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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
4
The column records arrivals and departures in Cairns for residents and visitors. It notes Wells cir. WA, Mr. S 1 Hides, Abbott Street tailoring, and Hillman’s shop. It mentions Miss Annie Savage, Miss Ida Dodd, and Mr. Thomas the timber merchant. Mosquitoes remain rampant and protective measures advised.
In Glurgetown on Sunday Bishop Marrap presided at St Patrick's Church where a service attended by locals was followed by a sale of a farm property in Halifax as a going concern. Tenders for church erection will be invited soon and many civic events and social functions accompanied the day.
London reports seven Pamengers and three European crew missing after a rescue from the Ocean. Beds washed ashore at Easthorn. Dr. Holmes leaves for Bowen while Dr. Heenett takes hospital post. Weather and rainfall forecast dominate local notices, with economic and transport chatter interspersed.
A noisy compilation of arrivals lists captains ships and agents with March dates. Names include Waranda Captain Mitklleton from Vernsvils ports Wuriel Captain Camp tell from Vorareek and Wollowra Captain This senden Townsville. Ships Adelaide Co Ltd Suva Cookrowe Kuranda Port Chouigr and more. Passengers include Mrs Gowanlock J A Kearney and many steerage travelers.
A fragmented narrative discusses Japan amid armed vigor and nationalist fervor, and then shifts to observations on European royalty and a ghostly Kaiser. The piece blends wartime paranoia with anecdotal vignettes including the Kaiser’s apparitions and a Paris social encounter.
A garbled discussion notes changes in drawing room decor, mentioning sentimental mood and color schemes. It references a past era with framed portraits and table covers, and contrasts with later tastes deeming certain items outdated.
The Post Printery advertises plain, artistic and fancy printing with bookbinding and paper ruling via modern machinery. It emphasizes racing society local authority mercantile work and southern rates.
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