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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
2
Fragmentary text from a newspaper page includes scattered time stamps and place names, unclear dates, and garbled numbers. The legible items mention The Post and Tuesday, but no coherent event or action is clear.
Critics claim Labor shuns elections while defending moves toward possible constitutional double dissolution. The piece argues Labor fears ballots, mocks opponents, and contrasts Liberal restraint with Labor’s alleged power plays and desire to control the Senate.
A Cairns note advertises Dr Russell's Influenza Cure as the finest preventive and remedy for colds and influenza. Craig's pure drug chemists offers free trial bottles. Ming Cherry Abrahama arrives with her company by the Kuranda this afternoon but will travel to Marecha then Cairo, awaiting halls becoming available.
The Cairns area pages report a Saturday session at the Cairns Weekly Penny Savings Bank with Abraham and Alston in attendance as directors. J. F. Hirsch’s Cameron estate plan nears completion with August 1 as the active date, detailing 120 acres of premium sugar lands in the Babinds district for prospective buyers. Acting Sergeant Petro and Constable M. Tnatoah arrived Saturday for patrols amid rumors of a fugitive from Calms, with authorities declining comment.
DENTAL NOTICE. Charles G. T. Murray L Q D may be consulted daily on all branches of the dental profession at this surgery A M P Building Abbott Street Telephone No 158 P O Box 115 Our Georgetown correspondence direction Monday Distant thunder heard yesterday night Cumberland reporting points of rain The weather is cloudy proceeding further min.
The notice lists cattle and land sales on account of Mr. C Clough in Oe July tet Moms Harding and Wright Atherton. It notes applications for an engine changer position in the Cairns district due July 17. A pamphlet from Vesars Dalgety and Co Ltd Townsville describes the White Star liner Britannic. A public meeting to form a local committee for the University of Queensland is at Council Chambers at pm today. Cairns society reports £39 7 4 as attendance. A lor and J Skeen are expected next Saturday.
Notice in this line calls for a meeting of those interested in forming a female branch of the shore Club. The success of the male portion is cited as a hopeful indicator for the new venture. The Rev EK Walsh of Calms has been advised to rest for months and will depart Saturday night for Melbourne.
The Palace Theatre presents The Cyrelerina tomorrow night with a special change of pictures tonight featuring The Medicine Man's Vengeance a 2500 ft western. Just Nobody a 10500 ft drama and A Boarding House Romance an Edison 1000 ft melodrama. Also The Garmont Graphic and Andy the Actor fill the budget along with Sea Coast Fishing and Simple Simon's Vow. The program runs tonight and Wednesday night.
The Renal French act dazzles last night with jugglery and wheelwork that leaves the crowd dizzy. His deft handling of bags glasses and odds and ends in motion proves him a master of stage illusion and athletic control.
A Cairns Pictures show last night impressed audiences with the Kinetophone in its first appearance. Management plans six nightly performances and will rotate subjects including “David Copperfield” and other features. Continuous full houses signal strong audience interest.
The fragment from the Northern Terald hints at a vow or pledge regarding optimal form or presentation. Readable names or places are not clearly legible, leaving the core assertion as a general commitment to improved state. Further text is needed to identify persons or specifics.
The Minister for Landa, Tol mie, addressed the Queensland Women's Council, noting charities votes for the year ending June 1901 stood at £257,915 and the upcoming year at £490,000. He cited workers dwellings estimates at £140,210 and reported 1300 evidages completed during Art bed operation with more in progress.
An 14 year old resident reports chromic chast complaints and seeks relief through a local remedy titled Woods Great Perpewmint Cure. No further medical details are provided in the fragment.
In Lightdale Street City Constable McKnight confronted Jercy Driscoll on a Saturday afternoon. A struggle drew in two helpers who forced McKnight back toward the fence. Driscoll drew a revolver and fled as McKnight fired wounding him in the right shoulder. The pursuit continued until assistors stopped the scene and Driscoll was later found hiding.
During a Charleville versus Newtown sain match a bystander Robert Bell attacked Alan Wood with a handbag containing a bottle, knocking him unconscious. Wood regained consciousness but later worsened. Bell was arrested and remanded for eight days with bail set at £10 and two sureties of £59. Wood's recovery remains doubtful.
Telegraph reports accelerated Royal Navy movements as the Admiralty dispatches a battle cruiser and the New Zealand gift ship to Gibraltar. The squadron aims to dominate the Atlantic or Pacific, with Cape, New Zealand, Australia and Vancouver representatives attending a naval conference tied to the Prince of Wales birthday celebration.
A thunderstorm near London on June 1 caused a fatal incident as a man returning with his infant daughter, Pearl, was struck or harmed by the weather. Details remain fragmentary amid the chaotic scene and ongoing reports.
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