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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
2
The report notes a memory literacy star event scheduled for March 4 with plans impacting participants and local engagement. Details include time 20 and 28 four, with community interest rising ahead of the TW tena date.
The piece argues over government capacity to run surpluses and tax powers, questioning universal taxation and the moral implications of public revenue use. It notes concerns about funding commitments, state and district needs, and potential financial strain from deficits and delayed projects.
The Sona and Taught express sincere gratitude for aid after the late Tahir Greenheund Seme. They offer sympathy and note appreciation for support received, dated May 8. They state national needs persist to balance credit during this period of mourning.
London records show a Bay 8 auction listing with varied sums in pounds and shillings. The document notes agents, departments, and multiple bidders alongside items such as copters and stocks, reflecting market activity and pricing signals.
The Barrow Shire Council and local groups announce meetings for Friday including a council session at 4 pm and a secretary’s office event at Abbott Street. Reports cover railway connections, road and school needs, town development, and public health notices, with commentary on government funding and local projects.
The School Committee received notice from the Department of Public Insurance about the later April letter. A planned exam at Bligh School aims to determine how many children will attend. The weather warning looms as a Cairn Theatre event draws a large audience with a varied programme.
A fragmented notice for Bennett and Carroll electrical engineers and agents advertising lighting fittings and electrical supplies. Mentions Abbott Street Cairns and phone numbers 76 and 98 plus references to dynamo switchboard motor parts and electric cycle lamps in a dated catalog-like style.
A fragment reports Fay Day observations at Siroghra with references to the Railway Department being pressed to run certain services. It mentions Mr A Jen Minson and a dispute over payments and duties, including exchange of wires and assurances, with unclear outcomes and mixed local reactions.
Exceedingly smart evening and dance frocks with Covy scarves chic hair fringes and ornaments plus ribbons gloves advertised in a period fashion notice.
Miss E J Harris of Victoria House on Lake Street Cairns appears in a local notice. The brief item notes her residence and address in the Cairns area.
A restal notice indicates Charlee GT anueray 1.C.D. may be consulted daily for practice of the dental profession at the ARCH Building Ab battatrest. Telephone No.58 P.O. Basus.
The Wyreema firm Philpamt Co advises that the administrator Wyremna has landed from the ports and is due to reach Calms at 8 o clock this morning.
An unfinished excerpt discusses how prohibition affects drinkers and society, noting rising drunkenness and temperance calls. It cites figures from past years and a 1913 comparison, arguing some misinterpret prohibition's aim while others praise restraint and firm disapproval of alcohol.
The Mall change of wihjeeta and a police program is announced with a lineup including The Black Bulls, a woman drama, and a noted singer GM Anderson. Highlights include Mghes Duty and a tale of a young wife, with performances at 8 pm and at Dats lly maw Kapire ex Teflllant.
Assisting the wealth officer, a council discussant outlines a Cairns Shire ratepayers program to fund health, sanitation, and town improvements. A June 2 meeting is proposed to fix rates and present the assessment to residents, with focus on local authority duties and public health concerns.
Applications filed for renewals in a matter involving Mare inmsoote Utomey et Duar and Huss Thomas Hiewnaen et the Family Ware Kur Anda. Court planned a week for inspection and possible seizure if work not completed, with terms set and a bell to summon parties.
Marah ory Friar sends suspenseful installment as Swe the Tate continues with a hidden motive driving the plot. Readers track clues to identity as tensions rise within the inn and among wary townsfolk.
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