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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
2
The Salvor and Plate Ware committee advertises a North stock of modern ware and promises 20 year guarantees. It highlights a large cutlery selection and fashionable jewellery, claiming leadership for new sigma items and offering demonstrations at Tefer ral Buildings Abbott Street Caius.
Announcement states A J Deaper has received teetrestions to essay public auction re sub part 1 of portion 137 in the Parish of Coins. The court sets scores of 1 rood perch as the measure for the parcel.
The manager reports on the Crown Mine and Etheridge operations. Pumping and connections advanced at No 3 level, surface brace track extended. Ore development at No 2–4 levels, bulk sample planned, treatment at the Durham battery. Hawkies Hill and Etheridge mines show ore hauling, stoping, and shaft work with measured yields and trial assays.
A fragmentary list of place names such as Chillagoe Mount Elliott New Einasleigh and Thompson s Oaks along with scattered monetary amounts and payments. The text appears as a muddled record of individual items or accounts with occasional notes like paid and due, lacking coherent context or full dates.
The article notes a surge in demand for representative government among Oriental peoples, especially in China, and analyzes how reform influences travel from elite circles to mass sentiment. It discusses Japan as a model, contrasts constitutional aims with traditional barriers, and questions the spread of public opinion in Asia.
The text describes Yuan Shi Kai shaping a modern army, transforming soldier status, and igniting a patriotism that fuels China’s push for independence and constitutional reform. It warns of rapid progress and a looming fear of a Western influenced China like Japan, termed a Yellow Peril.
Telegrams confirm Royal Assent to the Sugar Works Bill and no hitch in Babinda mill erection. John Mann MIA reports plans proceeding smoothly for the Babinda sugar mill, promising late order work and a boost to the local sugar industry and Prosperity of the district.
An announced meeting of the Carns Cunegro ers Assation will be held this evening at 7 30 at the Mulgrave Central Mill Co office in Selson to discuss matters connected with the subject.
Mr A Brown secretary for the Casms branch of the Waterside Federation reports to a Post representative that the branch was formed with favorable terms and lists officers Jerry Deyit as president J Sanford as secretary and A Crosti as treasurer.
In the Small Debts Court yesterday morning before P. G. Grant P.M. Thomas Donnally retired licensee, Fr. A Brumm solicitor claimed four pounds for money lent and drinks supplied. Plaintiff and Miss Eve Donnelly gave evidence. Defendant’s manager J Farquhar of Q.N. Bank Irvine testified Brumm was in Irvinebank on the dates and not in Cairns. Leave to amend the month to September was granted amid objections.
A fragmentary notice describes an auction on Saturday near the railway sheds selling two pantys Sully ate tickets for Mrs Sneyd’s art union. It also reports on Mr Munro’s stable recovery after Monday surgery and a bush accident ending with medical aid in Inghym, with the injured transported to Hoopitit.
The advance guard of Xorg Tees invites shoppers to a special dolls display in Mavers Island window. Mayers promotes a continental range of dolls and accessories with prices starting at 1d. Store hours extend through Christmas as Friday features include fine half pint tumblers and key pattern items.
A romantic tale opens with a couple promised, but the father objects as the man is revealed to be the sister of the young woman. A fateful voyage in an open boat leads to a disappearance and a rescue. Ambrose condemns the affair, Paula vanishes, and in the end the lovers discover their ties, only to marry after the truth emerges.
Reading fragment notes Cairns men in Brisbane with mentions of Dr Reed visiting, Walter S. Prowett traffic manager, and Cairns Mail’s manager discussing recent labor strike impacts. It references improved amenities like baths and reading rooms, plus six months leave granted after heavy rains affected northern traffic.
The text recalls Cairns in November 1974 when a proclamation marked forestry activity. It notes a scrubby sandy area and the first steam railway to Florence Irving from Cooktown, then the Leichardt and the Victoria. The fragment ends with further details not shown.
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