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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
4
Mellick's sale starts with a stock-take as listings appear in the notice. The fragmentary ad hints at a public sale process managed by Mellick's with emphasis on inventory assessment.
The advertisement from W. & A. Mellicks announces a sale on a wide range of goods including Madapolam Knickers Calico Knickers Ladies garments chemises nightdresses underskirts and muslin textiles. Prices are heavily reduced with specific items shown from 2/11 to 1/1 and similar low figures. The note requests buyers to pay no postage on goods and to order promptly as the sale commences today.
A local retailer lists extensive clothing discounts including shirts trousers and hats. Prices are cut from several shillings to lower figures with numerous item details and sizes noted for men. The notice ends inviting inquiries at Munro's Corner Lake Street.
A busy Cairns period with mail deadlines for Southern and Luncheon services, and a stream of local notices. Mentions Hat shop ads, travel notices to Atherton, Innisfail, and Cardwell, weddings at Cardwell, and local business updates including chemists and sugar industry figures.
The keelplate of the Dreadnought class battleship is laid down at Portsmouth as part of the current naval programme. Reports from London, Berlin, and Ottawa note ice, ship progress, and Canada Australia trade correspondence.
Telegrams report a 45 year old Lawrence Cumseck charged after stealing money from Cullen with sums totaling £999 206. Remanded in Sydney after the daytime theft, details indicate a significant monetary seizure. A later note mentions a cinema incident at Kyogle School of Art where a cinematograph machine overheated and sparked a fire during a night show.
A garbled New Year note touts savings and convenience in town purchases. It claims to save time and money, promote health, and deliver quality at the lowest prices, urging readers to respond.
Armstong Ledlie and Stillman's Busy Horse of the Brother fell into the river this morning. a man drowned and body not yet recovered in the incident connected to Armstrong, Ledlie and Stillman. Robberies and a streetcar hold-up occurred at night. conductor wounded but robbers escaped. The Reichstag in Vienna discusses army measures and naval reserves. Kiel troop movement and North Sea deployment noted. In St Petersburg, forty Russians killed with many to lose jobs. Harold King inquiry in Sydney covers a death considered suicide by Ada Eling.
A sensational report from Orange describes a passenger train bound for Dubbo struck by a blinding lightning flash three miles from Orange. The event caused a startling scare among travelers on Monday evening as the train endured a dramatic, lightning driven disruption.
Tuesday report notes Seremes submitted to Minnie as part of a broader discussion led by Mr. Denham. Details remain scarce, but the figures referenced include a substantial sum of £4909,000 in the Minnie project context.
A violent incident at Wellington Parade ends in Leopold Ridge's death and Rowland Holt's arrest on wilful murder charges amid jealous motive claims. The report blends chaotic local notes with broader travel and police updates from Melbourne and surrounding areas.
The Sugar Commission sat at Hobart this morning. Evidence was heard on fruit Medway. The hearing suggested that removing the duty on fruit could raise small fruit prices by about 3 percent, altering profits and bows.
The writer recalls marking cedar after hitching with companions and a local guide. He describes counting cedar using a hand spread and estimates the cedar quantity in Severn's Creek as reaching seven figures. A thunderstorm approaches as river and hillside scenes unfold along the journey.
A Ye Olde correspondent notes Christmas tragedy in Australia with Queensland contributing to the grim total. The piece argues drink and impulse during the season cause, alongside other factors, misfortune and misruled behavior, citing Dickens on the sensitive state of conscience and memories provoked by festive cheer.
A woman recounts suffering a severe attack of biliousness last summer and credits Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhea Remedy for her recovery after three doses. The testimonial praises the medicine as wonderful and essential in the house, sold by all chemists and storekeepers.
Melbourne House on Abbott Street showcases a selection of underskirts including a neat option with deep embroidery flounce priced at 5/6. Camisoles from 1/6, night dresses from 2/11, and combinations from 2/6 are offered.
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