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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
2
Country residents needing tuning services should not wait for the tuner. Write to Mr. J. D. Caterer at Strand Hotel Cairns to register the tuning for the next week in the district.
June 7 arrivals list Captain W. Smith and Arawatta from Melbourne with many passengers including Mesdames Long Rolly Cameron McGrath and a number of Messrs Jackson McCarthy White Cole Hobbs Hall Dalglish and Moore along with Dr J Moore and others. Burns Philp & Co agents note high water and tide times.
The Morgan Company for four weeks ending May 27 reports furnace processing of 10,000 tons of Mt. Morgan ore 1598 tons of Many Peaks ore 2368 tons of concentrates 34 tons of purchased ore and 5 tons of copper precipitates producing blister copper containing 372 tons of copper and some gold. The concentrator treated 713 tons of ore and yielded 2314 tons of concentrates containing 118 tons of copper.
Decline in copper and gold output attributed to a strike causing furnace downtime at the Great Fitzroy mine in Mt. Chalmers. Captain Osborne’s exemption application referred to the Minister for Mines faced opposition from Rockhampton unions. The Mines Department has decided not to grant the exemption.
The Post reports Lodge No. 2139 E C will hold a Masonic Hall meeting tomorrow morning at 16. You discuss a matter of importance. Anzac Entertainers, who have performed widely, give a final show at Hibernian Hall tonight as a send-off.
A discussion notes Mr. Cecill Last’s animus toward the press and cites delays at Mulgrave and Babinda mills. Hambledon plans to start about the month’s end. Wharf congestion raises costs and inconvenience, with hopes for a prime ministerial announcement on crop purchases to ease shipping shortages.
Mrs A Hoare reports Troop farewell by Cairns Band and Allied Choir at 7:30 PM. A social and dance raises funds for the Cairns Ambulance and Hambledon mill crippled employee, to be held in Edmonton Hall tonight.
John Dan, a tailor and mercer at Babinda, displays a wide range of sizes for boys and men, selling at moderate prices. The shop also offers boots, shoes, and ladies and gentlemen's wear. A hospital carnival planning meeting is announced at the Council Chambers with the Mayor to coordinate with Commercial Travellers, inspired by Townsville results.
An exchange outlines two methods to run the office amid workload pressure. The idea to hire a part time assistant from Messrs Newitt and Boden meets resistance as four hours daily is deemed insufficient. A final proposal envisages annual earnings of about £12 for the interim arrangement.
Cairns crowds are urged to book seats early for Petrova at the Palace tonight with ticket outlets at Cairns Police Court and via phone. Local notices highlight entertainment events, auctions, and new shop openings in Babinda and Cairns, plus police court fines and a mule incident reported as Eyewitness.
A reader defends a polite admonition to ladies at a smoke concert while contrasting with a local column. The piece argues for higher standards for the rising generation and defends the author’s approach as necessary. It also notes postal transfers in Cairns with Mr. Murphy appointed Postmaster and Mr. Nagel departing, praising their courtesy and public service.
A Cairns recruiting rally featured Mr John Adamson as principal speaker urging enlistment for the British Empire. He praised democracy over autocracy, noted 16 000 recruits needed monthly, and cited Gallipoli losses. Local men Baxter Brett Lorainne Hill and Crane volunteered, with the Cairns Band providing music.
The Red Cross Equipment Guild held a farewell for Mr Nagel on Friday at their Cairns workshop, praising his concert fundraising and noting his £200 that helped the guild. Speakers wished him prosperity in Warwick and thanked him for his service.
A fragmented report notes renewed interest in a major war phase as observers track developments. The piece references Be tis hon Newman's Sauce and a sauce with a reputation amid the broader conflict.
In a libel suit brought by Doyle, PLL president, against the Sunday Times and related parties, the Banco heard that the paper published a paragraph alleging Deowle Senith Mutch and Co. engineered a strike to secure a legislative seat. The jury ruled for the defendants in both this case and a parallel action by MLA Thomas Mutch.
The Victoria Senate result was announced by the Commonwealth Electoral Officer with Messrs Fairbairn Bolton and Main declared elected. Ex-Senator Findley alleged Electoral Act infringements and financial overages for candidates, prompting cheers and calls of slander from the crowd.
Hearing in Townsville before the Police Court against Corime Workers Accident Association seeks compensation for a fractured ankle, alleged to have occurred when the plaintiff tried to escape two men fighting near the Excelsior Hotel. Evidence includes statements by William James Jacobs and a hospital constable. the case adjourned.
Melbourne June reports the Australian Workers Union pledges loyalty to the sugar industry agreement for one year and promises no wage demands or new legislation during the sugar acquisition period. The promise hinges on a State Ministry commitment not to introduce sugar related laws, but the undertaking remains unconfirmed.
Incoming reports state Jack Imgram of Cairns is a prisoner of war under the breaches of the act. Jere Iles & Co. announces Mr. CH Evans Evans will arrive in Cairns soon, staying at Hides Hotel on Friday 15 June with a large range of ferried goods. A warned note urges workers to book seats for the ANZAGS tonight.
The Owens and King rivers flood Wangaratta with seven rising to seventeen feet, causing multiple deaths. A bogey carrying James Le family members and others was swept away. Florence Richards and Percy Lee survived, while Gladys and Lily Richards are missing. Bridges near Bright fail, cutting transport as damage spreads.
A creditors meeting was held at the Supreme Court before Registrar M Quinn for the Nickolaides estate. F Swann of Cairns was appointed trustee with ten percent remuneration as assets were realized. Also noted are references to Pe Pens of Co Cairns and Philp & Co with an inspection committee. A stray advertisement for Chamberlain's Pain Balm and Hoadley's hake products appears within the page.
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