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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 31, 1927
Page
9
Departures listed for March 30 show Banowba bound south with passengers and cargo. Hurns Philp for Daitrecaml Port Doses carry general cargo. Waimina and Campbell Ltd act as agents.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Australian company activity and a Saturday event tied to Mungan a location, with references to Geena bleed and Ocean Inland, leaving unclear details about the action, place, or parties involved.
A fragmented string outlines travel between Brisbane Cairns Adelaide and Melbourne with dates or markers, suggesting a postal or passenger movement. Readable bits indicate Brisbane and Melbourne connections and a March timeline, but specifics are obscured.
Fragmentary record notes Cairns and Cooktown movement and deviations to Fort Dow and Esat. March 18 departure of a vessel named Lowe from Papua with onward plans toward the Australian Oriental Line.
A tourist train to Kuranda will operate in connection with the Taiping's arrival from the East. The Taiping is due at daybreak and will berth at 7 o clock with the train leaving at 10. The ship brings four port consignees for Cairns from Heaghans and additional cargo from Thursday. Fifty seven tons of general cargo are being landed here.
Reports indicate the Rev. H Varney will depart Lumisiall to take charge of the Presby terian station after a days long preparation. The move follows completion of a long service at Cairns Sa and comes amid community talk of hydrological and riverbank work related to the Wild River and Herbert ion station.
A detailed March 11 schedule from the Beibrane Broadcast lists midday to night programming. From Hotel Carleton and Observatory locations come music, violin solos, vocal selections, and orchestral pieces. Notable acts include the Curlew Troubadours, Mr E J Gibli gen, and the Royal Company, with weather and Daily Mail news updates interspersed between performances.
In Brisbane on March 29 heavy supplies dominated the market. New South Wales chaff and Wagga feed showed mixed demand with some consignments selling while others passed in. Prices for cereals and hay drifted lower as buyers remained cautious and demand softened.
Readings from Sydney and Brisbane report on metal prices and market activity. Officials note tender yields and spot rates for tin and related metals amid trading in March.
Funeral services announced for Mrs Frel Tyson and Frederick Tyson at St Johns Church Lake Street and Cairns Cemetery Marilyn Street. Also notice of marriage of John James Kilday to Ellen Lee from Freshwater Ireland, announced by families and undertakers.
By special arrangement, Rew ter's world services along with other interma nope ge Ra Racal gi sources publish intelligence items in Australia and New Zealand through IEEE channels.
The article argues the British Empire remains strong and united despite internal and external doubts. It rejects fears of breakup, praises cross imperial cooperation, and notes autonomous dominions sharing a common Crown within the Commonwealth.
Bey Inj -t tea reports Willi Glatte failed to appear in police court and forfeited bail. A meeting of all trainees for a war loan against Anneville is set for tonight at the Brith Hall. A ten year old boy was taken to General Hospital by Casitas Ambulance after an injury on McLeod Street.
Constable Barnes questioned a Chinese man in Kuranda after noting his actions. Chong Fong was found with three large tins of opium and, at a Police Court hearing, pleaded guilty and was fined £50 with six months imprisonment. The opium was seized.
A rural tale from Cordonvale describes a mother fox terrier raising a cat and its six kittens in the farm stable. Five kittens were removed and three pups substituted, leaving a month old fox terrier litter sharing life with a kitten as the foster mother adapts to a mixed family.
A railway gauger named McKay was thrown from his vehicle by large stones spread across the line between the main dine points at Nell's Creek. The Townsville mail train on the section was delayed. Cairns Superintendent and local police investigated but found no culprit.
A long debated project in Innisfall pushes for a modern new hospital to replace the battered aging structure. Officials stress urgency to relieve strain, improve safety and provide a substantial sanctuary for illness and accident victims.
The Circuit Court on criminal jurisdiction at Carns continued with high profile cases before His Honor Justice Douglas. A major matter involved an alleged unlawful killing of a motor cyclist on Goondit Road by a car driver, with Crown witnesses testifying previous day and lengthy summations by counsel. Jury deliberations followed extensive challenges and timing fluctuated through the afternoon.
Three cyclone warnings were issued by the Weather Bureau yesterday about two disturbances, one north and one south of Cairns off the Queensland coast. The northern system was weak, producing light rain and wind, while the southern disturbance was moving east with increasing intensity and potential seas.
Late night telegrams from Hartlamford report Tar Ring from Thursday Leland facing artillery weather causing arrival delay beyond daybreak. Che Taiping also affected by disturbances. Brisbane Weather Bureau notes suspected disturbance between Willis taland Cooktown and New Gales with wet conditions easing later. Observed barometer readings rise through the day with high humidity and rain cessation by late afternoon.
Brisbane telegraphs an official forecast for Queensland with cloudy and showery conditions along the coast from Mackay, generally fine elsewhere, and scattered thunderstorms in the north coast and Peninsula. South western rain, with southeast winds along the coast, strong and squally from Bowen, easing later.
Brisbane reports further rain along the coast with scattered falls between Townsville and Bundaberg and general rain elsewhere in the 14 hours to 9 am. Coastal conditions remain unsettled with showers south of Cairns while inland remains fine though cloudy in the eastern Darling Downs region.
Rain fell over the Mareeba region lifting the weekly total to 213 points with 27 points to date. Wet season conditions return as misty drizzle and light showers persist after a period of heat, while the town’s streets remain muddy and traffic slows as motorists ignore regulations and pedestrians struggle along damaged footpaths.
Showers continued in Innisfail and nearby towns with total rainfall in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning showing 2 inches. The three day total reaches around 4 inches as Goondi South Jninistoun and Mowrilyan sugar regions report elevated rainfall and caution for local outlets.
Brisbane March 30 The Weather Aurea reports pressure rising over the Central Coral Sea with showers along the coast and a possible rotary disturbance near Willix J steal Codheamn Periaby nail Samarai. No evidence of a cyclonic disturbance is found as a low mood system sits between Brosdcoare and New Cal.
Fragmentary OCR item references Cairns pathology laboratory and Dr Notts with scattered text. Includes mentions of Sydney and a tender or promina context, but specifics are unclear. No clear event or outcome to summarize beyond the institutional references.
A brief Brisbane notice announces a change of date with the line reading change of date and a terse March reference. The readable text is limited and identifiers are unclear.
The mayor presided over a full council gathering and lauded outgoing aldermen for years of loyal service. He thanked them for their work, noted their united stance, and spoke of upcoming elections with optimism about new winners and continued public spirit.
The council praised the Mayor for his three years of service, with Aldermen Abel and others lauding his honesty and ability. Town Clerk Mr Wilkinson was also commended and a motion urged appointing a fully qualified accountant to assist the clerk, as hours and responsibilities increased.
A sparse notice lists a gathering or meeting at the Hotel Glen on March 12 organized by Mins M. A. onion and H M. Cacheray with unspecified attendees. The fragmentary text mentions a progressive tour and a command or meeting time around eleven.
A scrambled report cites licensees and residents describing Italians sheltering in a Heameraide shop, hotel, and nearby locations during a flood. The account mentions looting, wholesale activity at a Heameraide store, and residents disputing claims about boats and aid amid the disaster.
The piece condemns rumors and fear against migrants and foreign workers. It notes tensions between settlers and newcomers, the ease of spreading unverified claims, and calls out the harm caused by suspicion in the community. Officials face criticism for failing to address hostility and misinformation.
Innisfail on March 2 reports the death of Mr Willie Carr aged 39. He was among the town’s oldest settlers, highly respected, with a wide circle of relatives. Funeral services followed with Hobard officiating at the graveside.
Mr Gen Woodward a Perramon resident died in Cairns at 42 after service in the war. Funeral held at 8 o clock Tuesday from his residence Taylorcrest en route to Marilyn Street Cemetery. The Union Jack casket bore a wreath from the family and friends.
A wedding for Kilday Lee was celebrated at St Joseph Catholic Church in Towana with attendees and family members noted in the local society column.
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