28 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1914
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR lists Cairns and nearby towns including Gordonvale Kuranda Mareeba Tolga Atherton Wondeela Tumoulin and Pewee with scattered punctuation and misspellings. No coherent event or context is present in the readable text.
Shipping movements show Biss PUG COL LTD vessels Korinda arriving from Townsville and returning via Port Douglas and other ports. Steamers from Cairns travel to Townsville and Sydney with multiple departures and arrivals noted, including schedules for Brisbane Melbourne and Sydney. Fpreamlet Co and Taiyven GA line report sailings from Hong Kong and Anenz Korg via ports with dates 27th dawnery and 15.
The Cairna Mulmace Jockey Club held a Boxing Dex meeting on Saturday with fair attendance and satisfactory racing. Judge J Cannon and club president T P Kelly led a creditable event featuring several prize races including the Officials’ Plate and Flying Handicaps. winnings totaled £46 11s at the gates.
A historical advertisement describes using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Cures to treat skin eruptions and itching. It cites Mrs Cattey noting improvements after trying various remedies and claims worldwide liberal supply of sample soap.
A meeting of the Settlers' Progress Association at Mr Ro Leighton’s residence discussed railway progress to Millan Millan, with praise for supporters and plans to thank them. The second section of the railway will be built with five steel bridges and heavy rails.
A Milan meeting debated locating a factory for the Centre, considering two viable sites Vigor’s about three miles from the terminus and Leighton’s opposite, 160 yards away. Directors to inspect both with a subcommittee, awaiting unanimous local approval and rail connection feasibility.
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