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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1912
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR lists ladies line items and shoe patterns with dates and names such as Ken Bush and Ladi Lee. The readable portions describe floral patterns, various patterns, and numbered entries like 8/11 and 4/6 with footwear mentions. No coherent event or clear identities beyond scattered names and dates.
Town and Country column provides a mix of notices from Port Douglas to Cairns including Mr Fraser’s visit, remarks on rainfall and hospital statistics, shop bargains at A J Draper, steamer Annaberg voyage south, and local council and visiting dignitaries reports.
The minutes of the last annual meeting were confirmed by motion of Mr B F Gelling, seconded by Mr Peter Allen, with the hospital financial report read for the year ending. The document notes the hospital’s honours and governance items alongside committee statements.
Fragmented OCR notes report a Wallaby forward peering from an event on Sunday with five men and an engineer from Melbourne, plus a presencing of J. J. P. Alm and Herbert. A revival notice concerns Mr. W Osterlund and a tramier to an event by the Wrandra on February night. A wedding line mentions Ame Wi and a ceremony at Rev. Fo B. Dowling’s residence in Workstra Syainer with nearby attendees. A private dispatch notes a child’s birth and a quiet sermon at a church site tied to a recent head wound.
Local house listing fragment at Abbott Street mentions a Mrs Ives and Miss Beeton with prices listed as 55 Conic from 16 a dime and 2/11 for Combisation 2/6. Context unclear but indicates sale notes and bidders.
Fragmented financial note mentions balances 395 16 8 and 2004 government endowment from 191, with revenues July to December and June reliability. Discusses rate changes and building project funding, plus unclear references to presidents and inquiries about totals.
The record notes progress by the hospital committee led by Vice-President Mr. A. Taylor while urging continued effort. The remarks emphasize satisfactory strides and the need for ongoing work to meet goals.
Patimate notices list P E Wilkinson as gasfitter and galvanised iron worker with patenting details for repairs. Office address and specialities noted for repairs and fittings.
A garbled telegraph report from Georgetown speaks of a night storm and a record for January, with unclear figures. Across Mackay protests grow over plebiscite results, while Sydney reports a Workers Union ballot backing continued shearing contracts nearly entirely. In Browen, employees threaten action if employers fail to act within a week.
telegram dispute over team selection triggers heated board meeting in Sydney. McAlister blames Hill as worst captain in years. Hill is suspended from selector role after he allegedly struck McAlister during a heated exchange.
TheWintere representative side began their second innings with a solid start, losing only one wicket to march toward a competitive total.
The Daily Telegraph reports two new American battleships for the United States Navy will run on oil without coal and use a novel reciprocating engine design about 20 percent more economical than turbines. Machinery weights drop about 20 percent versus the Delaware, with boiler space halved and escort armour strengthened. each ship mounts ten 14 inch guns in two turrets and a stern group of four guns, all protected by improved armour.
A clipped sports note reports a team reaching a milestone after scoring 37 runs. The brief mentions players and a forthcoming match, but the readable text is fragmentary and lacks full names or context.
The report notes improving European demand and rising copper imports while domestic refiners face steady orders. May prices edged up as buyers secured material amid shrinking visible stock. An estimated 60 000 metric tons of copper were drawn from global reserves, reflecting tighter supply and cautious production outlook.
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