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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
4
A collage of brief notices from Cairns includes chemists Craig and Collins advertising remedies and syrups, local travel notes, social visits, the River and Stock Exchange references, and upcoming sales. It lists names like Mrs. Bridges, Mr. Dunlop, and Mr. Griffins, with remarks on cough cures and patent tonics, and mentions Cairns merchants and a note on a late New Zealand minister.
Australia defeated South Africa by an innings and 68 runs in the first Test. Attendance was noted as sizable in bright weather. South Africa, all out for a low total, faced strong bowling from Whitty, Emery, and Kellewis with Nourse among the top scorers, while Faulkner and Pinulk Ner contributed early wickets.
Mrs Hughes and Miss Smith, millinery experts from Melbourne, will visit Mareeba days before the show. They will display and explain hats at Dunlop's Sample Room, offering the latest styles. Orders from Cairns and surrounding areas are invited and expected.
Report on John Barr of Chillapne revealing an improvement in railway signaling. Barr explains a lamp-based system guiding locomotives via station and track signals, reducing reliance on distant semaphores. A syndicate formed around the invention, with Barr’s son and others named in connection.
Reports from Townsville, Toowoomba, Brisbane cover probate for Felix Duffy, stock quarantines near Anil Plains, a Western workers ballot in Toowoomba, and a defamation case in Brisbane. Quarantine related to pleura among cattle. probate granted. ballot result favors mass hiring. a fine and costs awarded in district court.
The V.MOCLA committee in Melbourne plans a ten day June effort to raise about £20000 to support the contemplated edition of the association’s work.
The barque Whinlaeta from New Caledonia to Canton lies near Pore Bay in North Island with half the crew missing. The remaining sailors refuse orders, wind conditions threaten drift ashore, and deserters may incur a CA fine. a new crew will be sent from Averjand.
The governor sends a message to the New Mexico Legislature urging passage of an anti prizefighting statute. The proposal would legalize a ban on boxing shows and confine rounds to regulated circuits, with supporters arguing for a nationwide crackdown.
Brisbane reports West Australia official Weill Willon Patterson visits for meat handling reforms focusing on slaughter practices, aiming at safer consumption and export quality. He examined facilities and questioned workers about processing and hygiene standards.
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The Minister for Lands Mr. Macartney makes a brief private stop in Brisbane. Reports indicate a possible meeting with New South Wales Lands Minister to discuss the Prickly Pear Commission’s future visits abroad. In Sydney a 25 year old man fell from a rock at home and is lost at sea with a shark-infested area reported nearby.
The Executive Council confirmed the death sentence for Wil Nan Frederick Hall, convicted of murdering his wife on January 10 at Mirgers, with the execution to be carried out at the ca er of Wil. Mirgers.
Sydney reports a cyclist Joan Lorri mer died after colliding with an electric tram in Marrickville. The bicycle rider crashed, suffering a fractured skull, and died at the scene as authorities investigated the incident. A smallpox case from Japan prompted quarantine measures aboard a ship approaching Sydney with passengers detained at the port.
Fragmentary report discusses imperial mail routes and colonial positions across Canada and Australia. It mentions officials commissioning teams and scheduling carrier movements with references to Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia.
At St Jon's Church yesterday the Hon J W Tomkins officiated at the wedding of Chartres Fergphue Griffiths fifth son of Wr and Mrs Griffiths of Kownavale to Miss Resse Roniell daughter of Mr and Mrs Hamlet of Stannary Hilix The couple will reside in Panmbere te J a newly formed household follows the ceremony as Mr Dennely old lnd of the family gave away the bride and Mr Griffiths acted as best man.
A divorce case involving Hebert Campbell Tivinzton of Newheves Phillis Island and Florence Maude Berretti has been filed on grounds of desertion. Florence Young is mentioned as a public figure in relation to the proceedings. The hearing is scheduled for the August sittings of the Divorce Court.
Travelers recall a tour through Malay States and Singapore led by Mrs Waugh and John Waugh ex Mayors of Parramatta. The journey includes Koepamyere natives homes near the coast, government house calls, and a Singapore visit with American tourists. Highlights cover the Sultan of Jehare, water castle, and cockfighting spectacles.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention horse lines and carriage makers with vague references to Austaptia and individuals named Heshiens and the Waughs. Text unclear on dates, places, or outcomes, leaving uncertainty about the event or people involved.
Shipping notices list several voyages including Kurenis from Fort Douglas on May 20 with passengers Mr and Mrs Remilton Wie McKean Harvey C Abrahams and eight steerage, Karan for Townsville via ports with Mrs Remilton Wie and others, Merlos Canton W Tall for Melbourne via ports with Miss Jeffert and child, plus additional names and agents such as Burns Ted and Grits Belson.
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Warconi's Wireless and Marven Wire less Velegraph Company sign an agreement with Nutricy based firm to build a vast telegraph network. The plan links 25 000 Western Union telegraph offices in the United States and Canada with New York London cables and extends to Pacific routes to Hawaii Philippines China and Italy. A second distant station is planned near New York to reach South American countries.
A New York suit details a wife claiming £? from her husband for clothing and support, while he argues he provided £90 monthly and that she bore some expenses. The court weighs whether wives may be funded by husbands amid debates on financial independence and marital duties.
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