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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
4
The cargo ship Nantiles arrived Sunday from southern ports with mails. The sugar boat Muriel, from Cairns to Townsville, reaches here today with mails, while the Wiyandra departed Bowen for Townsville on Monday.
Sydney market report lists metal quotes for various items on January 5. Notable prices include lead at £95 15s, electrolytic tin at £124, standard quotations for silver and spelter near 6 to 8 pence, with weekly and monthly figures shown in old currency format.
Fenwick & Co report drought restricted supplies at Newmarket yard in Priebane with extreme prices for mutton and beef. Sheep pens total 270, cattle yarded, best beef 52/6, calves firm. 1448 sheep and lambs, 305 cattle and calves, 36 pigs sold.
At Peeramon Co operative Dairy Co meeting on Saturday the members unanimously wired the Chairman Mel Strongly protesting the present fixed price of butter. They cited hard conditions last season and increased freights and urged freight relief. Arrangements were by the common dairy pool to supplies in Melbourne.
Mon day passenger service at Innisfail faced delays as cattle in Ew benangie yard waited for trucking. Despite efforts by those in charge the bovines, the party refused to load into a truck and were left behind leaving the train behind schedule.
A press assessment argues that Labor’s platform failed to win broad worker support and that the party’s rise and fall reflect a critique of union dominance and restrictions on individual initiative. It contends thoughtful workers now see Labor as lacking a universal rights philosophy and causally linked to class privilege.
In Swan seat elections the first count showed Corboy leading with 7444 compared to Prowse 3312 and Hedges 4260. Under the preferential tally Prowse won 11039 to Corboy 7037 with a 1662 majority, highlighting Labour’s losses and cross‑alliance tensions between Nationalists and Farmers.
The speaker denounces Sinn Fein as declaring war on the British Empire while Ireland lacks means to wage it. He condemns the killings of policemen as uncivilised and warns the movement would damage the Allies and Australia if successful. He notes pro German sentiment and anti American demonstrations in Dublin and Cork.
Cairns News Council meets tonight at 7 30 with Cairns branch of the Royal Society of St George gathering at Oddfellows Hall. Aquatic Club bids farewell to N A Davies. Sugar crushings totals reported for Mowrittan Goon di and South Johnstone mills. Wyandra expected late tonight and sailing south Thursday. Starr Bowkett Society directors S Miller and C Taylor to attend Friday meeting. Cairns Harbor Board holds finance 10 am works and executive 7 30 pm general meeting. Mayers Ltd showroom promotions urge visits for summer stock. Bank secretary reports Saturday deposits heavy with no withdrawals. directors Kelly and Friend in attendance.
At Cairns Police Court on Monday morning before Mr T A Ferry PAL Joseph Ickara an Indian and Joseph Donnelly pleaded guilty to drunkenness and were convicted and discharged. W Aylward charged with the same offence did not appear. Citation issued.
On a Charters Towers remand, William Henry Triplett faced a charge for leaving his child without adequate support. Mr. T. A. Ferry indicated proceedings would be withdrawn if Triplett agreed to contribute to his daughter's upkeep and advised him to consult the Clerk of Jetty Sessions.
At Cairns Summons Court on Monday morning Constable Thomas Morris charged Robert Holden with breach of Traffic Pylaws for pulling his car up beside another vehicle. A dispute with Senior-Sergeant Murphy followed. Holden was fined 5 shillings and 3 shillings 6 pence costs. Thoros Lemmon pleaded guilty to leaving his delivery van uncontrolled and paid a fine with costs. Anthony Drew was fined 5 shillings and 3 shillings 6 pence costs for riding a cycle after sunset without a lamp.
A reader questions the long term cost of War Service Homes under Commonwealth Bank finance. He calculates weekly rent and 57 year payments, noting he would pay about £1100 for five pounds financed and critiques government returns with a five percent basis, arguing outcomes favor lenders over tenants.
An old Ballina contact recalls Mick Slattery and a group convening in Ballina to raise funds for Father O'Connor now Bishop of Armidale. The effort aimed to secure help for a horse and a smart tyracut sighted in Glen Innes. The account mentions McGregor and S and reflects on past road gangs and suspicion.
In Mulligan the New Year begins with storms from the southwest causing river floodwater rises near Woodville. The town sees visitors from Sydney, mining incidents, and local events including Hansen's pictures, a rifle range competition with a gold medal incentive, and mine boiler cleanings delaying work until the 5th.
A fragment from a local page recalls a boy injured by a cartridge fire under a house and a cousin taking him to hospital. It notes Christmas shopping at a draper, a boy paying a high price for trousers, an arsenic scare near Epsom Salts, a separate fatal dispute, and a weather impact on prices with possible government action on winding near North Golden Gave.
Messrs McPhie and Co held a fat stock sale at Newtown yards where prices reached high levels. The standout mob came from John Mundell Fungazhan station near Miles. One bullock fetched top bids and was prized for its extra prime quality after being missing for two years.
The Chinagoe plant starts a smelter operation using a paper furnace converter. Initial testing shows the plant running with two heavy couples and a single running line.
Rain begins Sunday night with no record of severe duration. A light south breeze moderates the air as forecasters note a mild afternoon in the district.
Eyewitness from Central Wee reports extreme heat aided by hot winds near Rockhangytonm. While working at sheds, a resident observed winds receding from trees as birds swarmed a car’s water bag, fluttering onto the hand during their chase for a drink.
Mr H F Walker M L A details a brutal drought hitting his district with cattle starving along the coast from Maroochydore to Dontee Leland Point. He notes record dry weather reduces drift of pasture, drives deaths, and lowers butter factory output while fodder reserves run out and stockmen face desperate conditions.
A heavy storm swept Millaa Millaa on Friday afternoon bringing substantial rain and strong winds. The kitchen of Mr Whitin was blown down and a vacant house in the Soldiers' Settlement was badly damaged with no loss of life reported.
A heavy thunderstorm hit Townsville in January causing power outages and travel disruptions. Details are fragmented with unclear times and locations but indicate showers and lightning affecting the area. The event appears to involve local townsfolk and midday activity Tamood is mentioned in error.
The report notes beneficial rain across the Western division with 44 hours of damp conditions impacting many towns. Notable rainfall totals include Central Division towns St Lawrence fornts and Mactossangra, Nockharmpa, Twin Hills 250. In Southern Division Goemdywine 4 oz Jondaryan 261, Con tert 253, Miriameale 222 Gympie 111. Northern Division also shows significant falls.
Eyre Street house owned by T A Lafferts, director of the Technical College, was destroyed by fire on Saturday. Adjacent units occupied by T Enright and K Laer. Fire brigade efforts hampered by low water pressure.
Walter Charles Carter faced a court summons on Monday in a case spanning obscene language in public and a traffic breach. Major McLanchlin defended, pleading guilty to a minor charge after testimony about a horse wandering footpath and a stable visit. The magistrate fined Carter five shillings for the obscene language and five pence for traffic duties.
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