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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
2
Advertises a wide range of discounted furniture and household items at Oodward Cairns Mart Lake Street. Includes bedroom suites, sideboards, wardrobes, beds, chests, washstands, chairs, sewing machines, tables, kitchen safes, clocks, mangle, glass cases, and more at low prices. Local sale location in Lake Street.
The Karanda arrives every Tuesday from Townswille then sails to Cooktown returning Wednesday night. It departs for Townswille via Linda Paint. Aramac sails to the powd on Saturday June 4. Parings sails on the following Wednesday. Cooma saves Cairns eight pam on Saturday May 23 for Melbourne via ports.
WENSLEY notice from Cairns records a birth on the ay of May for Mr and Mrs T H pgilidad Ali Coop in Townsville with mention of a brother Mrs H A Dwyer and a soldier’s grave tribute. The inserted lines honor the memory of George with a wartime tribute and sister Ruby's inscription.
Mrs M C Smith of Yungaburra thanks Perkins and Clarke the Matron and the Mareeba hospital staff for their care and service.
In Brisbane on May 22 MecTeeestt Bros. seers Shoop. Cattle demand remained keen with prime meat quality, yarding about 200 head. Beef prices reached up to 47 per roods for the best bullock quality amid strong selling.
London weekly metal market data shows spot and forward prices for May 21 and related quotations while the Kitchener Molybdenite Mine reports weekly progress. Main workings extend the bottom level at the west end with a face broadening and assaying 6 percent. Battery repairs for milling are nearly finished and crushing will begin soon.
The Cairns post reports the Gairna Red Cross Society meeting in Council Chambers at 4 pm. A. J. Draper Ltd. to auction household furniture of Mr. A. W. Pedersen on Martyn Street at 2 30 pm today. Miss E J Harris invites inspection of millinery. Ro Sturt and Co. to sell nine head of horses at their Abbott Street yards at 11 am Saturday. Cairns Police Court fines John Glennon for cenness with a precautionary tooth paste advert follows.
Brisbane may stock sale reports firm cattle and lamb values with lambs steady while crossbreds and wethers show varied strength. Notable quotes include H Elhorn Pittsworth wethers to 39 9d and C Banks Allora crossbreds to 33 6d amid yarded cattle totals around 28. Calves hold steady. market notes limited by weather and transport factors.
The report notes Lass o Gowrie departing Cairns Thursday morning en route to Mourilyan Harbor Cardwell Lucinda and Townsville. Innisfail teams depart at 6 pm Monday toward Innisfail and Townsville with two men aboard and three left on the island. The owners act on the mulder and the Clyde is readied to be sent to the Percys to lighter the Swordfish’s cargo.
News from Townsville confirms the schooner Swordfish ran aground at Perry Islands after a telegram from Brisbane reported the Carron’s master. Crew safe, owners Rooneys Limited alerted as skipper Caynain Anderson wires from Mackay that the vessel beached at No 2 Percy anchorage due to sinking.
The data lists Moon phases and celestial events in May. Last Quarter at 8:26 a.m. on May 4, Perigee at 2:00 a.m. May 6, New Moon at 11.1 p.m. May 10, First Quarter at 6:14 a.m. May 18, Apogee at 5:00 a.m. May 21, Full Moon at 4:32 a.m. May 6.
Cairns Harbor Board considers a cold storage plant to store malt whisky and other goods. The proposal aims to expand warehousing capacity and improve handling for local shipments.
The page shows a mixed listing of shares, quotas, and bond investments dated Wednesday May 22 1918. It names firms and commodities such as Vulcan Don T.M. Co. Gilmore and Bowen Coal, with small unit prices and per share allocations alongside Commonwealth War Bonds and investment stock entries.
At half time at the pictures, just ace over the road and say "Macleay It is the popular whisky. The page lists prices and holdings for Charters Towers firms and their shares, including Messrs A McCallum & Co and various local companies, with itemized bids and values across multiple assets. The fragment ends with an aside about a whisky brand.
A local tale notes a man nicknamed Tickle Toe Tommy being taken to Towville for a sentence at Stewart’s Creek jail after disturbances in Cairns. Police say the offender is being dealt with and will face justice. The Cairns cabmen pressed for fare increases citing two-horse cab costs and wear of equipment, while the inspector received the petition kindly. The Northern Herald features a soldiers gallery and various local notes including Cairns spots, ship and church parade scenes.
A fragmented newspaper clipping reports a range of items from a local store feature claiming weekly momentum, a wounded husband and other dispatches. It mentions Mrs E A Roberts of Gordonvale receiving word of her husband Ste E A Roberts being wounded for the third time and references accident awareness and police presence.
Cairns residents follow the hook worm campaign with interest, while local youths focus on Skeen's latest fashion. The window displays show well-cut tailored suits and ladies costumes. Skeen's stocks claim unmatched suitings and dress materials at Lake Street store.
Forest Ranger Mr D Fraser challenges press claims about land deals in Reserve 310. Local members rally to revive Mareeba dairy venture, with hotelkeepers donating funds and a subscriber meeting appointing officers and a committee. The association plans to hold an exhibition this year, with a first committee meeting next Tuesday to advance logistics.
A formal conference in Gordonvale led to an agreement between the company and local farmers regarding labor, with negotiations on replacing alien gangs, daily cane-cutting targets, and season rules. Judges and directors mediated, aiming to avoid industrial trouble and ensure a smooth season after cyclone damage.
Dr J H Waite urges Cairns citizens to fully implement worm control measures after a spike in hookworm infections. He calls for universal sanitary closets, proper waste disposal, and household participation, stressing public health as essential to wartime resilience.
Sydney May men of the Legislative Assembly report Mr Molmans promise of a special session of Parliament depended on the Trades and Labor Council pushing recruitment but the council has not yet passed a resolution. The Labor Minister said a cabinet decision will determine a special session and a short act to safeguard strike helpers and adjust union methods may be drafted.
The Canterbury Pr sidered cases of Langley Flood and Hunter who were sentenced at Christchurch for sedacious utterances and decided to release the men in response to widespread clemency.
Ambiguous OCR reads about aboriginals leaving an escort for the Norsubel Mission Station and notes turtle amounts received for the Babinda Relic Fund. The passage lists acknowledgments by HAC Society and J. FB. Hayes as secretary, with total figures garbled.
The piece urges continued and expanded civilian support for soldiers in Belgium and France. It recalls early war pledges, stresses the need to sustain relief efforts, and invites readers to forward donations to the West Street collection led by F Weather and others in Brisbane.
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