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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1915
Page
1
A plan for a Freshwater Hotel gathering is noted, with various local notices about council and water authority meetings. The item includes remarks on Deutschland pronunciation, a new Pakirdsa temperal Store, and a postal rate concession for weekend cables to Australian troops in Egypt active from Christmas Eve.
War impact on Socialism debated as unionists in Saxony express support while others view a setback. Expressionary Force reinforcements recruit briskly in Cairns district with 78 men from Thursday Island and New Guinea contingents. Drill tonight at 7 pm and officer attendance on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Youth volunteers must have parental consent. Herald features war illustrations including French trenches and Belgian sharpshooters plus local fair displays and a 1815 item “Wrath of the ods.”
The Cairns Theatre midweek program drew large crowds as Mr Wardlear's farewell encore drew cheers. The tour featured Scottish garb dance and stage comedy, with Chester Harris and other acts delivering strong performances. The cinema portion showcased a New York police sports film and a lively wrap of entertainment. Wrath of the Gods screens this week at Lew Palace Theatre with repeat showings tonight and tomorrow.
A compact public notice notes shelves filled with lower prices across grocery lines as a stocktaking is conducted. It signals ongoing annual balance reviews and potential settlement prompts amid market adjustments.
A notice from A. McCallum & Co. at Charters Towers announces advertising the salt quantity produced by the mining plant. The fragment references PLASTrea The Day Deen PC Gold Mines Otd. and gulvertise as part of the tender or advertisement.
The Hambledon Mill season's end crush reached about 64 000 tons, the largest quantity recorded since its establishment in the early 1880s. This marks the season’s peak output and places the facility among its top production periods.
Fragmentary OCR note shows a brief reference to itching scales with a stray phrase Saturday next, lacking clear names, places, or events. The readable content is too incomplete to identify a real news item or action.
The notice advertises folding pocket cameras and box cameras with prices and models, urging shoppers to capture Xmas moments. It mentions a range of prices and settings and references a recent tide test and a local verdict, though details are unclear.
In Cairns Police Court on Wednesday an offender against library rules was convicted but received no punishment. Dates for Cureagt Court sittings in Cairns this year are Monday April 12 and Monday September 30.
Readers hear a mix of local items including a German officer reference, a Mills visit to Cairns to study conditions, and a court case in Dallas Summons Court where Buckley faced a prohibited hours offense with ex parte hearing. A citizen complains of dangerous dogs near Ap lin Street prompting calls for action by Town Council.
Crushing at Mulgrave Central Mill continues amid hot weather and extra gangs. About 1000 tons remain to cut, with expected completion in two to three weeks. The season may exceed the 60,000 ton record by at least 15,000 tons. Patrons of the Palate theatre will be entertained tonight with performances by Ivoy Marshall and the film Wrath of the Gods among others.
The Montoo steamer of the B F and Cow line called at Cairns en route to Singapore after loading ore. At the Noos the sac city remnant, the court heard cases including Cummins and Campbell Thomas Merrin and Millman v Dean with goods sold and costs awarded in a Small Debts Court session before Mr. A B Tribeson P M.
The steamer Cer eotric arrived at Cairns on Wednesday from Laimilon via anal ports. Tug and another boat assisted to guide her through a shallow draught. If water had been deeper, discharge would have occurred. instead cargo was transshipped at Townsville with usual consignee costs.
The passage critiques German attitudes toward Belgium and Britain's stance, noting disbelief in Belgian ruin as a humane motive. It highlights Southern Tennessee confusion about police actions and hints at a belief in future British attack if Britain had remained inactive, reflecting German wartime rationalizations and self-perceived victimhood.
The Licensing Court sat for Liv ing Court with Mr A B Gideon P M. W EL Jackson applied for a provisional license for a Fishery Crees premises. Lawyer WK 8 MacDonnell cited inability to prepare proper plans and asked for adjournment. Witnesses and Home Secretary certificates were discussed amid questions of prohibited areas.
Cairns experienced oppressive heat on Wednesday with a maximum around 79 degrees previously and about 53 degrees later in the day. The barometer read 29.52 in the afternoon and the forecast called for settled sultry conditions with possible thunderstorms and rain.
A garbled OCR fragment cites scattered terms such as Marie Scale Tone 427e Telet Remade and Castlerwets. The text mentions Robert Chang and various indecipherable phrases, with no clear event or context to form a coherent news item.
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