Cairns Branch Annual Meeting at Skating Rink
The Cairns Branch holds its annual meeting at the Skating Rink on Thursday with all cyclists urged to attend. Fred Taytor serves as honorary secretary.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1912
Page
2
The Cairns Branch holds its annual meeting at the Skating Rink on Thursday with all cyclists urged to attend. Fred Taytor serves as honorary secretary.
A garbled entry outlines a North region dispute over a two decade horizon. The text hints at guarantees and large measures but lacks clear details on parties or outcomes.
Babindi Central Mill issues a formal notice referencing J Munro in an official notice item. The short notice signals a critical action or filing connected to property or business matters at the mill facility.
The Shire of Cairns holds an annual election to fill vacancies caused by retirement including James Lyons in Division 1 John Henry Fox in Division 2 and John Hastings Reed in Division 3. Paper must be signed by at least five ratepayers qualified to vote.
Nominations for the Mosthekets Shire Council annual election close at 7 pm on January 16 1912 at the Shire offices Thorn Sereve. If the required number of candidates are not nominated the Returning Officer will declare elected at noon on nomination day. otherwise the election will be held on January 7 1912.
Barron Shire announces vacancies due to James Broughton’s retirement in the 2nd Division. Nominations open January 1912 at noon with a deposit required. Returning Officer A. J. Draper sets the Barron Shire Office as the nomination site, with details for Lilybank or the Shire Office.
Woothakata Shire Council will hold a meeting Saturday at the Shire Office Thornborough. Votes will be received and counted as per the Cairns Harbour Board Act. Described by P Crowley, Council’s Office. January 6, 1912.
Loving memory of Annie Hall who died in Cairns on January 11 1911. Inserted by her loving children Bella and others.
Death notice for Sones Balcoombe at Babinda Creek dated Friday January 1912. The obituary lists age and seems to be a brief local notice from a Northern Australia newspaper, noting the name and location with minimal detail.
The Friends of the late Mr. George Balccombe thank Mr and Mrs Maroney and family of Babinda Creek and Mr P Gee Kee of Junction Creek for their kindness and help after the bereavement.
Fremantle report via telegraph lists cryptic items and trade values including sovereigns and boxes of gold. Mentions Mooltan Colombo Calcutta London and Dom bays with gold totals around £ 40,000 in various forms and coin.
Cairns Stock Exchange listings show ongoing trades and payments with multiple stock entries and closing notes. Noted are Mungana and Chillagoe with prices, plus Mt. Elliott close and varied ad details.
The Cairns railway review for December totals £19 071 with the prior year at £747. A Cairns Police Court case sees a cabman fined after leaving his cab, and proclamations extend the opossum and bear close seasons to 1919. Adelaide Steamship replaces vessels with three new ships Warilds Wandina Wiliorhra, while Innamincka changes command. North Queensland beauty spots debate notes preservation efforts, caves postings, and land lease details for a resort site.
The coroner refused the request to exhume the woman and boy in the casino tragedies, saying no suspicious circumstances existed yet. If inquest evidence tomorrow justifies it, an order for exhumation would be issued.
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