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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1927
Page
9
Shipping notices show departures from Goondi with raw sugar and from Adelaide with mail and goods. Entries include Howard Smith Ltd and Co Lad agents Chronos and lapses in port schedules for January 21.
Various cargo and passenger movements are listed with ships such as MAREEBA CANBERRA ADELAIDE and CANONBAR bound for Cairns Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane. Delays may occur due to weather and weather-related disruptions with several vessels returning from the south or awaiting entry at key ports including MUNGANA OCEAN ISLAND and CANBERRA.
Coastal boats list movements with Merinda Hayles from cokes Fanuary 240 and Daintcr Osborne from Dalutree January 23. Hert Adelaide loading sigar for Townaside. Tully Adelaide at Towneville cut up. Carroo Adelaide left Joe Goondi Townsville for Qgoondi.
The E and A steamer Tanda is due from the South at 2 o clock this afternoon. She will lift passengers and mails for China and Japan. Burns Philp and Coy, agents, report multiple sailings and cargo movements for Pacific ports and Vancouver.
London trading notes show New Zealand butter and cheese prices quoted for January with Australian and Argentine movements. Market commentary underscores firm demand and mixed bids as traders watch global supplies and currency effects.
Kingston public record notes a tariff change on butter manufactured in Hierember with weight adjustments from a prior month and a price uplift noted as 1 shilling 6 pence.
HKISHANE PRODUCE MARKET SARISBANE reports mixed yields and weaker demand for hay and chaff. Supplies of mixed feed and oats show varied prices, with some high quality hay and wheat from New South Wales offered but selling slowly as buyers hold back.
Afternoon matinee for young listeners with Isa Warmah and a long evening program featuring a violin recital from Mer Luis Amedeo Fares and numerous soloists. includes a main meter race at the National Speedway with timing to be announced at start of the evening. Weather news closes the segment.
Fragmentary market and election snippets from Sydney and London appear. Names like Brynd and Amelia are mentioned with dollar or pound amounts and dates, but the text is incomplete and mixed with stray OCR marks.
Mareeba stock movements list 55 horses and 14 cattle involving owners Innawarra Boyd Kalineks Firth Nevitt Davidson Karl Hobson Keenwood Garnet and others. Movements cover Marecha to Moree to Malanda to Atherton with cattle and bullocks shipped to various destinations.
Mr. Andreas Boyd travels from Gunnewarra to Olive Vale and Koulberra with a 52‑hub stock plant of five men, aiming to lift about 100 mixed cattle from two stations. He will join later at Cooktown then proceed inland, while local stockmen prepare in Mareeba and Atherton Hospital reports a spine injury to Mr. Jack Williams from a fall near Alt Garnet.
Masses planned in Gordonvale on Seanday at 7 and 9 o clock and services at St Andrew's Church. The note lists hymns and readings including The Cottar's Saturday Night and Ye Banks and Braes with anthem selections. Reverend Cyril W. Mersey to lead at 9 and 7 1 2? Ap Lincoln Street addresses appear for the Methodist Church service details.
In loving memory of our dear father George Edwin Stratton who departed this life on the 23rd January 1920 Gone but not forgotten innerred by his loving sons and daughter
The piece argues that women gain ground in public life, education, and professions despite old prejudice. It praises suffrage progress, cites Australia and universities like Cambridge, and asserts women will balance home duties with leadership in national and civic work, urging acceptance of these facts.
Three days of flood related disruption described as partly natural and partly official apathy. The author notes distance from Brisbane and Melbourne, suggesting officials are slow to respond to routine worries and public concerns.
The piece condemns the Post Office Department for failing to reroute mails during floods and railway washouts harming Cairns and northern districts. It urges decisive, non routine action to speed mail delivery and avoid unnecessary taxpayer costs. It cites lack of initiative and reliance on red tape, calling for chartered transport or emergency measures to ensure mail service continuity.
The Cairns Citizens' Band plans a public concert at Norman Park Sunday evening at 4 58. Weather notes report high water at 3 00 am and 8 16 am with rain likely across the district. A theft case in Innisfail Police Court prompted a remand for sight divs. A local meeting approved a 40 pound appropriation with sale set for February 7 and a weather forecast predicts storms and rain with a cool change approaching the Central West and South West regions.
Gorday vale readers urge the transfer of footpath traffic control to police amid muddy in wet season, criticizing motorists for neglecting pedestrians. A Scots service at the local Presbyterian Church features Rev. Sinclair and Burns anniversary topics with solos by local musicians and a Young Mariners event expands at McLacod street hall.
In Washington on January 21, officials received representations about objections to migrants. The record notes the process and calls for a clarified action to address concerns raised by the parties involved.
Cairns Chamber of Commerce discussed the Cairns Port Douglas Road, Chilla gee and other timber and fruit issues. The meeting elected A L Draper to the bar as president was absent and noted no survey had been made on the proposed road with a need for clearer completion plans.
A letter to the Forestry Department shows timber workers facing steep royalties on Cypress blocks. They must raise cash upfront for 100 feet, with freight and charges draining profits. Merchants incur further costs. The Chamber urges support for a lower royalty and fair terms for cut districts.
The Montaby Progress Association asks the Minister for Lands for Chamber support to open Russell River lands. They cite prior letters from October 1992 noting parcels of first class land withheld from selection and urge timely departmental action and replies to their requests.
Acting Quisaotantt Railways reports tension over a Cairns wharf rate and freight charges. The chamber notes Cooktown has no plan to close the line, while officials await government action and a formal reply on the dispute.
Federal Trade Department responded to Cairns Chamber of Commerce urging unity for erecting a guard near the Great Barrier Reef to aid coastal shipping. The meeting chairman emphasized Cairns’ importance and sought broader backing to push the effort.
Sydney January 21 New South Wales named to face Victoria in the Sheffield Shield at Sydney with several key players unavailable Colling tenpt Macart Marley Oldfield Taylor and others omitted The Rest versus Australia match in Adelaide preparation noted with selected squad including Richardemn tex Alexander Williams Bleckie Morton Love Kippax Mor gan Jackson Inkster and Usen han among others
January 21 report from Sydney notes selector AL A Mailes naming the Rent tear from Adelaide to play the Macartngy Beng tit Hats by Lamis th. The article reflects a mythical eleven and cabinet of selections for an upcoming match or exhibition.
London reports beam wireless tests show definite delivery of messages with high speed, capable of handling around three hundred words per minute. The tests indicate that contracts requiring rapid messaging could be met.
A January discussion on reorganizing city transport moved to the Chief Secretary’s office. The plan aims to consolidate services with Railway numbers serving as an advisory body to the minister. Provisions for compensation to proprietors affected by route changes were contested. the debate adjourned.
January 19 in Rome the Marchesa Dormedo bade farewell as Di Pinedos prepared to depart on a world flight. His amended 43,000 mile itinerary includes Gibraltar Canary Islands Cape Verde Buenos Aires Santiago Juan Fernandez Samoa New Zealand Melbourne Tokyo Peking Calcutta Karachi Arabia round Africa via Durban Capetown and the Atlantic Rome.
Sydney reports show Premier and Attorney General involved in a standoff over whether Melbourne should advise on the constitutionality of a child endowment scheme for workers’ families. Labor faction fears the scheme could be dropped if the state cannot fund it, risking federal legislation becoming the only path.
In Innisfail Queensland farmers may gain control of the South Johnstone Mill as a state treasury price policy allows growers to acquire the plant if seventy percent sign on. Supporters argue farmers can restore the mill, comparing it to Bahinds and Mulgrave mills, and transform it into a successful venture.
The council's lands and subdivision committee considered multiple subdivision applications with conditions on site use and certificates. The finance committee approved accounts totaling 3818007 and adopted the town clerk's financial statement for the month ending December 2420.
A fragmented note describes repairing a petrol gauge line from the tank to the gauge. The text mentions clearing a pipe with a white otter or similar tool, but the passage is incomplete and lacks clear actions or outcomes.
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