Atherton John at Emerald End Mareeba
John Atherton aged 76 died at his residence Emerald End Mareeba. He will be interred at four o clock this Saturday in the family burial ground at Emerald End homestead.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
2
John Atherton aged 76 died at his residence Emerald End Mareeba. He will be interred at four o clock this Saturday in the family burial ground at Emerald End homestead.
London market data shows copper at 310s per pound and 73 5d for 100 pounds. Tin ranges 202 to 2210 with forwards 215 to 305 10s. Iron at 70 per unit.
Skating Rink to reopen under new management this week with details to be announced Monday. Cairns Town Council monthly meeting set for next Tuesday night. Police court reports show a clean slate yesterday morning. Customs revenue from May 1 to 15 amounts to £1697 2s 2d. A U S N Co steamer Ara swatta sails south tonight at 6 o clock. mail closes at 6 45 pm. Pastime Club boxing at Skating Rink June 12. Auction of prime apples and pears at 11 pm today by Mr J G Bore. Band to play tonight. Burns, Philp and Co announce shovenotion left Talend. due Cairns Sunday night. ship sinking, cargo Seato ns. Prepaid domestic adverts marriages births deaths will appear in Herald. Orme Wr H E Mac Authorized Surveyors seek position narrator notes.
The Friends of Mr and Mrs Peter Tenni invite attendance at the funeral for their late daughter Julia. The service departs from their residence on u tion street this Saturday at o'clock for the Calres Hw. Svendsex Undertaker and Funeral director.
The piece critiques Socialist Congresses as noisy, factional, and contradictory scenes. It argues they preach brotherhood yet fight fiercely, linking their disorder to broader political tensions. It cites Ramsay MacDonald and warns that advocates claim peace while practicing disruption. It labels many authors as “cranks and scoundrels.”
Mr A J Draper on behalf of Mr J Brosnan invites tenders for purchase and removal of the premises recently occupied by Howard Smith Co Ltd beside the Post Office. Tenders close in May. Eight horses and light carts to be offered at 11 am this morning. Other owners invited to enter.
The Palace Theatre presents a strong bill led by The Power of Hymn from Kalem Co with a moral tale and For Mothers Sake, plus Ty Doesn't Pay and The Heart of Man. Guiseppe's Good Fortune and Me Stches Men headline comic pieces, with Madrid and Entreating Japan shown as natural history features and Love Me ballad slides sung by Syd Johnson. A matinee at 2 30 pm offers comfortable seating.
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