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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
2
A. J. Draper Auctioneer Cairns offers for sale James ONeill's business assets as part of a public sale. Breach details and exact inventory not fully legible in the notice. Interested bidders should contact the auctioneer for the schedule and terms.
Unclear listing shows names and locations including Jack Lamont and Allet with terms like Genuine Sale. Fragmentary details mention Suh, 4 Seterham Geo, and Comm of Bunda on Terminus.
The readable lines reference Babinda Parish of Meier and a side note about a "Tomy ae eorth tackimg into" with a swt erected. It hints at a parish matter and rising value but details are unclear and incomplete.
Readable fragments describe a furniture sale including items such as a kitchen table and various kitchenware. The text mentions chairs, stands, mowers and other odds and ends but details are unclear. Potential buyers may contact the local sale organizer for specifics.
Cairns State School Ball notices call for attendees to have items ready for collection. The secretary urges prompt preparation and mentions a collector will call on the day.
A note records Mr P G Grant P M fining for public disturbance with a 1 pound fine or 72 hours in jail. Another entry lists Small Debts Court verdicts: Mrs M Young versus W Scott for board and lodging amounting to £2 12s with 3s costs. The Barrier steamer, bound for Cairns Harbor Board, departed Townsville with the Howard Smith Co. second barge, due there early today.
The Cairns State school pupils host a dance at Shire Hall this evening to raise funds for prizes and a Saturday picnic. Mrs. BH Craig supervises the children during the Grand March while insies Tonmittes provide supper. Adults will begin dancing at 10 pm as a large attendance is anticipated.
An unnamed woman from near the Paramatta Hotel reported to police that a neighbor, Annie Maria Weedin, fired a shotgun at her. Senior-Sergeant Weer and Acting Sergeant McNamars responded, seized a firearm, and the incident appears tied to a quarrel over a goat’s ownership.
Governor takes leave of Major and Mrs Hartil-Law in the evening expresses thanks for cordial welcomes given to him and his family by the people of Calres and says he appreciates their personal hospitality.
London Wednesday copper prices moved forward from 55 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence to 56 pounds 3 shillings 6 pence per hundredweight with forwards at 7 pounds 8 to 56 pounds 3 6. Electrolytic copper quoted at 585. Tin spot at 148 pounds 190 to 149 pounds 15 shillings.
Fragmentary stock notes show occasional prices and names such as Mitchel Rie and Perham listed with small sums. The text is incomplete, hindering full interpretation of market activity.
Parkinsons team at Cairns Baths with latest alterations. Dearniry's sale brisk. Cairns Fest social and dance highlight event at Mr R Allen farm. Tuesday notices announce broader activities and auctions.
Telegraph report from Townsville covers Cadet activities under Lt Col Halstead, social entertainments for Angliran clergy, and Synod meetings in North Queensland. Brisbane notes include rainfall tallies, a planned visit by Mr Stone to Rockhampton, and a public health quarantine tour by Drs Loris and Fyington visiting Rockhampton Towneville Cairns and Thursday Island in July.
After closure, legislative focus shifts to interior renovations and ongoing work. Officials report extensive decanting, refurbishment, and other unspecified changes implemented since Parliament adjourned.
Mrs Kidston, wife of the Premier, shows gradual improvement in hospital care as she remains at Mater Misery ward. Officials note it may be some time before she can leave the section as she recovers. In another item, three women Elizabeth Dowmy Clara Pennington and Minnie Ame are found guilty and sentenced to death for the murder of Isabelle Nelson McCallum.
Ernest Peek and his wife agreed to die together and cut their throats. The woman died, the man is in hospital. The incident occurred near Kant Bairnsdale.
A representative gathering passed resolutions expressing sympathy with Hopi. Harper W. [Her per Breckett and Kaw] were recently charged with ommpiracy as a deputation urged the Premier to appoint a legal commission to inquire into all circumstances of the case.
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