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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
2
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Fragmentary OCR notes list Pat te Chexh of En ponder hosting services. The brief mentions a hold at tom anst wrth beens and ea with unclear details.
Shipping arrivals list numerous vessels and passengers including Karanda See Rave from Cosktown, Norse Gre Gregory, Miss Serith Treacy, and Rev. Will iam Rowan among travelers. Australian steamships Lod on February 14, Kupara cap tain Markenge and others bound for southern ports with cargo. Adelaide and Townsville departures noted with passengers and crew.
Market notes list mining and tower shares with prices and bid quotes. Entries include Bonne Dundee Brillant Exnemded North Eireont Deeps and New Minnie Moxhxam with bid prices, yields, and trade terms as of February 15.
An old advertisement extols Senior's Pharmacy the oldest under patronage of governors with product listings for Sirenian Dugong Oil and other remedies. The copy paints city life as vibrant with shops, hotels, theaters, beaches, parks, museums, and access to culture at low cost, contrasting this with rural life for workers on wages lacking compensation.
The post argues that many workers reject rural wages and seek city jobs to preserve urban amenities. It notes government bias toward city growth, and suggests workers’ reluctance to leave metropolitan life limits rural employment uptake.
Physicians say true dyspepsia is rare and most cases stem from excess acidity. A simple home test using cooled magnesia with water can indicate if symptoms are due to excess stomach acid or a real digestive disorder. If symptoms worsen, professional care is advised.
Fragmented text mentions Craig professions and a threat called Bheeto Bane. It references malaria fever and disease control guidance. Details are unclear due to OCR errors, but the piece circles a health risk and a town setting with general advisories.
Fragmentary note notes a person named Bob Black and a departure from an Aeparse Club setting with unclear details and missing context.
The Coons Haehoer Board meets. an extended report will appear next issue. Auction sales planned: Mr. Woodward to sell Mr. J Brown furniture at Albow Street. Mrs. Jensen and Mrs. Speed furnishings to be disposed of by Mer. Westward. Measles reported in town and outlying tinfields with fatalities among local Blacks. Store openings and goods offered by A. M. Waddell. Y.M.A. National Appeal meeting planned. Edge Hill School prep for new term with a meeting for students and parents. new teacher Miss Boyns to be introduced.
A fragment discusses Trinity Bay affairs and entertainment, praising courteous service and store methods. It highlights Winstone's as a well organized store with extensive buying power, promising access to scarce lines and steady planning to secure the best goods.
In Bulbin ds, Treasurer reports that 154 600 tons of cane were processed this season the highest Australian total for a second season. The mill exceeded expectations amid heavy rainfall 200 inches and tramway handling near 206 000 tons since September 1915 Babinda and South Johnstone mills expected to add 2 000 tons to production.
In a special meeting the Cairns Harbour Board elected Hodel as chairman for the coming year. Apologies were read for Heale and Pease. Dissenters named included W. Cinfin O Keefe and J G Wilks. Hodel pledged impartial leadership.
Mr A E Jackson of Peapes and Co high class mascot fitters will be Barron Valley Hotel Atherton from February 15 to 21. Fees and Co are favored by Cairns residents and Jackson says he has a fine range of samples. A Guild meeting discussed the resignation of Mr J Fulton and carried unanimously that he retain the foreman post. Fulton withdrew his resignation.
A correspondent urges better public service after frustration with hiring delays for cars. The note mentions Len Parker arranging two cars for hire and criticizes clerks shifted to postage duties, calling for clearer, faster service from Cairns and Mareeba agencies.
Cairns Red Cross committee devises fresh fundraising plan with a jumble sale to be held on Friday the 23rd. Goods and articles of every description may be left at Mrs Keowles for this purpose as volunteers seek to gather items and support.
The A. S. P. A. gathering in RisKane hears growers from Herbert River Dabinds Dabinds Dabinds and Moreton districts report severe losses under the Dickson Award. Delegates expect a ministerial conference by March 1 to seek relief and possible new conditions for cane sugar production.
Brisbane reports Thursday sitting heavily focused on Seemann Reed Dives Ances sugar industry wage dispute. President moves, Mr Howe chairs, and growers in Cairns and other cane districts fear the Dickson Award keeps costs unsustainable. Attendee A J Draper notes broader depressions in cane farming as land is cleared for new plantings amid dire outlook.
In Brisbane on February 1 the Sugar Producers Association led by Mr Crawford told the Council of their view on how to press the case before Acting Judge Dickson. They described steps to influence state and federal authorities and secure relief. The judge’s view was that the union sought no extra remuneration beyond the stations, and the award ultimately reflected an expanded claim. The President closed noting nothing in or outside court could aid the sugar producers.
In Melbourne on February 14 the Supply Bill passed without further debate. Gardner sought to disallow the rule under the War Precautions Act. The panel debated publishing soldiers voting on conscription, with Senators pressing for British correspondence cited by Gordimer. The motion for regual tenn was carried by 17.
Melbourne reports a cablegram states the African liner End Channel was sunk on February 17 with 13 crewmen killed including first and second engineers. An earlier note claimed disembarkation of Australian troops aboard. Prime Minister and other officials discuss Queensland embargo and Imperial Conference, but motions lapse as the house adjourns after a quorum issue.
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