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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a reflective note on leadership, choosing empathy over force. No clear person, organization, place, date, or event is identifiable. The readable phrase discusses steering with heart rather than mere technique.
A. E. Abel of Customs Shipping Commission and forwarding agent duties is listed alongside Howard Smith Chambers of Cairns. A dated notice for Monday, 13 January 1919, references Great Northern items, molybdenite Eichener, Kitchener Blocks, Oaks and Mistma accounts, with stock and war bond figures and various prices noted.
Charters Towers market prices and bids for shares and stocks include May Consolidated and May Central at 16/9 and 16/3, May Deeps at 12/6, and several others such as Queensland National Bank and Australian Bank of Commerce. Banking houses and brokers list bids and quoted prices with items like War Bonds 1927 and assorted local company shares.
The Sydney dispatch notes London metal quotations for January 10 with standard and spot prices. Silver rates are listed, and a report from Arthur H. Clarke mentions exile in the Cain region.
A British editorial advocates caution as German unrest and Liebknecht’s stance threaten peace. It argues Bolshevik sympathy harms Allies' claims, urges Australia to resist looting the British taxpayer, and notes the broader risk of German and Russian forces destabilizing Europe.
Mr Spewart's dairy herd at Malanda will be auctioned by Tableland Agency led by Mr J Hanrahan at noon tomorrow near Marecha. Mr CW Knudson, for A W McMania Dentist Cairns, is in Marecha and may be consulted at Keating's Hotel. Privates 2 of Mel roe G RK. McKelvey Neilsen Bailey McNamara Atkin son and C Dickenson head to Kuranda this morning. Dairy stock up for sale on Mr Bromfeld's farm near Malanda at noon next Thursday. Cows are mostly Richmond River bred and heavily culled. Green valleys shows skin relief. Barron Shire elections notice nominations forthcoming.
The Cairns WOTU fund for Belgian mothers and babies, opened with a concert, has operated for nearly four years. It has seen 63 appeals, 101 letters written, over ten thousand articles of clothing, and £28 12 0 dispatched. As the war ends, the fund will cease, with thanks to subscribers and supporters.
Discussion at Friday night meeting about precautions for pneumonic influenza in Cairns Shire. President May described actions by Colonial Sugar Company and stressed setting up air chambers for workers and patients. Efforts to alert mills and manage messaging were noted, with Reed proposing a district committee to coordinate measures. In Sydney, Solomons Hebrides reported free of pores and only four hospital facilities listed.
The report outlines a cabinet reshuffle in Melbourne with changes to key posts. Mr Orchard takes recruiting duties, Mr Massey steps from acting to ministerial role, and Mr Jensen is removed from office. Senator Pearce acts for Defence in London.
A damaged OCR passage mentions seasonal items and a few shop references, alluding to summer blouses, skis, and a drapery establishment. The text contains unclear names and stray phrases, suggesting a local retailer catalog or ad snippet with minimal coherent details.
At the monthly meeting councillors discussed rates payable by soldiers and service members on properties owned by Ohio interests. The discussion touched on whether income from property should affect liability and if those rates already collected should be refunded. A companion note mentions local fines and regulatory actions, with general regret voiced in the district.
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