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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1915
Page
2
Auctioneer Woodward and Chambers advertise a sale of Cane Farm Freehold land with 52 acres and a 54 acre parcel. The notice invites buyers to inspect and bid, noting tramway rights and limited drainage work needed, with potential crops including wine and fruit.
Readable fragments describe new moon dates and lunar phases with scattered names and times. The text mentions July and July 12 and July 26 with cryptic references to observers, locations, and times, but many words are garbled or incomplete.
Senator Pearce cautions recruitment dips and stresses need for steady reinforcements. Australia pledges 5300 soldiers monthly with state quotas and mustering rules. Criteria include age ten to forty five, chest 33 inches, min height 5 ft 3 in. Pay rates show officers and enlisted. separation allowances provided for married personnel earning under limits.
The Post reports Cairns Shire Council voting ten pounds to the Red Cross Society to fund a motor ambulance for the front. Councillor Fenwick notes wartime shortages but supports ambulance dispatch. The Red Cross aims to raise funds and recruit for ambulance provisioning amid global conflict. The Cairns council plans to meet Friday. mixed local notices conclude.
Two people entered Craig-a Pharmacy last week and offered to provide written Shoch woo educed. It mentions an apparent removal of a beneficial item and references a thirty year period in connection with the case. The text is partly garbled but indicates an unsanctioned offer related to an educational or evaluative action.
Mr Carbine and J Kireham gratefully thank Dr Grethovite Nurae Grover and Miss Angle Groves of Carbine Hospital for diligent care of their father John Cain during his illness. Gratitude is also extended to Mr Wrat and many Carbine friends for assistance and support in the bereavement.
A public meeting convened by his Worship the Mayor will be held at the Council Chambers on Thursday five next, at four o clock. Invited to attend. By Order, Mr. L Cochran e. Town Clerk.
Fragmentary note mentions painting and languages at Poglis Kindergarten with a reference to ordonvals and a contact labeled Phone Gordonvalle.
Since July 1 1995 the Post and Herald publish subscription terms. Town delivered options include advance payments of 26/ or 38/ with weekly Bun Boy bookings 35/ or 25/. Herald town delivered prices show 38/ advance or 35/ booked. Country posted 38/ advance or 35/ booked.
An auction style notice advertises rose trees for sale through T. P. Kelly Chemist. A kindergarten class led by Miss Falconer is noted, with contact via Gardenvale. A social gathering and tea event appears planned with details to be announced.
A furniture auction for Mr. Robert Gibb’s household goods to be held at 2:30 PM at Bunda Street near the railway workshops. Warren Shire Council meets and decides that pipe-laying costs along footpaths fall to property owners. Queensland Patriotic Day movement public meeting set by Cairns mayor for Thursday night. On Saturday 21st, Mr. Marte ODonohue of Innisfail auctions eleven blocks of the OReilly Estate near the South Colonial Central Mill. Cairns State Bowkett Building Society conducts ballot No. 34 with Premier and Ishester as scrutineers. Mrs. Bradshaw draws the marble, winner entitled to £200 interest after 11 years.
A late meeting of the Towers Ambulance Committee notes a Cairns Centre letter about likely actions of the Coneastree in forming the Brigade. The committee favors leaving superintendent appointments to the Inca committees and plans a reply supporting incorporation. An ominous aside promotes Craig's Powders for infant relief from a Cairns chemist.
An elderly man named Patrick Kell appeared before JP A H O Kelly on a charge of idleness and disorderly conduct with no lawful means of support. He was remanded for seven days to obtain an order admitting him to Dulwich after agreeing to go there. Constable Victory testified to the arrest. The defendant claimed to be in a dirty state and subsisting on oranges, initially resisting Dulwich but agreeing after being reminded the alternative was six months in jail.
Dentist P. F. Meredith will be in attendance at bio Surgery Maren Daily for one month. Telephone 4. Chance for tours for scholars. Schoolmasters should draw attention of pupils to the glass competition announced for the Christmas Number of the Southern Hernia.
At the Cairns Starr Bowkett Society on Saturday last receipts totaled £53 4 0. Directors F G Locks and G E Moody announce attendance is sought next Saturday.
A. Sn. Waddell announces that his brother will manage the business during his absence. The store will operate strictly on a cash basis with all items sold at cash prices.
Patient brought to Cairns Monday and kept under medical care after police inquiry. Writings note a local official, Mr H O'Reilly JP, overseeing medical examination and custody. No clear arrest details are provided, but the fragment implies police involvement and medical charges or examination.
The Lights of London by George B. Sim is praised as his brightest melodrama and will be repeated tonight and tomorrow. Graeme headlines with Lucille Love returns and a mix of comedy and dramatic scenes, including Forgery and Love's Victory as popular acts. The program features multiple acts and a varied lineup of comic pieces and songs designed to thrill the crowd.
Townsville correspondent reports an elderly man named Thomas Larkin drowned at Hoes Trees opposite the Great Britain Hotel. Constable Hornibrook recovered the body after half an hour in the water. Postmortem confirms drowning as the cause.
An advertisement promotes Toofa Skin Cream as a rare facial treatment at Calina Pharmacy in Lake Effect. It claims to reduce blemishes and improve suppleness. The note cites price and references a Christmas season announcement amid a broader northern news tone.
Palace Theatre management brings vaudeville from Tivoli Circuit with The Three Lascelles. The act includes fine songs duets and a rock ade comedy. Star film Hope Foster's Mother shows a daughter seeking life luxuries and a hopeful mother. The performance ends with a hopeful moment.
Reported daylight robbery involves a suspect nicknamed Pepper who allegedly tricked a person into exposing cayenne pepper in a bag and fled. Detectives are probing the incident as officials seek more details.
Rain fell across Cairns and inland districts easing drought after a prolonged dry spell. Reported totals included 1 inch 6 points at Cairns Post Office and heavier falls at Kuranda Sth, Redlynch, and Aloomba with patchy coverage on the North Coast. Local tanks rise and foliage revives as western areas remain dry.
The Cairns bowling club held its Amirus Bowling Club annual meeting on Monday night with 11 members present. President J Lyons urged more funds after reports showed tight finances and a generous debenture gesture from one holder was applauded. Officers were elected including President Lyons and Treasurer Overland, with discussions on screen closing dates and Thursday play arrangements.
Brisbane July 12 ship arrivals list includes Sydney departure at 6.20 am and Canberra from Sydney at 7.36 am. Cooma from the north and Bri move from the south arrived about 7.40 pm. Shipping updates note To-day’s arrivals and times.
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