28 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1912
Page
1
Fearnley and Co Ltd announces camps for agents and passengers on German-Australia feeding routes. Freight and passenger arrangements are offered for outward and return passages between Cairns and destinations worldwide.
Burns Philp and Co reports weekly movements with Karasha arriving Tuesday from Townsville and returning to Townsville by Friday. AUSN steamers depart Cairns Saturday and reach Townsville Sunday, Raven and Maggy reach Townsville on Tuesday, Keppel Bay on Wednesday, and Firstary on Thursday. Vessels continue south to Sydney and Melbourne with return trips routing Melbourne Saturday, Sydney Tuesday, and Brisbane Saturday. Townsville and Brisbane services operate weekly with varying delays and port calls through the sequence.
A garbled timetable lists numerous city hops including Keppel Bay Lerisbame Sydney Melbourne Redney Brisbane Townsville and Sydney with several March dates. It mentions departures and arrivals, mixed place names, and unclear individuals or crews, all presented in fragmented form.
An advertisement for The Central Clothing Emporium urges shoppers to compare quality and prices before buying elsewhere. It boasts Mo Ward's as the preferred choice and highlights a stocking of Goets salwar and an old stack. The shop is described as being in front of Cairns Railway on Sheridan Street near Taylor's Studio by Smellie’s Corner.
Important to those wanting convenient building sites in Cairns. Six allotments of land on Minnie Street Martin Street and Draper Street. For particulars contact M Ward at Central Clothing Emporium Sheridan Street near Smellie corner. Incorporated under The Comp Act of 1868.
Deputation from the School Committee and Technical College Committee clashed over site allocation for a new college. Arguments centered on taking area from the school reserve versus promises to provide a playground, with officials urging fair land distribution and government involvement. Local figures named include Meera, C. McKenzie, S. Miller, J. Rows, M. Al. Medlock, and others.
Hon. D. F. Denham returns to Brisbane from Melbourne after a tense mission at the Premiss Conference. The State Treasurer W. H. Barnes failed to mediate, leaving the government under pressure as a potential clash between mob and law and order looms.
A rough union gathering discussed newsroom access and permit rules, with decisions to curb work for union offices. Protests led to partial relaxation allowing the Labour Federation official organ to publish. A morning meeting is expected to resolve minor points and determine future action amid strikes.
A testimonial from Arthur D. Beecroft, Blacksmith of 497 Nicholson Street North Carlton Victoria, praising Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as highly valuable medicine for himself family and friends. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.
Fragmentary text hints at a notice involving Mr in some claver or device and a claimed invention. The readable parts reference a letter and possible payment or ownership details, but essential names, dates, and actions are missing.
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