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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1912
Page
2
Notice details a New Year’s meeting on Saturday January 1913 with £165 added money across multiple races including six furlongs and five furlongs events. Nominations close January 2, handicaps announced January 7, acceptances January Job. Also notices on tenders for sanitary contracts and land title transmission registrations in Brisbane and Cairns with dates and officials named.
A fragmentary Cairns notice lists manicure sets silver-mounted and glassware for Christmas, with ads for a Lyric Theatre postponement and a Town Clerk telegram. It mentions Mr Kelly Abbott Street displays and a transfer news item for Inspector Young plus a suicide report near Nine-mile Couch Stage.
Yesterday oppressive conditions with a hot wind dominated the afternoon. Maximum shade temperature reached 99 degrees, with reports from the back country indicating very warm temperatures.
A man named P. Land, employed as a trainman, had his hands caught in a buffer at Alma Den, suffering painful injuries. He was transported to Chillagoe and admitted to hospital for treatment.
The Lands Office is to be asked for a report on the effects of moving its work to the Court House. Government action after holidays is unlikely. Citizens complain the Lands Office closure harms farmers. hopes exist for restoration in the New Year.
An OCR snippet describes a millinery window display with mentions of style taste and finish. The readable bits include references to evening wear and examining items, but the text is largely garbled and lacks a clear event, person, or organization to identify.
The South Australian veterinary service notes 1080 to 1912 farm dogs destroyed over five years, with fox killings rising. The force has faced unmolested months as foxes aid rabbit control, though they also kill lambs, prompting actions before lambing season.
The Aloomba Christmas Tree event, aided by the Anglican Church building fund, drew strong crowds. Volunteers, stalls, a lucky dip, a shooting gallery, and a popular dolls dress prize highlighted a charitable evening, with proceeds expected to exceed seven pounds.
The piece describes Mr Holman leaving Sydney for London as a possible view of conditions surrounding his departure. It condemns the M Gowen ministry and Labour for their mishandling, calling Holman’s exit a stall tactic and comparing Labour unfavorably to Liberal performances.
The Nurses Registration Board under the Health Acts reports about 1000 applications from nurses received and expected to rise to around 100 more by year end. A subset has been dealt with for irregularities while others remain under review by a sub committee.
The Saturday evening function at Freak Water school room featured a prize and toy distribution for children. Parents and kids filled the decorated room as two Christmas trees, one with books for older pupils and one with toys for younger pupils, were raided by eager youngsters.
A London newspaper cites Belgrade as a city of women displaying stoic loyalty during the war with Turkey. Servian mothers and sisters bid farewell to sons and husbands going to the front with prayers for their safety and resilience in the face of possible injury or death.
A letter from Herberton discusses fruit history efforts and weather effects. July rains caused apple blossoms to drop, frost later killed many blooms, delaying crops while Teubel grapes show a large yield and better varieties suffered from frost. Suggestions include mulching, drainage, lime, and balanced fertilization to protect trees and soil.
Church schedule lists Christmas Day communion services at 7 30 and 11 30 a m with hymnody by Marbeck and Sixpence choir pieces Peace on Earth and Christmas Anthems. Evening theatre event at 7 20 pm features Rev W George Goddard preaching on The Incarnation and Simon.
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