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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
4
At his parents home in Chillagee Norman Leslie Kulen fifth son of Mr and Mrs Wm Theodore Kulen died after a long illness accelerated by shock from a cyclone on April 3 1920 Brisbane papers request copy of notice contains details of the death and surviving family members
A passenger roster from Townsville includes Meadames Tooker Hales Cooper Prouse Wright and two children Ryder Stewart Smith four children Powers Gardiner two children Paravinci and child Desale Kelly Oliver Missee Dillon Steele Morris Messrs Knott Mc Coll Coffins Mills Griffen Larken Cole Ayrton Cooper Lyden Alley Sym Munroe Terra Cadman Williams Jones Baker Cussens Mollone Woods Ingram Rev Prowse Stewart 25 Thomas Kelly Smith Jacobs Brown Dickinson Murpoy Zarmitt Dennis Paime McGinley Seidler Wellington Morgan Hatto ck Britten O Conner Gardiner Monagan McGeehan Healy Flemming White McKeown Taylor Kurst Wilson Russell Hunter Johnston Christenson P Oakley Kurns Philp Cov Lid agent.
Messrs Sare Collins and child Turley Collins Hatfield Misses M Houns bon Welsh Sisters of Mercy Wilden Sarg Abrams Martin Ward Turley Hudson Westbury Robinson Hill Viner Patterson Hatfield Diskin Goyl Device Trenam McLean Curro Inspector Ryam Burns Philp and Co Lid agents listed among travelers.
The mine manager reports production for 34 weeks starting 6 February with a return of 22 ounces.
Sydney reports London metal quotes with spot prices for electrolytic ingots and three month forwards. The brief cites figures such as 47 pounds 12 shillings and six pence, 57 pounds for three months, and a spot around 383 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence.
Brisbane fat stock market notes bids and sales with best mutton at sixpence to fourpence per lamb, heavy cattle and calves weak, general firming mood in parts, and several lots unsold or dull. Seamen and city yard entries referenced.
A Cairns area notice list includes G M Boyce offering for sale 144 acres sugar land at Home Hill Cairns Shire Council ordinary meeting Friday 2 30 pm. St Nicholas Bazaar postponed to June 2nd and 3rd. Grandstand tenders for Mareeba Racecourse close 4 pm August 9. Transfer of T Barry from Cairns State Savings Bank to Ipswich by Wyandra. Furniture auctions and sales scheduled at several addresses in Cairns and surroundings. Overdue rate writs to be issued by Cairns Town Council. Various sales and events including hospital committee meeting and St John’s Church gift afternoon. Herbert election activity noted with government ministers due in Cairns. Sale of farm horses from Western districts announced and a valedictory for Mrs Matthews.
The Cairns Town Council held its monthly meeting on Tuesday with Alderman Hoare presiding. Reports covered financial coercion, cyclone relief coordination, public health demolitions, and requests for use of Norman Park for cricket carnivals and sports events, with decisions to seek national insurance support and to name streets under Works inquiry.
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