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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 16, 1912
Page
2
A fragmented advert urges Christmas shoppers to visit Abbott Street in Carwts for silver and plate ware, cutlery from ers, and fashion jewellery claiming up-to-date stock and guaranteed quality, with promises of new signs by mail and valuable goods on offer.
On the premises of McLeod at Minnie Streets a public auction will sell the store living room verandahs and kitchen. The listing includes a six piece suite a music cabinet and marble washstand with a ward. It notes vacancies for the district position and examination fees as part of the process. The notice is dated January 1912 and references expected vacancies in the next six months.
Fragmented report from Cairns stock pages lists assorted items and prices. The readable lines mention oats apples and mining references as part of a miscellaneous call with values like 6d and 1/2 and names such as Thompson and Durham.
Amateur braces announce a forthcoming meeting dated the 27th instant. The item references Freckles Removed and a Freckle Lotion product. A stray note mentions an inspector of diseases in fame and a payment issue with potatoes from Sydney involving bag rebags.
A local trader notes customer interest in the Stoctets area where a Mrs Walh helps confirm the purchase of goods from the Unsurpers in the market section of town.
Excellent improvements for Lake Street filling are under way. The completion of the work will end long years of objectionable conditions caused by poor drainage. The Municipal tramway has aided the filling process and performed excellent work.
A corrupted OCR fragment notes Penny Savings Bank ties to a sum of money and a German unit. mentions Sem E. Heorigus and J J. O Leary, and VEEBTO s Lyric Theater. It hints at opening its doors to Cairns in March despite unclear details.
Castor writes about the poor surface of Double Island Road with deep ruts. He notes slow travel for light vehicles and urges Shire Council to repaint and improve the road to boost the popularity of Double Island Point as a resort.
Verto's pictures were shown again to a good audience with pleasant response. the program featured a collection of modern chemistry-themed visuals amid an engaging film sequence.
In a Sydney cable, the steamer Tathra owned by the Illawarra South Coast Co. and chartered by Kerr Bros. foundered near Ambryn Island in the New Hebrides on January 16. Twenty four persons are missing or dead including the chief engineer Russell and steward Milcox. Captain Halliday was saved and sails home aboard the Malaita. The vessel, on an inter island run since August 26, carried passengers including a St Martin family and a French Sister for Mercy. natives and crew are among the missing or returning home.
Telegraph report from Brisbane notes a new award for Coalworkers and Lightermen's Wages. Workers including trimmers winch drivers and pushers seek changes from 1s 0d per day to 1s 6d, while night rates are accepted. Conferences are requested but employers decline. Several ships at the railway wharf are laid up as meetings continue with potential for a return to work next day. The unions express no firm new developments yet.
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