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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Mar 02, 1917

Page

2

Senior's Pharmacy Claims Historic Australian Legacy

An old notice lists Senior's Pharmacy as the oldest in Australia under patronage of governors. It mentions proprietors Sireriam Duseng Gilwe bottle and Sirenian Dagowe Lard with various bottle counts and items including Senior's Special Pile Remedy and Asthma Cure. It also references a Latest Pharmaceutical 5 stekel Medera Toilet with a fareatarety requirement.

Australia Geenerals New South Wales

P T Kelly’s Roles Among Cairns Noted In Odd Text

Fragmentary OCR lists T P Kelly described as a pharmacist and operating director from Cairns. It repeats the line with slight variations and includes church-related times and services such as Evensong and Holy Communion, with scattered garbled terms and place names.

Shipping Arrivals Report for Maret Kieretta

Shipping notices list Captain Maven sailing from Cooktown and Port Douglas with Passeteets including Mesers Wm. Moree and F Duns He Mowman Geo Brown ft D Catese Burns Philp.

Maret Kieretta Maven Cooktown Port Douglas Mesers Wm. Moree F Duns He Mowman Geo. Brown Ft. D

Mining notes and sharebroker quotes from early records

Fragmented mining and finance brief listing names of Mines and companies such as Marechacid Mines NL and Bowen Coal Co Ltd with scattered remarks on hoist capacity, reserves, directors and stock activity. Includes references to individuals and locales in a dated ledger style, indicative of stock market chatter.

Vilorm Biel Tom Ry Furns Tilnerre Arnal Leuana Kulawadan Iff Nols Maks Thorp Ce’ Ouks Pam Ohber Metals Ant Coal Rowet River Coal Ban S Bowen Cas! and Coke Co. Ltd Cairns Dictores

Towels Sharif Market at Towers March 1 Price List

Auction-like market notice lists various linen items and merchants with prices in old currency. Entries reference Aalium Co Bow Street Wokers and items such as Brilliant Block cloth and Clark's goods with odd spellings and abbreviations.

Mampden Musee Owe Voulean

Metal Market Notes from Sydney March First

The Sydney market reports London metal quotes for March with spot and forward prices for tin lead zinc and copper. The piece mentions a boot store opening at Kirk's Rabinda with cash terms and insurance by the Queensland Insurance Company.

Kirk's _Rabinda Fit and Co Cyle Qureesland Insurance Company

Thompson Family Thanks Cabrins Hospital Staff

Mr and Mrs W J Thompson express gratitude to Dr Aoowles the Matron and staff of Cabrins Hospital for unremitting care and attention given to their little daughter Mary during her illness.

W. J. Thompson de. G. Aoowles Cabrins Mary

NSW Election Seen As Melee Not Duel In State Referendum

The Post notes a distant view of New South Wales election as a chaotic melee rather than a clear contest. It suggests Holman faces defeat, with Labor factions likely to claim victory though credibility is debated amid anti conscription cries and party confusion.

New South Wales Doug Thar Holman Labour Abdart Melman Agaimethin B Hill Party

Broken Hill Voters Face War Policy Debate

The article denounces tactics used by a faction claiming to avoid war policy while implying electoral maneuvering. It warns that if the faction succeeds, banners blessed by Broken Mill may be honored, else a modest burial for those banners. It calls electors to weigh war stance against arbitration laws and strikes.

Broken Mill Red Cross

Drunk Case Dominates Cairns Police Court Session

In Cairns Police Court this morning the sole business was a drunkenness charge. The defendant appeared in relation to intoxication offenses, with proceedings focused on disposal of the case.

Cairns Police Cour

Local Advertisements and Public Health Notice

A fragmentary page lists businesses and ads for Groceries Drapery and Shoes with cash terms. Mentions Royal Insurance Fish products and Newman’s sauce. A health notice warns tetanus has appeared in the district and urges stock owners to take precautions and wound care.

Ait Wall Toute Royal Insurance Company Tamwon Gira Gail

Cairns community notices and local events

A Cairns period page lists Oddfellows and Cairns Chamber meetings, a Cairns Citizens Band concert, and a Mulgrave Mall meeting. Weather notes heavy showers. Western area notices cover a Bella Vale snake bite, Babinda line train service discussion, and a fatal accidental shooting near Mia Linedale with magisterial inquiry planned. Local ads promote Nyal's Face Cream and Buick mascots.

Goods and Boots Advertised by Werk and Co

A cluttered advertisement notes discounted items including shirts trousers helmets tweed suits and various boots and shoes. It invites inspection of ladies white canvas shoes and velvet shoes just landed with a sales event at Wevernight Shop on Street.

Werk House of Commons W. E. Gladstone Gladstone Wevernight Tram Winstome Mehelase Mércers and Eet Street

Police Raid in Cairns Chinatown Seizes Large Liquor Stock

Police with search warrants raided three Chinatown premises led by Senior Sergeant Kenny and Detective Acting Sergeant Meiden. Seized was a large quantity of grog including whiskey and wine with an estimated value around 1500. Prosecutions expected.

Cairns Kenny Sam Sing Hop Ming Jan Chin Sesemt Meiden James Petrie Carter Irs Higser Chinatown

Furniture Sale and Household Auction Notice

The notice lists a furniture sale by Woodward of Mrs F C Jen Sacks Street at 2:30 p.m. and a four room cottage with allotment auctioned by J G Hoare on Draper Street off Upward Street at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Cairns Town Council purchases a lawn mower to reduce street grass, expected to be in service within a week.

Lindsay Cliitomville Sarina Mackay Ambulance Woodward Mra. F.C. Jen— Sachs Street J. G. Hoare Draper Street Upward Street Cairns Town Coane

Wounded in France Brother in Cairns Reported Missing

Wounded and missing in France is Charles Smith formerly of J and J Pease Cairns, reported by his brother Bert from Charters Towers. Also notices on veterinary preparations, piano imports, indigestion remedy, and Cairns Fire Brigade Board actions and Loyal Lodge wartime donations.

Minsiz W. Smath Carns Bert Charters Towers Charles Smith J. and J. Pease Cairns France

Kelly's Week End Sale Promises Weekend Bargains

Weekend shoppers at Kelly's dress shop find deep cuts on clothing and footwear. Men's cotton singlets and trousers discount prices mix with reduced umbrellas and Derby boots. Ladies enjoy shoes and hose marked down with a wide range of sizes available today.

Kelly's Abbot Cairns

Sugar talks in Brisbane on 1917 raw sugar price

About 43 delegates from Queensland sugar growers meet in Brisbane to press the Commonwealth Government to fix a price for the 1917 crop. They urge reestablishment of the Dickson award, bring the industry under War Precautions, and seek a Commonwealth tribunal to renew pricing terms.

Brisbane Department of Ausani Sugar Mtn Teaeetey Sitwarerowee Queensland Lennon Supreme Court M . Traneder Pre Commonwealth Melbourne Hughes Prichard Mr. Ryan Mr. Prichard Ryan Pritchard Shoroux A.S.P.A As.pa As.p.a Ats Mr. Ryans Mranchard Reane Mear Powell Luc Stowell Dickson Ryans Gorme Childers Courtice Bundabeep Care Cane Prices Board Cavern Undaberg ASTAL L.G.A Melbourn Turner Plane Creek Sug Seaford Mt. Bauple Cane Price Board Tetiorow Agai

Private theater conference rumors reach Brisbane

No definite result from the private theater conference as reported by Brisbane dispatch. Rumor says delegates endorsed recommendations from the Sugar Producers Association and United Cane Growers Association, agreed upon at the Ayr conference early February.

Brisbane Fromaer Sugar Producers’ Association United Cane Growers Association Ayr

Premier Bereaved We Mourn Richard Foster-ather

The announcement notes the death of Mr Richard Foster at Louden on March as a family bereavement. The brief notice references the deceased and a sorrowful community response.

Loxdon Richard Foster-Ather

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