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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1913
Page
2
The notice lists new Pierrot collars in cream and white with Finch Lace finish, satin coat collars in latest shades with Fancy Buttons, net and guipure Peter Pan collars, Quaker collars in muslin and guipure, Robespierre satin collars with black velvet bows, and a full range of fancy swallow bows and colored Peter Ian bows in silk or satin.
A satirical critique argues that extending the workday for women would not solve social inequities. It contends men now hold the eight hour day while women remain burdened by domestic labor, urging caution against forcing gendered roles rather than addressing real economic disparities.
The piece paints the Sydney gas strike as a peak of syndicalist power, warns of dire social breakdown, and criticizes Labour and Fisher governments for political gain. It questions the pace of workers returning to work and condemns nationalisation as a cure once advanced by opponents.
The fragment references front page notices for advertisers and miscellaneous ads. It touts Nyal's Cod Liver Compound as superior to cod liver oil, claiming health benefits and safety. mentions a chemist Kelly and product details like extractive matters, malt, lime, quinine, and iron in a bottle.
Five days remain as management cuts prices at the famous venue drawing daily fresh bar gains. A midweek change is planned and Proclamation under the Customs Act of 1811 warns against exporting certain birds and plumage. Applications at the Custom House may permit export for educational or minute purposes if approved.
Townsville agents Hobbs Wilson and Ryan report a meeting in Austria involving Lilley and Merray. The record shows limited readable names and a brief note of discussion among the listed parties.
A collection raised by Kuranda railway men for Cairne District Hospital yielded £7 7s 6d and was sent to the hospital secretary. The Papuan stealer Matungo arrived from Sydney and a vessel departed for New Guinea after loading passengers and cargo. Heavy rain hit McDonald’s Creek and rein noises were heard in Cairns by telephone.
At the Cairne Starr Bowkett Building Society last Saturday total receipts were £34 5 4. The directors to attend next Saturday are Messrs Jeppe sen and G Magi.
The Palace's latest program drew strong patronage with the room turning for the Corkscrew Gang story and accompanying comics delivering broad laughs. Tonight is the last screening before a new up-to-date program takes its place tomorrow.
The Willochra first sister ship of the Adelaide Co. steamers left Glasgow on the 15th and Plymouth on the 11th of February for Symnes with Fremantle due about March 21. The vessel registers at Te tons gross with accommodation for 450 passengers and a crew of 149. Willochra is a South Australian name meaning a green bush. Warilda means Wagthe Gun and Wandilia means mister.
A letter to the editor corrects a science claim about Pelorus Jack. Hammworth Popular Science notes Pelorus Jack is a BIaso dolphin. originally two dolphins accompanied it, but recently he has been alone. The New Zealand Parliament passed a special act to protect him from hunters.
District Court in Cairns opened with counsel A MacDonnell asking for jurors beyond Nelson to be excused due to Mulgrave River flood making crossing impossible. Judge Janeson postponed, jurors to attend rem attemdance when the river subsides. Newport urged to act as secretary pro tem for the Overseas Club branch. Bread delivery note from Cairns Borough Co. remains at Sherman Street.
The Cairns Police Court opened on Monday with a single case involving a young man charged with drunkenness. He received the usual handling under the court’s routine procedures.
Friends of Dr. Baxter Tyrie learn he is recovering after an urgent telegram from Syview confirming an operation. Tyrie passed through surgery successfully and is doing well.
Unsettled weather persisted with heavy passing showers and gusts. Cairns recorded points and the Mulgrave River rose two feet causing train disruption, while warnings indicated a tropical disturbance approaching the coast near Torres Strait and Cooktown.
Police report a 75 year old Chinaman named Le Row hanged himself near Shields and Sachs streets after arriving from Cooktown two years ago. Constable Bowers found the body and Dr Knowles certified death by strangulation with no signs of violence or foul play.
In the district court Judge Jameson refused Young Vet’s application to move trial from Herberton to Cairns. Witnesses are in Anderton and the defence costs raised concerns, but the judge held Herberton remains proper and the request may be renewed there.
A Leichhardt branch meeting hears J T Keogary criticise Labor Conference decisions and press exclusion. He argues leaders seek to block public access and says the daily press exclusion is part of a broader bid to hide actions from the public.
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