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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
2
Wallace and Wohnert advertise as the tailors in the School of Arts Building Cairne. They specialize in evening wear and ladies garments. Newer and military work also completed. Hintering towns regularly deal.
The readable text fragment discusses a hypothetical governor possessing certain qualities. It appears as an isolated sentence or fragment, with unclear context and missing surrounding details. No concrete names, dates, or locations are discernible.
London notices show copper forward prices fluctuating from £88 13s 8d to £88 17s 8d and tin ranging from £90 to £38 10s, with additional forwards quoted as £0/30 for ward and £US/5 for other terms.
An advertisement touts Nyal's Peroxide Face Cream as a gentle toilet preparation that cleanses without drying the skin and removes redness and roughness. The Herald notes free placement of marriages births and deaths in current issues and lists an upcoming poultry and fruit auction. A new police station is planned for Yungaburra with Constable Pike transferred to lead. Cairns water flow for ten weeks ending 16th inst. totaled 1 441 150 gallons for workers and concrete work.
In Cooktown Police Court several aboriginal men were fined and ordered to return to the Sea Bree at Port Douglas. Each man must raise 14 de duces from his wages to cover costs and breach of engagement. The case concerns desertion from Captain D. Thomson’s vessel and effects were to be settled upon return.
Mrs Car son of the American White Goods House Limited promotes a white goods showing at the Strand Hotel, Pitt Street Sydney. Frocks skirts blouses and embroideries from America are displayed with exclusive designs, and on Saturday the goods will be on view. The report notes illustrations in The North Herald and an event held by the Governor.
Reports from Townsville Cairns and Chillagoe list solicitors and officials, church notices, shop promos, and railway updates. Governor Sir William MacGregor’s Cairns visit is noted with a school tour and a concert, while election timing and local maritime items are discussed.
The program notes a change and new acts for the evening at the TSE Palace Theatre. It mentions "The Volts of Warning" and "The Onnete's Bride" with a scenic segment on St Gothard, plus a ballad "See Me" by Mr. Gyd.
Two young boarders at the People's Palace in Brisbane attempted self harm in a staged death plan. Ernest William Atkins wounded himself on the left arm and bled severely, while William Murray McGuire aided. Both were hospitalized in serious condition. They had come from England to farm Queensland, facing hardship and debt, with a wire from New Zealand cited as a trigger after learning of an intended marriage.
The current harbor wharf section under construction is expected to be ready in about five months, with plans tied to the heritage of Venice. The project emphasizes preservation and traditional harbor design while advancing maritime infrastructure.
The Changsha steamer from Cairn is due to berth at the wharf tomorrow. The vessel is en route to the East and will bring cargo destined for southern ports. An oral street gathering is planned at the Palace Theatre tonight with usual attractions and prime acts.
A column extols well fitting fashionable shirts from Welch Margetson & Co displayed at Kelly's. It touts quality fabrics and careful tailoring as essential for comfort and value, urging readers to shop Kelly's for affordable, satisfying shirts.
The Hibernian Hall hosted the Children’s Ball in aid of the Hospital with large attendance and well managed arrangements. At ten, children finished and adults took over for continued dancing into the late hour. Hospital Committee and Ladies Guild praised for the event’s success.
A fragmentary piece recalls a mysterious visitor to a town, mentioning a sick man and a nameless figure connected to a dreamlike scene. The text hints at a possible narrative or memory involving a visit and unusual events.
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