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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1913
Page
2
Advertisers sought for notices on the front page of the paper. Mackay Show dates set for the date and the 4th of June. A note on cough relief mentions No 1 Cherry Balsam and So 4 Mixture with prices for No 1 and No 2.
Cairns Summons Court fines a breach of tastralten regulations. At Cairns Weekly Penny Savings Bank, deposits and withdrawals tallied. Dredge Trinity Bay to be trialed. Townsville fishermen report heavy rainfall with four inch totals at Cairns post office and rail station. Loyal Trinity Lodge delegates report elections for Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master. a new rule allowing immediate membership after firing at 9 distance was accepted.
State Savings Bank and The Queensland Government publicize a regulation allowing withdrawals up to £10 on demand at all branches. The report notes court filings in Aramac and Townsville, ship arrivals, and a Townsville conference update with timber exhibits drawing interest. It records a Samurens Court case over work and labor charges with adjournment.
Eacham Shire Council notes the movement for a separate Northern Association of Local Authorities has reached a crisis. The council says progress now requires broader, representative action or the effort will fail, as fourteen authorities have signaled approval and towns await final calls.
The Australian Steamships Ltd reports new sailings including Mourilvan Isatec bound for Townsville via Sydney from Melbourne on the 29th. Canberra, a new 6008 ton passenger steamer, left Glasgow on the 15th for Melbourne via Durban and Plymouth on the 1th, Aeon a 68 ton cargo steamer enters Australian coastwise trade on the ith, and the Times a 6890 ton cargo steamer will follow a few weeks later.
The Northern Herald plans to publish promptly to catch the audience and inform them as events unfold. The note indicates scheduling to ensure the issue arrives in time for readers seeking current news.
The instrumental group known as The Cadet Band has arrived and been tested by Readmester Prime who deems their instruments first class. All band members must attend in uniform at the drill shed where Prime will select and assign roles. absent members risk losing their spot as volunteers exceed required players.
The Palace Theatre offers a full programme with a star film Brutality about a young husband’s temper and a dramatic rescue after a shipboard accident. Another feature Shuttle of Fate follows Franz Keene’s Alaska voyage tale ending with a perilous sea encounter.
A Census reply shows a younger respondent says education finished while an older 70 year old says one is still learning daily, never ending. The piece notes the political Labor party relying on twenty one voters.
A unnamed writer condemns the Cairns Harbor Board for proposing to tape meetings, calling the move unfriendly and lacking oversight. The discussion centers on ships at anchorage and berthing at wharves, with strong public opposition evident in the back country.
Mr Fo Newport reports strong interest in coconuts for copra in North Queensland. He cites Cardwell to Townsville as suitable belt and notes potential returns from 1000 trees, with copra markets abroad eager for material and trees bearing after several years.
The Cairns Theatre presents The Star of Bethlehem with a new pew programme. A dramatic scene follows Tom Whitelaw as he saves a young woman named Kitty at a railway bridge. Tom loses a picture of his mother and pursues clues leading to Kitty’s address amid a dramatic rooftop chase.
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