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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1913
Page
4
The notice offers a choice between a 1 per cent discount or 3 shillings in the pound. The source presents a brief financial discount option likely from a period advertisement or notice.
The Cairns branch of the Australian Native Association holds a meeting with new members elected and a push to favor Australian made goods. President and speakers advocate supporting domestic industry, boosting northern exports, and strengthening the nation. A letter from Mir. Wiloeett of Port Moresty is read, and plans are made to consider Australian production in harbor contracts. The president aims to visit Tolga to establish a new branch and extend support for the movement.
At a Cairns Mulgrave Jockey Club meeting held at Tattercalls Strand, life memberships were awarded to Mr and Mrs J J Teary while Mr O Leary received praise for his voluntary planning and advisory work on the Cairns race track project. O Leary modestly downplayed the effort, but acknowledged the club’s praise and noted further steps to complete the course at Woree.
London reports King George Queen of Spain Berry arrived and are at the BIS Hotel.
Royal Mail contractor and forwarding agent W Pearce Junior advertises general carrier services. The notice mentions theatrical companies and travelers samples removed on the third station, with care and modest charges, plus contact in Cairns.
The union met Monday night with J Skeen in the chair and officers present. Protests from prior meetings remain, by laws copies are with North Queens and Rugby Union. Hespial Cup to be played by executive decision. Next fixtures postponed, town teams registered, and arrangements set for a social and dance on the Tth August with local talent secured.
A July 23 report from Adelaide notes a Labor party gathering before the forthcoming session, with Mr. unspecified addressing attendees and discussion of party priorities and parliamentary agenda.
Garbled item outlines a schedule fragment for a Garden Club event with mentions of Physical Culture and Wes Martorie Draper. It includes scattered times and days like Wednesdays and Saturdays, with unclear prices and locations. The readable bits suggest a charity or club meeting with routine activity slots.
The Southern Sugar Industry reports show Nelson and Moteman cane plots inspected with strong growth and increasing farmer interest. In Boon districts, soils range from volcanic red to alluvial, with varying drainage and row spacing. green manuring and deep ploughing improve yields, while pests and floods affect some areas.
Fragmentary text notes a speech at a hall in Manchester about Australia and the world. It suggests a focus on a white settler perspective and future relations, with unclear details and incomplete phrases.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a chaotic legal case with mentions of a man named Mitchell, a death sentence, and references to a jail, bronchial coughs, and Woods. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates, places, or coherent events to confirm a single story.
The Cairns Agency of the Crowewny firm in Abbott Street Cairns will receive all monies and secure repayments for real estate advances. Abbott Street address and related names appear in a public notice describing business and repayment details for property improvements and loans.
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