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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 18, 1919
Page
2
The record lists ship departures with times tied to lunar dates including new moon at 7 am on February 1, first quarter on February 28 at 9 am, and perigee at 9 pm on February 6. Entries show inconsistencies in date spellings and labelling but indicate a schedule of maritime departures aligned to celestial phases.
The tides report indicates high water at 1 am and a 13 inch tide. Editor notes a humorous quip urging readers to call Macleay for defense against trouble.
A letter from THOMAS HENRY HARE of Parada thanks Mareeba and Parada friends for kindness to his late wife and choral tributes, and to Messman and Port Douglas friends for sympathetic messages. Mrs. C. M. Ives and Miss Emma Ives of Commercial also thank Mareeba friends for kindness to their deceased daughter and wreaths. The note mentions a February update from Camperdown Butter Factories and a Coraki loss report.
Two winding plants and a boiler on the D C line have been sold by Durham Consuls. One plant is destined for Wolfram Camp and the other for Mount Hogan in Toowoomba. In Darling Downs a silver and lead ore find is reported by two locals in Jon daryan parish. Sheeta ore samples have been submitted for assay while London metal quotes for February 14 list various standard and electrolytic prices for metals.
A readable fragment notes a match between Peete and Phase-Heiberten Crirms with a 22 45 score. The brief indicates a notable outcome but lacks full context or location details.
The article portrays sugar growers who cleared land and built an industry through hard work, warning that Labor factions now seek to seize homes and property. It recalls government guarantees, voter influence, and a looming election that could shift power away from these workers.
Fragmentary Cairns area bulletin from 1919 notes Caius Town Council meeting in Boon, election results for Eacham Shire divisions, cattle sale dates at Atherton and Peeramon, factory act breach fine, theft at Cairns Pictures, and Farmers Ltd directors meeting with market, maize, and quarantine updates.
The Walsh Shire Council advertises for a working foreman with a rest room gathering this evening at 8. Free and Easy. Wolfram Trouble ended. Advice from Wolfram indicates men resume work on Monday. Cairns District Hospital committee meeting set for Thursday at 2 pm. Four room house on Lake Street to be sold for removal by A. J. Draper Ltd at noon tomorrow. Neil Campbell, 40, charged with drunkenness, failed to appear and bail was forfeited. Dentist G R Dent visits Atherton. Walter B. Brown, ADS, will be available at Smythe’s Hotel on 18th. Mayers Ltd sells large, quality aprons at 2/11. Cables discuss Bolshevik subjects and Continental affairs. A notice from the Sub-Collector Cairns about Gabo Island fog signal indicates explosive rocket requirements and related details.
The article reports soldiers returning to Townsville with Private H Beeory E. Cockerill among those listed. A welcome home gathering is planned at the Savings Bank with local figures and clubs organizing events and notices in The Northern Herald. The piece includes names, places, and a public notice for a community reception.
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