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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1914
Page
2
A Cairns dental notice details the Cairns Band's appeals for funding after touring and street performances. It notes past collections, explains costs of instruments uniforms and maintenance, and urges Cairns residents to support future concerts and regular Esplanade performances.
Str and Mrs Seilfman express thanks for the many expressions of sympathy and personal assistance received on the day of the funeral from friends who offered comfort during their bereavement.
A Cairns correspondent argues for more Sunday band concerts and fuller public support. The Cairns band, skilled and volunteers, adds cultural value but requires funds to expand programmes, after a recent sacred Esplanade recital drew attention to costs and community backing.
Fresh from His Majesty's Theatre, the program features WOGARD and SGARD the Mysteries, The Man with the Wonderful Hand, CHING SUNG LOO, CLIVALLI the Jugler with his dog, MISS MYRA ERRINGTON, and other acts including Great Rifle Act and The Beautiful Pearl Shell Mystery in an Oriental grandeur event.
Miscellaneous items report no clear single event. Mentions include a health tonic advertisement, a land auction offer by A J Draper Sw., Cairns District Hospital council meeting notice, Cairns Town Council vacancies from Aldermen retirement, and Palace Picture Company shareholders meeting.
A Cairns column lists police court fines for drunkenness and driving infractions, plus a mix of local notices, auctions, weather notes, and ads. It records a cab driver Moran? Bradford, lamp remarks, and a retail clearance at Kelly's Abbott Street Cairns, with venue details and dates scattered through the page.
Entries list copper and tin ward values, iron and lead prices, with London market quotes and a January 14 London date. Also includes a brief note on Sager German beer price and a magisterial inquiry into the death of an 11 year old boy, Rat i George Done, at Babinds with police court proceedings.
A complaint alleges three truck loads of horses and stock were carried beyond the allowed number. Regulators ordered one wagon shunted and a Kuranda train sent to Cairns to meet limits. The extra truck stood four hours at Kuranda before adjustment and arrival.
A Palace Theatre program promises a fine night with The Wizard of the Jungle a story of a game hunt leader and his lost son raised by a hermit. The cast includes The 3 Ac Drummers and Stranger Than Heroic Women with other attractions amid plans for a full house.
A heavily garbled advertisement lists discounts on girls garments navy and light colors in various sizes, plus cashmere and wool items and a wide range of Crockery and men’s footwear. It emphasizes week end prices and special bargains across department stock.
The conjurer Hugard and his company open at the Hibertian Ball on Tuesday January 2. Edwin Geach presents the act with Carl Mertzon and a strong supporting troupe. The show features Hugard's famed sleight of hand and new methods. Box plan is at Whittleys. jugglers musicians and vocalists join the company.
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