Pairns Presbyterian Sun Day School on Sunday
Rennes date Sunday January 3 at 10 45 AM. Old and new members welcome to the session.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
4
Rennes date Sunday January 3 at 10 45 AM. Old and new members welcome to the session.
Sydney wire reports a mixed metal market with quotations on lead and Speier at around 26 pounds 10 shillings and 35 pounds 10 shillings respectively. The text references monthly electrolysis related pricing and a period of three months with unspecified units, indicating early market testing and commodity price volatility.
Shipping news reports several vessels with uncertain itineraries. The Keeling sails for eastern ports by January 26, while Kallating departs Gull Port in mid February after polls. Waitara Toff Condon aims for end of March, with Nautilus due in Cairns around late hunt and Wyreema leaving Brisbane soon for Cairns via New Zealand.
The Cairne Post for Thursday January 25, 1928 carries a short quotation for the day. The page appears to be a local edition with minimal readable content beyond the single verse or saying.
In the lead up to a federal census and during a tense political climate, officials discuss sugar pricing policy tied to wartime costs. The piece notes opposition voices and the potential consequences of policy failure, referencing key figures and government actions in a flawed transcript.
A letter expresses thanks for sympathy and floral tributes after a bereavement, while editorial notes discuss renewal proposals for sugar industry pricing in Queensland. The piece weighs the equities of a proposed 67 a ton pool price versus world parity and calls for balanced cost reductions across the sector.
Prices quoted for Nu jol redweed and related chemicals are shown as 37 5 9 per bottle with postage extra from Craigy Chemists. Mareeba new cattle yards site at Mareela and the railway line between Chillagee and Atherton are noted, with museum and concert band events, a furniture sale for Mr H Lathan, and a funeral for Angus Cameron aged 10 at Atherton, including details of the service and burial.
Martine Ltd invites tenders for alterations of a preset ship plan and related drawings to be submitted by the manager to contractors with tenders closing on the 27th. The highest or lowest bid may not be accepted. The Abbott Street area also lists church activities and a Sunday school opening this Swinday afternoon with invitations to scholars.
A notice describes a monster parade to Harvey's Creek on Friday with special entertainments on arrival of the train. A children's program is promised. The Cairox band will perform, and a welcoming atmosphere is planned with various models on display and sales pitches during the event.
Kellys News notes steady crowds at the clearing sale with many items reduced. Specials include ladies shoes and canvas footwear, plus a motor cycle update from Zenith and social events in Werberton with local families and entertainers.
A chaotic NSW labor conflict unfolds as factions dispute leadership and reform aims. Masco and Sydney groups clash with Charlton Dooley and Garde amid moves to align unions, leagues, and political factions. For a Sydney audience, the piece notes intra labor tensions, alleged discrediting tactics, and shifting affiliations within the Labor Council.
The Sydney Daily Telegraph reports Canon de Witt Hatty at Crane Brook describes healing as vital to patient recovery, achievable by spiritual means or physical methods. He cites prayer, anointing with oil, laying on of hands and Scripture, noting church history and modern English Christianity expanding understanding of spiritual healing.
The article reports on negotiations over Mosul within the mandate system. The British government backs Curzon's proposal to refer frontline frontier issues to the League of Nations, while France considers the offer extreme and opposed by Nal of Laerani. Mali supports the British suggestion, and Somel rejects Curzon's plan to send the Mosul matter to the League.
Fragmentary text records alleged hospital treatment charges against a local institution. The readable portions mention a court, dates, and patient care but the garbled OCR obscures exact names, places, and actions. Further verification is needed to identify the institution and specifics of the charges.
Two sailors return home as the Seamen's Corps reports progress in the war effort. Details are sparse due to damaged OCR, but the brief notes a homecoming and ongoing military duties.
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