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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
4
Raceyard chatter from Brisbane track describes horses like Tanersall and Gish It, with slowing times and scratchings, plus remarks on Beechworth and Sywano in early trials. The Brisbane fiscal report for June lists month income £910 2s, tax figures and railway yields, and the coroner notes a sombre motive tied to a camp incident.
Melbourne reports a post office robbery tied to a Spencer Street attack on postal workers James McCarney and Robert J. Hughes. Police link the theft to a second heist form and note £200 stolen from Abbotsford post office. An AmericanAutomobile piece examines European impoverishment and rising American car demand, with a San Francisco music hall stunt and an endurance motorcycle test.
The text lists lunar phases and times including New Moon at 5:97 am, First Quarter at 9.59 am, Full Moon at 7.42 am, Perigee at 0.96, and another New Moon at 8.43 pm. It appears as an OCR variant with garbled month names and inconsistent spellings.
During a Cairns Police Court hearing a young spectator shouted Bowery language in the gallery. The magistrate ordered the offender removed and warned he would be better off elsewhere.
Mr Theodore, visiting Melbourne, discussed Queensland border stock passage with Acting Federal Attorney General Mahon. Mahon defended federation principle of interstate free trade and pledged to test state actions by lawful means to defend free trade across borders.
June 1 report from Brisbane states the Governor-in-Council removed John Churim Remp from the Commission of Peace after he was accused of making a disturbing statement predicting a German victory. The action follows the ongoing wartime tensions.
Sunday services at St John’s Cairns Freshwater and All Saints Gordonvale listed with times. Fragmented text references family illness and hope for recovery, plus a note about Ladies’ College of health and a mention of Dr Satiows Mages and a treatment.
A collage of brief notices lists officials and travelers in Queensland. The Home Secretary Mr Huxham visits Thursday Island while Justice Shand goes to Brisbane for the Full Court. Various arrivals and moves include Dr Elerton, Mr Joice, Mr Wylde Ball, Mr D Howe, Miss Oberman, Mr Cording, and others traveling by Wyreema and Mourilyan.
An old line promotes Cole and Diarrhoes Remedy as a universal diarrhoea and dysentery cure for children and adults. It claims to ease violent cramps and stomach pains after a few doses and notes it’s sold by alchemists and stove-peepers.
The establishment now provides spacious balconies, airy bedrooms, first-class meals, and a selection of fine liquors. Mrs J M Lennon confirms the refined offerings for guests and boarders.
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