Wet Season, Water Woes, and Local Happenings
The town reports its wet week ending Sunday at 10 am with 371 points and notes streams flooding Main Street. Calls for more concrete crossings to conserve water, concerns over ore supply due to explosive shortages, and mining talk from Mengana. Local dentist F. L. Baten visiting. H. L. St. George Ho Benson begins auctioneering. Chillagoe Pictures' engine broke, portable options scarce. First payday of the year quiet. beer appears slightly down. A meeting incident sought ranch construction with barracks. finances delay accommodation. A W.U. local centre takes up housing, hospital charity and ambulance raffle yields £3 to hospital and ambulance. Matron Skidmore settles in at Hogital Show. Dr. Hunter replacing Dr. Alsbert as he departs for Boulia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sconme
Thas
Einas- Fete
Mengana
F. L Baten
HL St. George Ho Benson
Chillagoe
A W.U
E. Wilsoe
Sydney
Skidmore
Hogital
Hunter of
Sydrew
Alsbert
Boulia
Rainy District Delays Mining Operations and Community Notes
Rains continue across the district delaying mining work and raising unemployment concerns. The euchre party at the School of Arts drew a strong crowd, with proceeds aiding Mr Bob Shields in the Blind Institution. Mr Peberdy has arrived as general manager of Koorboora mines and seeks to boost operations. Copper and lead prospects at Syd Copper Mine and Tunnel Lead Mine face ongoing activity, while pelignite shortages threaten stoppages. Local visits include Masters Conien and Colin Waddell meeting their father, and Mrs Alma Bolton visiting Mrs Newell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Arts
Mise McLellan
Miss Mac
Mire J. Goodrem
Gann
Rookwood
Bruce Mackey
McLellan
Ball
Bob Shields
Koorboora Mimes
Peberdy
Syd
Dave Hughes
Cawcer
Tunnel
Messrs Ford and
Wens
Chillagoe
Wally Gard
Mate
Stewart
Iris
Conien
Colin Waddell
Alma Bolton
Thos Newell
Town and Country Notes and Local Notices
Local items include dental ads and telephone contacts in Cairns, notes on Captain P O Hara Wood’s return to Melbourne and Scamptonahige, and a new Buick Six car for hire. Church notices report Rev W S Smith sailing with choir boys to Yarrabal, while obituaries mention Rev John Spooner aged 86. Mentions of Hillman suits, and a long-form wartime update cover Captain Howell’s widow arrival, Colonel J E Mott’s escape, and Allied distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Smith
Yarrabal
Choir of
St John's
J. E Mott
Bullecourt
Heis
Fitzgerald
Thousa
Colonel Mott
Holland
Engly
England
Gty
London
Mott
Western Australia
Embharkine
Lille solicitor Atherton and Brown Dental Surgeon
Notice listing contact details for professionals including Lille solicitor Atherton, Walter B. Brown dental surgeon, and telephone numbers for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LILLE
Atherton, Ba
Walter B. Brown
Atherton
Refreshing beauty pitch for Veryl powder
An old advertisement extols Veryl powder as a source of youthfulness for women. It claims the product refreshes and daintily imparts youth to the face, urging readers to keep it on their toilet table for completeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postling Teenie
Goodsell Black
Cormahs
Woolbrokers
Chambers
Steeet
Svitnew
Changing grey hair to return youth color claims
A dubious ad claims a miracle method to remove greyness and restore natural hair color. It mentions an origin color and promises dramatic results, citing notes from a misread “Norther Herald” and a stray name, with no verifiable evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bence Mail
London Stage Gossip Highlights Dorothy Brunton and Tetrazzini
The Shaftesbury Theatre hosts Miss Dorothy Brunton in Baby Banting with Walter Catlett praised as Samuel Pye and the piece deemed a winner by critics. The Duke of York’s presents The Girl for the Boy with Mr Percy in a French adaptation. Madame Tetrazzini headlines at Albert Hall with strong audience reception and ongoing debate over prima donna performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Pramson
Shaftesbury Theatre
London
Janet Chester
Nicholls
Lestocq
Jane
Walter Catlett
Samuel Pye
Messrs Grossmith
Laurillard
The
Times
Dorothy Brunton
Effiston
Gladys Ffolliett
Moss Joyce Barbour
Catlett
Daily Mol
W. 5
Percy
Williamson Companies
Mile
Gina Palermo
Duke of York’s Theatre
Tommy
Mr. Percy
Helper
Howard Carr
Australia
Albert Hall
Madame Tetrazzini
Tetrazzini
Ambroise Thomas
Hamlet
Royal Dip for cattle feeds advised as reliable
An advertisement extols Royal Dip as a trusted cattle tonic, claiming strong, steady results and ease of use. It emphasizes its longstanding reliability and potential cost savings for ranchers, urging adoption of the proprietary mix.
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D. R. J. Overlan
Cairns
Qi Euu
United Paints
Alfred. Taylor Ltd
Glasa, Oil & Color Merchants
Cairns Plumbing Glaziers
Smellie & Co. Ltd
Delco Light
Catzeal Gee
Delco
Smellie & Co., Ltd
Sox
F. G. Locke
Fearnley
Wharf Street
Eee & CO
Post
Herald
Perhase Yi
Town and Country
J. H
Cramnall
Charlies
P. O'Hara Wood
Melbourne
Caleb Shang
Dcm
M.M
Witham Edward Frazer
Bank of New South Wales
C. W. Randson
L.D.O
Bennett & Bennetts
Deastist
Abbot Street
P. O. Box
Hillman
Abbott Street
John Spooner
Coichester
Essex
Mr Spooner
Anmstrala
Bowen
Orseve
Mra . E. Yowell
Howell
Australes
Adelaide
Howe'l
Ascorathn
Norther Herald
H. J. Bulcock
Spence Street
General
TITAN
Newell Saunders
International Disc
ANL
Cyril
Bo Ona
Cop Reas
Mie
New York
Mow
Leach
John Srittesene
Abraham
W. Somerset Mauzhan
Harold Brighouse
Jon Quaaxt
Maeterlinck
Metropolitan Opera Company
Leoncavallo
Zara
Mr. H. E. Krehbiel
Henry K. Harley
Theophile Gautier
Metropolitan Company
Paris
M. A. Appoine
Daily Telegraph
Igi
Jardin Tuileries
Gluck
Eonet
Ale
Wagner
Jude
Alfred Long
Copenhagen
South Americas
Royal Cattle Dip
Royal Dip Control
Hess
FuNt Vanue
Jewellers Cairns
Depacims
Ales
Stewart & Seve and
P. Morley
Weveria
Bart Jou
Valle
People’s Cash Store
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