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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 04, 1920
Page
8
Advertisement touts Storm King and Unlite double mantle lamps as superior to single types. Claims include automatic self cleaning device, adjustable light, heavy brass generators, and a 13 year lifespan. Insurers reportedly allow widespread use across Australia with no extra insurance charges.
A narrator recalls Jim Webb’s knack for growth on a building site with two laborers aiding his every move and guards against illness as workers wait. The writer claims in this year of change one laborer suffices for three brickies and imagines Webb seeking redress in court, stirring comic chaos.
The Cooktown Turf Club staged a hospital fundraiser in fair weather before a solid crowd. Blue Day led from start to finish to win the Trial Stakes, with Mascot second and heron? third. Feign edged Hiawatha in the Flying. Jostle won the Hospital Purse and Feign beat Hiawatha in the Farewell. Tote and bookmaker activity were respectable, and Mr J Murray started the races smoothly with band tunes adding atmosphere.
Wallace's Young Governor wins the hack race by a couple of lengths over Belgium Mack and Tithonus with a 534-5 time. Flying Handicap sees Hiawatha edge Feign by a half head over Jostle and Gallagher. Crock Race winner Matcot leads Belgium Mack by three lengths. Hospital Purse dominates with Jostle ahead of Heawatha Fort Vaux. Farewell Handicap ends with Feign narrowly beating Hiawatha and Fort Vaux. Aquatics club calls for a special meeting to discuss cyclone damage.
The Sheik al Islam in Constantinople issues manifestos denouncing Bolshevism as against Islamic law. In London Sir Ian Hamilton rails at Saunders’ inclusion on a blacklist while praising Dardanelles troops and calling for fair treatment amid wartime stress.
A Millaa Millaa school room meeting on a wet day attracted about 76 soldiers from Tarzali to the Beatrice River area. G Bott elected president, E Mullins secretary, and J Bennett treasurer as the group formed a League sub branch and planned monthly meetings. A deputation was to seek local war service housing space, with reps to Malanda for repatriation matters.
Charles Ray stars in a drama about a young man returning home to expose grafters and win a rightful life after adventures in the cities. The film emphasizes reform, romance, and a redemptive homecoming under Ince supervision.
J H W Catts, a Labor figure from New South Wales, argues that the Federal Labor Conference moved toward unification and a wealth levy as repayment for war debt. He notes a later special conference tried to reverse some decisions and claims efforts were made to hide certain resolutions from the public.
A toy star programme screens Louise Muff in The Sea Waif at Cooke's Federal Pictures Gor. Nancy Potter grows up in a Maine fishing village and falls for Henry Caton a musical comedy star whose voice recovery shapes their romance amid romantic entanglements and village intrigue.
A committee of the society met at Coman's refreshment on Thursday with present members listed. They confirmed previous minutes, discussed letters from Moles and McGuigan about cattle and horses, and thanked contributors for improvements to the grounds and weekly booker herald efforts.
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