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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Feb 03, 1913

Page

2

Marcus Olesen Applies for Transfer and Vote on Office Move

Notice by Marcus Olesen to transfer license and submit postal vote questions to Ratepayers. Voters decide on moving the office to Mareeba or Kuranda and retention in Cairns with options to Vote for or against each proposal. Returning Officer A J Draper signs date 1 January 1013.

Cairns James Watters Victualler Central Hotel Marcus Olesen Alareeba Mareeba Ofice Kuranda A. J. Draper

Modern Bakery Premises To Let In Solid Location

Premises known as Modern Bakery formerly Hooper's. Large shop with oven and bake house. Reliable bakery opportunity. Full particulars and rent details available from A. J. Draper. Immediate possession offered.

Hooper's A. J. Draper

For Sale The Commercial Hotel in Charlotte and Walker Streets

Listing details a hotel property in Cooktown with one to two bedrooms, several rooms including dining billiard and large living spaces, outbuildings, stables, and gas lighting. Includes two allotments with cottages and outbuildings. Addressed to Mrs Janet Waterston for inquiries in Cooktown.

Charlotte Walker Streets Janet Waterston Cooktown

Untitled Advice for Cuts and Burns in Worsening Wounds

A fragment advises on treating stubborn wounds and cautions against delaying care when cuts burn or injuries fail to improve. It emphasizes timely attention and proper care to prevent escalation.

Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade Hospital Meeting

The annual meeting of contributors to the Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade Hospital Cairns Centre will be held in the Board Room Lane Street Cairns on Thursday February 6 1913 evening. The meeting aims to receive and adopt the annual report and balance sheet for 1912 elect eight committee men honour the treasurer and auditor for the year ahead and discuss any other business with due notice given.

Contra Lane Street Cairns

Modern Bakery Liquidation Notice

W. H. Bennett trustee announces liquidation of Modern Bakery. All accounts due to the abera must be paid to the trustee forthwith. Receipts will be recognized when signed by the trustees. Dated Cairo January 31 1923.

W. H. Bennett Cairoa A. J. Draper

Metal market brief from London copper and tin quotes

The London market reports copper forward at 29 pounds 2 shillings 8 pence rising to 69 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence. Tin forward values range around 928 pounds to 289 pounds 10 shillings, with Lees and Lend tied to £16 10s.

London Lees

Limerick steamer due Cairns. rice mill sale noted

Local notes report the Rice Mill on the Cairns foreshore sold to Thomas of Atherton for timber yard use. The steamer Limerick expected at noon from London via ports. Harbour depth measured 16 feet. Also covered are hospital notices, cyclone damaged fruit along Barron River and two men remanded for observation after court in Cairns.

Thomas Atherton Cairns Burns Philp and Co Limerick London Parta

Buoys Out Of Position Reported At Port Douglas

Captain Rhodes, harbor master, warns ships that all buoys at Port Douglas are misaligned. Front loading light down and lighthouse screen malfunctioning. Temporary marks to be set as weather moderates. Alexandre reef buoy about two miles north of its proper position. Police court in Cairns adjourns as Charles Butter charged with stealing bay gelding belonging to John Charles Yeo at Exeter around January 26, 1913. Evidence given by Detective Constable Meldon. bail granted.

Rhodes Horbour Port Douglas Alexandre Wea Cairns P. G. Great P Charles Butter Ons Gelding John Charles Yeo Existon Armat Meldon Sars Grant -Hawkes Barron Mouth Cecil Rhodes Whistler Melbourne Timbucton Athens Florence Bulletin Bord

The Post Cyclone Report From Cairns

The cyclone last week caused widespread disruption with partial communications restored. Cairns experienced one of the worst storms in years though structural damage was minor in modern buildings. Shipping near Barron mouth faced major peril but Cecil Rhodes aided rescue efforts.

Cairns

Miners and Coffee Aid Amid Hard Times

Sympathy flows for miners as a simple beverage helps cope with hardship. A ready mix labeled OMT Milk and Coffee promises needed energy with boiling water, stocked by grocers and prepared by Nest.

Honor to Whom Honor and the Cairns Telegraph

Report from Cairns recalls two days of isolation after Hues demolished lines. Postmaster N. Bo Nagel and telegraph staff repaired the system, restoring communication. A Friday report from Down of the Preadwater Hotel described shots heard near the Barron River. police and Corporal Murty found a Chinaman afloat on the river, rescued him, and learned the shots were from men shooting wallabies.

Cairn Gy Bolt Down Preadwater Cairns Barron Marr Murty Redlynch Itsmas

The Cairns Pictures and Local Defence Meeting Proceedings

The Cairns Pictures feature two new subjects The Rose of the Tender loin and The Battle to-night and tomorrow along with Fire of Driftwood. A local Citizens Committee meeting on defense discussed cadet registration for Nelson and Hambledon areas, potential command, and funds.

McFadden Bilbao Fathe English Gazette Standard Hobbr

Visit to the Barron River Explores Flood Damage

An excursion in an open boat visited the Barron river on a Saturday afternoon to assess damage from flooding. The party observed uprooted trees along the beach and in the water, twisted mangroves, and wildlife such as dogfish and crabs scattered around. A black gull lingered near the boat before flight as the group approached the Barron Spit and prepared to land.

Barron River Phapes Sean Harrow Bagron Barron Spit

Burns and local color in literature critic note

A literary column defends Burns against overstated adulation and argues genuine criticism rests with general enthusiasm and unprejudiced experts. It contrasts Burns with James Hogg, discusses English understanding of Burns, and warns against relying on local color in judging universal art.

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