18 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 18, 1910
Page
1
Shipping service linking Cairns with China Navigation German Australian Swedish Australian routes for passengers and freight, enabling inward and outward movement between Cairns and worldwide destinations.
Shipping notices list Kuranda arriving Tuesdays from Townsville and departing next morning. Vessels Wyordra Cairn to Mel hour and Mocrilyan Townsville to South depart and call at Port Moresby if possible. Others include Momtassa America arrival soon and Chaneshai from Hongkong en route to the East.
In a speech to Federal electors on North Side candidate J A Steel quotes from Toaro Ashi a major Japanese newspaper. The article notes concern over population trends and closed doors affecting migration while highlighting Australia’s potential diverse resources and the Pearl fishery success near Thursday Island.
The public is informed that a studio has opened on Abbott Street offering painting and decorating services. Photos in all sizes are taken with a noted specialty in posing.
Melbourne reports rapid adoption of postmaster general directives from the electrical engineers conference. Sir John Quick orders railway alertness on dangerous pole and rail interactions, infrastructure upgrades, and stronger insulation to reduce leakage and contact during maintenance and patrols.
Government directives outline cooperation between Postal and Railway departments to strengthen lines from Sydney to Wallangarra, with bonuses for contractors and measures to speed repairs. It calls for staff appointments, stock material provisions, nightly circuits, daily tests, and improved communications between electrical engineers and postmasters, plus reorganization of engineering staff across States to meet demands.
An old advertisement promotes a medical claim for a cure labeled as the wonderful curative virtues of Dr Shel bruise. The copy urges joining the Army of those who have tested the remedy and to accept no substitute, pricing stated as 1. The offer claims universal obtainability.
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