blocks note gas, water, or proximity to roads and stations, emphasizing investment potential and varying deposit plans.
In Cairns, William Stillman of Armstrong Ledlie and Scillman’s testifies on carters’ wages and hours. He describes two Cairns branch carters, weekly pay, start times, and deliveries, and compares prices in Cairns with Brisbane, noting small rises in kerosene and matches but lower costs for flour and meat, while detailing household consumption and weekly totals. He defends carting as less skilled than store work and explains payment, duties, and conditions under shop and factories rules.
A witness disputes competition claims by asserting he is the sole supplier for local families, arguing nearby towns do not provide alternatives. He references a weekly living cost for a Cairns family and notes that Chillagoe Co offers free goods transport on the railway. The document includes exhibits and statements from merchants regarding purchasing options.
Fragmentary note discusses the lasting impact of medicines on mankind, noting benefits and possible undesirable after effects while cautioning about usage and historical concerns.
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