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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1910
Page
2
Notice for an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held February 1 1910 at noon at the registry of the company. The resolutions cover altering the Articles to empower debenture holders to appoint directors and to fix quorum and voting rules for meetings.
Two properties near Hartley and Bonde Streets offered for sale. The allotment 1, Par t 1 of Section 4 and a roomed house are described as ideal for wharf workers and currently let. Further particulars available from the seller.
A fragmented notice from Cairns discusses anniversaries and prices in Chillagoe and nearby towns, then shifts to complaints about high Falls levels and potential excursions. It questions local railway ownership and managerial power, urging action and telegraph offers for residents.
A Wednesday auction by the Receiver at 2.80 p.m. on Bunda Street appraises the insolvent estate of Mrs. B Monee. The stock offers Lollies Tinned Goods and General items available for bidding at the premises.
Ratepayers in Cairns request the mayor call a Public Meeting to protest the Department of Public Instruction action. The request emphasizes civic input and seeks dates for the assembly to voice concerns regarding the department's procedures.
Tenders for a Bee Ino Story hotel to be built in Ayr were received as part of progress reports. The notice mentions sugar visitors and notes three gentlemen holding high positions in relation to the project.
Cairns Chamber protests to Melbourne Postmaster General over ongoing telegraph interruptions severing Cairns to southern lines. Report notes construction issues on Cairns Geraldton coast connection, with storms and equipment faults causing service chaos and hindering daily news transmission.
A lead article comments on substitution of a word in municipal discourse. The writer notes a clash over personal discord entering Council meetings and laments Blase partisanship affecting proceedings.
A steamer Harrabool is due tomorrow to the Adelaide tramelage Company with a cargo of coal and two locomotives for the Cairns Railway. An aircra announcement notes tram service plans for Mul Grace tramway to run to Babimda Creek and back.
A minor landslip caused by a derailment delayed the Kuredde trains with a ballast train dispatched from Cairns and an Oteliota operation starting. A Mareeba down train ran late by 40 minutes. Me G Vineerough reported the consignment of pears and praised their taste amid a local fruit advertisement.
The text records shipments of fruit by Arwmer fruu to Midbourne SA, Syldview, Brisbane, Rockbanp, and Townsvile during Saint er month, noting wet weather, rainfall totals, and 24 hour readings. It mentions Melbourne port arrivals, a ship named Yongala, and delays due to high gale conditions from Mackay to Townaville.
Report from town says the Papans Government eleamer Merrie England arrived Fort Dowelas without a rudder after a rough spell of weather. The crew abandoned ship, and Usher was seen guiding the steamer toward Cairns.
An odd fragments mix reports a meeting where officials signed a requisition and debated public concerns over public instruction and the transfer of a school reserve to the Technical College Committee. The notes mention a Thursday gathering to protest the department's actions and control of property.
Secretary Mr HB Marks of the People's Progressive League reports Messrs Glass Ma crossan Sempters Chatawany and St Ledger leaving for the North and set to reach Towne Ville Monday. Campaign opens Tuesday night at Cairns via Mourilyan. Steve Boyd the fruiterer shows 70 cases of mango and other fruits with peaches priced from 6d to 2s per dozen. grapes and pears praised. fruits on display as a notable Cairns shop exhibit.
The benefit concert at the Cairme Hospital and Cairns Ambulance fundraiser drew few attendees yet delivered a strong program. Promoters noted the event lacked numbers but maintained high quality performances and a positive sense of purpose despite the crowd.
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