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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1913
Page
2
Mrs. J F Dillon and family thank all friends for kind expressions of sympathy after the sad bereavement. Mr J Rhtle and Mrs Mortarty of Stanpery Hill extend thanks for support and condolence following the death of John Dillon in March 1913 at Stannary Hill.
A Cairns State School Committee report laments delays due to carpenters strikes and overcrowding. The 634 average monthly attendance exceeds space for 440, sparking calls of a scandal as state control limits competition and burdens teachers, students, and parents.
A literary critique contrasts "The Coming Home" with local poetry, praising its unpressed strength and universal appeal. It notes the overseas dominions' kinship with return themes, compares favorably to "Rio Granite's Last Race," and argues effective local color need not be overwhelming or dialect heavy.
A mix of literary commentary and local notices discusses Ralph Connor's Corporal Cameron with its themes of doubt, exile to Canada, and the North-West Mounted Police, along with a postponement of Mrs Lang’s furniture sale at Sydney Boarding House. Additional brief items cover agricultural topics and banana cultivation notes.
At its latest meeting the council read a Cairna and Districts Rifle Association letter requesting a donation. The council replied it could not subscribe funds to the association’s funds.
February revenue on the Cairns railway totalled £54,970, down from £78,992 in the same month last year. A departmental committee investigating the finh me industry left Cairns on Saturday after hearing evidence from the conference of what the Bree? proceedings imply. The government’s object in a belting pg in camera inquiry into a matter of public concern remains unclear.
The death of Mrs J Sloan was reported after a Friday night illness. She was a respected resident for 26 years, survived by her husband and seven children. The funeral was held on Saturday in Berncon, with large attendance, Rev Robineon leading the service and rites at the graveside.
The Palace Theatre offered a strong program headlined by The Two Aces starring Sir Richard Minedale who falls into blackmail schemes and murder after a card game. His daughter Sylvia faces a life of sacrifice as the plot unfolds at Kinadal Towers with romance, threats, and a fatal rooftop fall. The evening also featured The Asylum and other dramatic entertainments.
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