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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
1
Sole agents for Australan Mea' Co in Calma offering fares and fee terms for Associated Board Exams. Maperee Teacher of Paandforte Theory of Muse and Musical Shorthand, with contacts at Peale & Co. Cairns for exam arrangements.
A heavy rainstorm disrupts lumber transport and bullock wagon travel along the border roads. School attendance declines as illnesses rise among children. Co operative mill meetings vanish this week and a planned event at the School of Arts faces postponement due to ongoing weather and social disruptions. Local tribal movement and regional unrest are noted with uncertain outcomes for community stability and regional commerce.
Accounts list sequenced disbursements for the Ethsem District Patriotic Fund and allied bodies. Totals include soldiers aiding funds, Belgian relief, Red Cross Guild, and related expenses with names, firms, and sums in pounds shillings pence.
The Jonestone River notes report ongoing showers and poor road conditions. Nominations are set for a New Wivinton vacancy after Mr McGowen’s resignation, with Moesers Horres and J Ryan as candidates. A South Jolmtone mill project advances amid labor shortages, while influxes of foreigners support local industry. The Cairns steamer service boosts port cargo and promises weekly runs, with railway expansion anticipated to improve regional ties and land settlement. School excursion to Harbour faced bad weather, and Arts Society seeks land extension. Sugar land inquiries grow as land values rise, while the council moves to curb straying goats and roaming horses and cattle.
The Post and Herald argue for communal soldier settlements over single holdings. They warn against political favoritism and praise group farming for efficiency, expert guidance, and social cohesion while noting risks from natural hazards and the need for wise management.
Crop prospects across Atherton to Townsville show mixed results with heavy Chinese involvement in some districts. Cairns and South Johnstone areas expect about 279000 tons of cane export, Innisiell and Herbert River crops thrive, while Hyssbledos and Gams lag due to drought. Lower Burdekin and Haughton River regions predict smaller crushes amid variable rainfall and heat.
A garbled, era-lost note describes two storied women connected to wines and lagers in a fragmented scene. Names and places are unreadable, but the sense of a domestic or social vignette persists, with hints of early printing errors.
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