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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1919
Page
3
Fragmentary text references New York fashion and eye care topics including Pantene and fashion journals. Names and clear events are unclear due to garbled OCR, but hints suggest coverage of style, cosmetics, and public interest topics in New York.
The Cairns Shire Council responds to the Health Ministry proposal on hookworm eradication. It outlines costs for closet upgrades, prefers top hung doors, and describes steps to enforce new regulations while Dr. Waite conducts field work with the Rockefeller Foundation support.
A terse executive session is noted with limited readable details. No further information on attendees or agenda is available.
A Lower Burdekin Farmers Association letter proposes a conference of Northern growers in Townsville to discuss mutual interests and organisation. Cairns district representatives Hives Painter and Curlewis were chosen, with Mossman Innisfail and Herbert River expected to attend. Discussion on crushed limestone demand and local plant prospects continued, with government or private options anticipated. The meeting urged priority for returned men seeking work in farming and planting season labor, and secretary to contact ASPA for favorable engagement terms.
Brisbane dispatch reports a forgery case where a swindle targeted a small savings account. The ruse involved a forged withdrawal at a local branch and is under police inquiry with investigators reviewing the Roma Street station records.
In Townsville a Water Works Department employee, John Hoey, was killed by a shark while swimming in Rosa Creek after crab fishing with a companion. The creature struck near the railway bridge, biting below the knee and thigh and severing a limb. Hoey leaves a widow and six children, the eldest aged about twelve.
The Brisbane bound Durham carried about 40 passengers from New Zealand including men and women. Most were seated for meals with the exception of the ladies who were to be served at one course before the voyage ends.
A fragmented film notice describes a blending of melodrama and comedy with a cast including William N Vicdet Palmer and Hank Mann. The piece hints at social themes and a five part story that aims to captivate audiences tonight.
The Cairns Garden screens a double bill tonight featuring Belle Bennett in The Lost Rebel and a tale of war and loss. Aperson and Batesford are mentioned amid scattered plot hints as dramatic scenes unfold with a mix of old and new era cinema offerings.
The article notes a double feature program including June Caprice at the Town Theater with six other films in a Gypsy file screening. It mentions the premiere and the screening schedule with local patrons invited to attend.
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