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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 27, 1915
Page
4
Final reminder to horseowners that entries close today for the Cairns Club's March meeting. The New Market show features strong contenders with a few horses, including a notable futurity for Steel, showing form though not exerted fully. The Walgrave Club's March program seeks adoption for the executive, signaling ongoing local horse racing activity.
Melbourne February reports allege a racing mare was rung in at a Tate meeting on September 2 causing City Court to add John McCarthy and Lance Cannell to a conspiracy to defraud the Tasmania Racing Club of £55. They were arrested on a provisional warrant and remanded till March 7.
Cairns Aquatic Club lists boats racing for A J Draper's trophy this afternoon at 1 P.M including Dauntless Austral Model T Rass Renbow Thelma Motel 1. The P Joppers trophy race is set for Saturday February 28 at 2 P.M on the old course with entrants Dauntness usta Rose Mapnbow Thelma Modelt t Elsie.
Reohontier Wells defeated Hendsavan Yee in Belfast in the sixth round. A committee meeting discussed selections, penalties, and upcoming equipment purchases. Plans for a new green at Townsville were noted, with no major other items reported.
The A S P A Council at Brisbane considered sugar price restrictions, urged the Executive to push for higher wages and duties, and discussed cooperative jam factory plans, railway developments, and potash supplies. It planned to inform the Home Government and coordinate with the West India Committee.
The council debated land set aside for sugar works and the impact on adjacent private land. It resolved to urge ministers to modify charges and pursue equitable rates, with a three month campaign ahead of the next session. It also pledged cooperation with Commerce bodies to seek a meteorological station in the North and scheduled the next meeting in MacMan.
A correspondence piece questions Allied and American industrial capacities and patronage. The writer asks about Wolverhampton beer, coal zinc in Australia, and whether Mr Dustan should favor British Empire industries over American ones, noting American aid has not harmed them.
Executive of the Cairns District Canegrowers Peat Destruction Fund met at Gordonvale to appoint leaders for the fund and select receivers for grub and beetle destruction. A polten for pest control will be prepared by mill chemist Mr O Brien, hermetically sealed tins issued, and funds secured with a deposit in the Queensland National Fund. Port costs for duty stamps and receiver remuneration were adjusted.
Residents report an unusually dry period and heat with westerly winds. Farmers fear reduced corn yields and tasseling delays as rain clouds vanished. The piece urges young men to learn rifle shooting in light of possible conscription and sport at the local range. Seven members and a visitor attended the range on Sunday with scores around 200 and 50 yards.
The Post and Herald record a warm spell and promising harvest for a likely bumper crush, noting an extraordinary Shire Councillor election last Saturday with Cobb leading Stewart 65 to 45. The piece also describes a surprise party at Mr Kratma's and a social evening with songs by Mrs Voume and others, plus farewell crowds as Mr Fries heads to the front.
Presbyterian services set for Carat tomorrow at 10 am and 7 40 pm with sacrament at 8 pm in the temporary school building All are invited Methodist services listed for Cairns at 1 pm and 7 pm and at Freshwater at 3 39 pm Reverend WH Denny to preach
In Cairns Simmons Court on Friday before Mr. A. BR. Gibson PM pecentet Topping pursued William Opping for support. Defendant did not appear. case heard ex parte. After evidence the PM ordered defendant to pay 10 shillings weekly for two children and 4 pence costs in court.
The Commonwealth commission considers the Wheat Act validity amid conditions set by the Wales Agququleos Act. February report notes ongoing deliberations and possible implications for local markets.
A long listing details many Cairns properties for sale including cottages, houses and allotments across Sec. 11 Sachs street Sec. 16 Allotments 2 4 Suburban See various locations near the railway Esplanade and Sheridan street with rents from £16 6 per week to £46 per annum, and prices from £20 to £2000. Includes houses near Methodist Church Draper street water street Mulgrave road and Clarke Street with terms and lease options.
A London style property sale listing includes multiple allotments and cottages along Main Street near Granite Creek with rail use frontage. Includes Cottage and shop spaces along subdivided Allotments in Sec 5 6 and 7 plus cottages and printing offices. The ad notes secure dwellings and street frontages for purchase.
Readable fragments describe multiple portions in Tayrham parish with prices per acre, specifying Bellenden Ker and Sophia areas, acreage ranges from small tracts to large blocks, and mentions of scrub land, alluvial terrain, and riverfront frontage for sale. Some273 portions indicate Crown land and various owners with rates around 4 to 5 per acre.
Auction listing for 9 acres area with detached kitchen, sheds, house, and outbuildings. Includes 10 acres plowable land, fenced fields, and gear. price options £105 to £1100 with cash and credit terms, near Mulgrave area with adjoining properties and shares in Mulgrave Mill.
Fragmentary notice details parcels in the Pyramid Estate near Grafton with acreages from 4 to 1789 and subsiding terms including one ninth cash and four percent. It references Cres tom and Bem teto ia seabors and the Parish of Gratton with various portions and gains above.
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