May 1 A.M. 11 55 Event Noted In Brief
A fragmented timestamp reads in the May month noting 1 A.M. and 11:55 with unclear context. No additional details clarify event type or location.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 13, 1922
Page
4
A fragmented timestamp reads in the May month noting 1 A.M. and 11:55 with unclear context. No additional details clarify event type or location.
In loving memory of Richard Blackwell who departed this life until the day dawns and the shadows flee away inserted by his widow. Names and fragments suggest a memorial notice with misspellings and garbled OCR text.
Sunday services scheduled with senior choirs and schools at 7 and 5 pm. Catechism class follows. Mass will be celebrated at Freshwater at 8 a.m. sharp.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names Samus, Allen and Son, and jinns. The readable bits suggest a brief item about a local person or firm sending something to an unspecified destination, but details and context are missing.
The Cairns Chamber of Commerce urges a new goods shed for the Railway as Premier and officials defer to the Commissioner for Railways and Mr Hooper. Deputationists recount past storage limits while awaiting a definite decision. The letter from Mr Davidson to the chamber is cited as influence. The Premier’s northern tour raised expectations of a remedy.
An editorial urges compassion for the remote North Queensland travellers, noting Alderman Draper’s blunt but necessary remarks on the need for a shelter at Cairns station. It praises Premier Davidson’s promise to consider amenities for life in the outpost and highlights political debate on railway provisions.
Churches across Queensland plan Mother's Day services tomorrow including St Andrew's Presbyterian which invites families with children to attend. Youths are asked to wear a white flower or rosette as part of the observance and the preacher will address suitable topics honoring mothers.
The Atherton Tsbleland Agricultural Society held its nineteenth annual show with favorable weather on opening day and rain on the second day. Attendance was large despite the rain, with officers including President Mr. BD Sheppard and Treasurer Mr. P Williams. Ring events featured numerous entries in horse and pony classes. A Freshwater Ambulance Benefit meeting is planned, and Innisfail Hospital finances show a March deficit of £320 with salary and budget concerns pending the next annual meeting.
At a meeting of the Innisfail hospital board five members attended to discuss maintenance. Mrs Braysher and Mrs Hoban along with Messrs Graham Cremer and another were named to the committee. A euchre party and dance were planned for next month to boost funds. The next meeting is set for June 13.
A fragmentary note from Tennie Babinds Tennis Club outlines upcoming matches and retirements among members. The garbled text mentions players Grogan Kee Favell Flatch Althaus Keating and Mengersen, with a likely season event at a local venue.
Sydney May 12 Lindram establishes new billiard record during a match with Stevenson as the two players progress toward a high total. Current scores show Lindram 12000 and Stevenson 4042 with the record previously 127% held by Tom Newman under the newer rules in force for two years.
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