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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1913
Page
2
In memoriam notices from Robt. Sturt & Co Cairns advertise the death of William Beal on July 1, 113 and a separate remembrance for Willem Real who died July 15, 1912. Insertions mention family names and local affiliations with music education and academy connections.
A fragmented report notes Cairns Customs Howey bounty totals reaching £1,211 1s for the season up to September. It mentions dental surgeon T Murray at AMP Building Cairns and cough symptoms. Domestic notices indicate prepaid advertisements will run in the Herald issue.
The Northern Herald reports a large Palace Theatre audience last evening appreciating the entertaining current programme. Mrs Lepph supplied music and Mr J Taylor hosted. photographers show scenes from the hospital fete and the theatre decor, with praise for performers and technicians.
Fragmented OCR describes menswear styles and a garbled note on suffragette trials at police headquarters. It also mentions National Insurance officers, alarm fears, and schemes to burn lumber yards and cotton factories, with scattered theater fires as a hypothetical plan.
The police found militants received salaries and monetary rewards for their attacks, with a dockyard damage plan postponed over price disputes. A leading woman called the offered sum insignificant to the cause, revealing the violence as a money driven, poorly conceived operation. Reformers are urged to pursue persuasion over terror.
The meeting of the Shire Council heard Dr. McIver discuss a goat nuisance near Gilpert River and proposed distances to protect crops. A witness described a morning confrontation with a woman who claimed distress after her husband’s return and was taken to the watch house on a disorderly conduct charge.
A fragment notes a Cairns theatre event titled pre cat programme. The readable text hints at a cinema or stage listing but details are incomplete and unclear.
The Cairns Cairns branch of the Australian Natives Association held a well attended meeting led by President N S Mareh. The report notes progress on promoting Australian products, a Manufacturers Week in Brisbane, and social activities including concerts and book offerings.
A fragmented excerpt presents a British view of Ireland, noting places like Court and St Pauls Church, and describing foreign residents’ sentiments toward the Union Church. The letter touches on social life, work, and a distant sense of daily routine in a God-fearing land with English references and moral judgments.
A disjointed catalog fragment lists white and cream towels striped items and linens, with various prices and measurements. Also mentions brown towels, striped linens, drills, and socks with scattered vendor notes. The text reads like a damaged sale list from a shop ledger with multiple incomplete entries.
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