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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 16, 1915
Page
2
An old catalog fragment lists fabrics such as Flora Crepe and Lace trims, detailing garments and accessories including dresses, bloomers, crepe costumes, and wide ranges of footwear and men’s Derby shoes. Prices and item notes are interwoven with fabric types and finishing details.
A Eacham Shire appeal outlines plans for Cairns port expansion including deeper channels for all ships, improved railway access, swift handling of empty trucks, and a complete agreement with railway and government authorities. It proposes adopting Melbourne Harbor Board cold storage practices and enhancing facilities for perishable goods and basic commodities to boost regional trade.
Company requests payment of all outstanding accounts as branch accounts are adjusted. Overdue accounts will be read for without any further notice.
A local optical shop invites readers to visit for a proper fitting and a correct pair of glasses. The aim is to improve reading comfort and reduce eye strain.
A fragment from a 1915 issue shows the newspaper header The Post with a February 1 date and mentions an earlier 1905 date. The readable bits are sparse but indicate standard newspaper formatting and an itemized page.
At the Cairns Cane Growers Association annual meeting the price paid by 3.2 Co. for Hambledon cane was debated. Members urged gathering full figures from CSR Co and ASA to decide on action. A. J. Draper plans to press Brisbane and the U S P A on securing a living price for farmers and the industry in Queensland.
The Montoro delivered over twenty tons of rails to Cairns destined for Babinda. The shipment was part of a contiguant action reportedly over carried by the German steamer Lüneburg.
The Girls and Infants' School pupils in Cairns collected through small envelopes about £4 10s for the Deaf and Dumb Institution. The funds will be sent to Brisbane by the next mail. Charles G. T. Murray offers daily dental consultations at AMP Building Abbott Street, telephone 138, P.O. Box 135.
Miss Draper secretary to the Cairns Red Cross Society writes on behalf of the committees thanking all members for their sympathy and support to the Society especially in connection with the recent Picture Benefit.
Heat wave distress causes prickly heat among others. Sees Se Pharmacy offers Prickly Heat Lotion or Powder for immediate relief. Price 1 shilling per bottle or tin. Craig, Pure Drug Chemist, Abbott Street, Cairns.
The Cairns Law Court before Land Commissioner MB Salon bory heard applications for fulfillment of conditions on multiple parcels. Grants for deed or lease were issued for Donald McDonald portion 9 Trinity parish, Samuel Crothers portion 64 Cairns, William Films portions 155 and 157 Formating, J Glen don portions 12 and 166 7 T Formating, A Veivers parcel Cairns, and others adjourned or granted as noted.
Local picturegoers await a capacity crowd as the MaMagrines present vaudeville acts with George Sharrat and Elsie Lang in Fonmea Cale, plus Will E. Grow in Kaiser sketches and Exmmie Hardis patriotic songs. The program includes Whixing the Whirl and war pictures with a prize.
Messrs Yarding and Wright conduct an auction of eleven forest land portions near Tolga railway station at 62 and ms today. Sale details indicate parcel offerings and local bidding terms for prospective buyers in the district.
Voters face a narrow race as local candidates vie for the mayoralty amid limited rallies. Community groups discuss reform priorities and public safety, while observers note shifts in turnout expectations.
M Waddell announces the opening of a General Store in Rakirda ahead of the statutory meeting. Taxes, prices, and insurance details will be discussed as the town council sets the 12 month agenda.
A remarkable creature was born in Malone featuring two tails eight legs and a single head. Oddities described include unusual limb formation and a strange stature prompting local curiosity and speculation.
The Belolays laries of the local W C T T ier announce a concert on the Mthimst to aid the Belgian Mothers Fund. First-class local artists will perform and the Milfellows’ Mall has been engaged. Tickets are selling well and a full house is expected.
A curious broadcast claims that by early September half of the German-occupied French territory has been recovered. It notes that Allied policy remains cautious while portraying small advances as strategic gains in the liberated areas.
The S166 article notes the German mark plunging to a record low as the franc plunges to 125 francs for the i mark. The 10 franc note remains steady at a small premium while Germany forbids gold payments and sawholdings of gold marks liable to arrest.
After praise for the German cruiser Breden and its officers a landing party escaped from Cocos Island schooner Avasha owned by Mr Ross and robbed the cable at aft of a large amount of personal effects when the cruiser was destroyed by HWAS Sydney.
An advertisement claims the cure can ease headaches and rheumatic pain with a single bottle. It stresses rising sales and suggests that a dose could save a day of prostration and cancel missed engagements. Price 2/8 from Hubert Craig, ViceRegal Chemist, Cairns.
Our Townsville correspondent reports a man named Weeten, a well known piano tuner with Beales, died by his own hand today. The deceased had served as organist at St James Cathedral for years.
Townsville reports a police raid on a Chinese shop in lower Flinders Street recovering tins of opium and charcoal from a recent Thursday Island arrival. A social and dance at Hibernian Hall promises good music and fund-raising for the Convent Building debt. Dowbie tickets priced four shillings single one and six pence.
A local letter condemns subsidised boats skipping Sunday service and creating mail delays in Townsville and Cairns. The writer urges a public meeting and mayoral action to restore regular weekly sailings and ease postal burdens on merchants and residents.
At the New Palace Theatre Cairns hosts Charles Dani season opener with Joe Charles billed as Australia’s premier comedian and Emadle Dani as leading soprano. The Leopold Sisters vaudeville team perform as wire walkers and balancers, with two new drama features The Hegeneration and Silence of Jake Garden plus Detause John Gordon and The Warwick War Chronicle presented. The show promises a bumper house at curtain.
A recent cable from a Southern paper highlights French naval activity in the Mediterranean. French sailors endure harsh winter seas while patrolling between Malta and Asia Minor, keeping watch over the Adriatic and facing potential Turkish action as the war stirs in the Calpe area. The report praises their steady discipline and noble conduct amid hardship.
In Brisbane industrial court the PML fined Bundaberg Company and Ernest Francis Parrners for unpaid wages under the Southern Sugar Field Workers award. The judge held that a field worker on plow work must be paid minimum wage or discharged, with thirteen other men involved and judgment reserved.
In Melbourne on February 5 the Prime Minister defended the White Australia policy while questioning the Northern Territory’s development by white labor. Sir Henry Galway urged caution over official statements and noted Indian troops and Japanese allies’ service. Extracts of the speech were sent to the Premier of South Australia.
Archbishop Dubigtonicit questioned a Melbourne telegram about a marriage petition stating the wife was a professed nun. He found she was not a nun, though she taught at a Catholic school run by the Sisters of Loretta. The sisters denied any knowledge of her private affairs.
Weather conditions in Cairns on Monday were unsettled with a low temperature near the forecast. The barometer reading and a Brisbane Bureau forecast issued Monday are noted, indicating a changeable weather pattern for the region.
February dispatches say Villa and his revolutionaries captured Gunisinjaram amid ongoing Mexican turmoil. the report notes Spanish involvement and the unsettled security in the region.
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