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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 15, 1916
Page
2
Melbourne reports indicate the Australian Cup favorite is connected to trainer C Wheeler. Details mix odds and prospects as the field prepares for the important race.
The carnival event unfolds with racing and parading segments led by a champion rider. Officials report mixed results across unrelated races, including a 11 yard sprint and a 3 point display. Local teams and spectators fill the Misty fete with prize money and steady attendance.
In Melbourne on Saturday night Peter Doran defeated Liey4 in the Beans weight championship of Victoria by 19.10 to 12.2 on points. The event took place at Stain Pet Doran.
In Brisbane a dispute over careers was settled in the Arbitration Court following a Federal Council recommendation. Had the recommendation failed a strike was likely, with meetings held in Melbourne Adelaide Perth and Hobart to discuss action. Today’s Brisbane meeting drew over 1000 attendees as the mining sector warned of further stoppages.
L Cohes, secretary of the Trades and Labour Council of Victoria, died from a fractured skull after falling from a two story window at the Prince Alfred Hotel in Adelaide early Saturday morning. The incident occurred during a visit by Cohes to the city.
Townsville reports a February meeting of the mayor and local committees guiding wartime social events and entertainments for volunteers. Notes cover committee changes, a planned railway social, and preparations for a progeny of patriotic functions, with details on chairs and organizers amid wartime disruption.
A fragmented OCR note from Orros dated Fearuary 16 cites the amet report of the Society for the Prevention of Cantor octane. The text is garbled but hints at an attack and sudden fear, with references to colic and diarrhoea.
A partial list records firms and places designated as enemy arms by the Commonwealth Attorney-General. Entries include Melbourne and Sydney based companies such as Rubber Co Melbourne Australian Metal Co Steffens and Noelle Ltd Angest Blumenthal Ltd Pouch Tyre and Mabber Co and others in Sydney and Melbourne with variousGerman or Austro-German associations.
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