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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
2
0 Light and Upward Electric Lighting Plants including Engine and Dynamo Switchboard Accumulatory and all fittings required from £941 Synchronome Electrical Clocks Electric Motor Car Lighting Telephones Single and Interphones Electric Cycle Lamps Accumulators Supplied Repaired or Charged Abbott Street Cairns.
A. W. McManus represented by Co. F. Scott B.D.S C. D. Logan B.D.S and A. Goodall B.D.S. visits hinterland and coastal towns as notified.
The article discusses public enthusiasm for naval displays in Australia and the need to translate interest into practical support. It argues Australians must become a nation of sailors, expanding naval service while balancing labor market pressures and possible conscription, if necessary, to strengthen national defense.
Fragmentary OCR item lists a date and times with scattered initials. It mentions a May 15 date and a 7.5 pm time but lacks clear names or places to identify a full event.
Weather on the Tableland improves rapidly says an Atherton respondent. STATE SCHOOL BALL plans a 4 p.m. meeting at the Boys School to organize an arrival ball. Colms Star Bowett Building Society met, with £10 total receipts. directors H P Phillips and A Taylor to attend. Two deaths occurred Sunday. two funerals held today, first local double bereavement. Miss Ella Caspers returns briefly, touring with Agnes Caspers and others, expected in town June 21 under Potts management.
Mewers Wallace and Wallace announce takeover of the School of Arts Building Cairns shop. The Cairns branch of the Australian Motives Association discusses imperial defence views and the value of a locally anchored navy. Cairns Pictures Ltd presents London by Day, praised for its clarity and charm with a note on its appeal to Australians and potential health benefits noted for chronic chest complaints.
Sydney May 1 Justice Gordon reserved judgment in a divorce case where Albert Roveton Hole sought to force Elizabeth Henrietta Stephan to stop claiming she was his wife. He found she failed to prove a valid marriage amid a child born in 1910 and conflicting statements about paternity and name.
The Colima Theatre audience enjoyed a large audience for a programme similar to Saturday’s show. The night offered a mix of dramas and comedies of high quality with a notable portrayal praised as creditable.
The Atherton Chamber of Commerce welcomes a ministerial visit to discuss district needs. Promises made are said to be prompt but limited, with a veterinary surge and local inspector appointments planned for the Tableland. The chamber praises the effort and urges action in the interests of Atherton.
Sunday reports show 7 adults and 122 children traveled by Lerb erton lime and 36 adults and ay children by Babitda lime, totaling 142 souls. Rail officials praised for all raids arriving in Cairns on Lime. Motor hosts Victor Kiara Cleveland and Pirate operated by the Fiffle Union to run bhy People over. Secretary notes expected quantum dop ations to Union funds from a privately-rug belindh.
Palace Pictures presents a full evening program including the notable drama Amne Boleye about Henry VIII era court intrigues and Anne Boleyn. The production features a strong cast and lavish staging with attention to period details and audience appeal.
In Brisbane on a murder? no, Hamilton pleads not guilty to escaping from custody on March 26 near St Helene Island. Crown Prosecutor alleges lax discipline and free movement for prisoners outside the stockade while Hamilton worked near the Chil Warters quarters. Chief Justice criticizes the island’s discipline as too lenient and notes Hamilton allegedly had frequent chances to escape.
Melbourne May speaks at Junior Baseball League meeting on Saturday night. Prank Yaver, a well known cricketer, argues baseball is a better game than cricket.
Wellington reports a fatal collision when two locomotives met in Dunedig railway yards on Friday night. One engine ran forward while the other moved backward, the tender of the first derailed and the other engine damaged. Fireman Dopovep died instantly.
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