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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 01, 1920
Page
8
An irregular notice for Don McInnes of the Molrary registered Tattercall Club at Tattersall's Billiard Parlour and Cigar Divan Cairns mentions Bers Poeness on every event in Australia with a call to write or wire for application guidance and no business reply options.
Hawkes Bay meeting featured the Ormond Memorial Cup with Partsan Diamond winning over Ha tana and Golden Bubble in the 1 mile race. Burke Memorial Stakes saw Nobleman and Honnerter placing well, with Tommie Heatherful and others noted in early results.
Gordonvale Juniors renews lineups with Fallback Stevens Langtree Litthe Hoole Wiltstere Duckworth Foley Egan Thomas Veiners Mills Crocker Dunlop along with Shearer Goodall in emergencies. The Native Senior Football Club fields Tucker Fyne Ross OByrne Stover OBrien McKinnon Congune William Akers Brown Lyons Ki Emergencies Northage Malpas also listed.
The Rainbow Seniors squad named by captain Togo Lyons includes Moss Craam Croam Carroll Ho Creece ford Lennon Pease Luthe ford and others for the Ambulance Cup challenge. Rainbow Juniors meet Jordanvale Juniors in the Ambulance Cup final on No 10 at 2 30 p m with Full back L McMahon and key backs forwards and halves listed for the match.
Carns sporting crowd expected for two top matches at Norman Park with the Cairns Ambulance Knock-out final at 4 pm Kennedy seniors to meet Rainbow seniors after both sides made history last year Kennedy Cup trophy presentation by Mr R J Overland on view in his window Also scheduled are Nates seniors against Gordonvale seniors and Rainbow juniors versus Gordonvale juniors Admission for adults and schoolchildren free all proceeds to Cairns Ambulance Brigade weather promising likely record takings for Norman Park
A fire in hangalow destroys Bangalow Herald building along Byron Street, including Marden’s motor garage Maori’s fruit shop and Newell’s tin shop. A soda fountain explosion kills Roy Jackson and Harold Carpenter, injures fire brigadier David Boag and leaves Jackson married, Carpenter 22, a Telephone Department mechanic, dead.
Brisbane April 29 The Government invites applications from persons qualified to fulfil duties of the Main Roads Board formed under the Main Roads Act A chairman and two members are required with a five year term The chairman will receive five hundred pounds per annum and the two others a lesser salary Applications are to be sent to the South Office New Zealand and closer.
The New Zealand team proceeding to Bisley were farewelled at Wellington as they depart for England aboard the Port Stertor from Dunedin. The final match event saw Hollingsworth win with 86, Corrie runner-up, Stock claimed the debut trophy after 14 shots, and prize cash distributed among Harris, Stock, Griffiths, Currie, and Renton with further shoots planned tomorrow.
Melbourne authorities impose new export duties under the Customs Act requiring certified fit for export meat by a meat inspector. Meat must be free from deterioration and not compromised by adulterants. Previously only a single inspector’s fitness certificate was needed.
In Brisbane on April the pilotage fees have been increased across all ports listed. The new rates apply to voyages to and from The Reday key, Bramble Bay, Goode Island, Bribanne, Maryborough, Bowen Townville, Cooktown, Ignew and related towns.
A meeting of Cons Bowling Club members discussed the Northern Associative inter parish matches and planned travel for a tour to Townsville. They anticipated a start on the ith and a finish on 2d May with players leaving by coach, and hoped a hospital test would be arranged later.
Partial OCR notes indicate a New York May Day era item about the United States trade body, the Leited Stars Chambers of Commerce, seeking an intended committee or commission on commerce and industry.
Fragmented OCR note mentioning Ferguson and Tol Holeed with contact phone style hints and unclear location context. The readable parts suggest a public or personal notice but lack concrete actions, dates, or entities to confirm.
The Perth congress continued discussions on a report by the Membership Committee. Members sought to bar Senator Pearce's reentry while defining eligibility for Allied forces' veterans. The clause clarifies theatre of war status and equality of all members regardless of rank or title.
April records show AW Anderson seeking compensation under the Soldiers Act and Public Works Land Resumption Acts for discharged soldiers. The determination was set at 1790 pounds in Townsville before Mr Shannon today.
The cruiser Chatham, presented to New Zealand, will be recommissioned as soon as a voluntary crew is obtained. It served well in the war including the blockade of Konigsberg, and will join New Zealand waters under the same terms as those sent to the Australian navy.
Sydney April 30 A speech at a metropolitan hospital meeting shows a dispute over state versus national funding. Health Minister McGill rebukes the Governor for entering party politics and defends that hospital nationalisation is a Labor party plank.
Fragmentary text notes an arbitration court matter involving the building industry in Brisbane. It references a new deal or agreement and unidentified participants. Further readable details are not available in the fragment.
In the Napgh of Clie district Richmond is mentioned with two Avro references. The fragment notes a local detail about transport or tools tied to Avro branding or models. Further context is not clear from the snippet.
A big double feature is billed at the Palace tonight headlined by Cairne Mary Pickford in Amarilly of Clothesline Alley supported by John on the Quiet. The program includes The Soul of Aethes as a second feature with a mix of romance and exotic settings. The lineup aims to deliver a lively evening for film fans with music and comedy interludes.
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