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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 02, 1912
Page
4
Reports from Danniz state the Crowe Prince was thrown during a hunt and sustained head and arm injuries but is progressing toward cure. Other items note a steamer master lost in the Ariscal Channel, and various political and personal notices from London and Utica.
Townsville report of farewell dinner for Mr W. Mc Rae, Northern Inspector of the Bark of New South Water, with the Deputy Mayor presiding and prominent citizens in attendance. Also notes first Maternity Board application in Townsville offices.
Fragmentary note references Mrs Martha Simmons of 49 Cave Street Balmain Sydmyo with irregular wording about a matter affecting properties and deferral of action unclear due to garbled OCR text.
The State Treasurer announced a substantial transfer increasing Business of the State Savings Bank in October. Depositors reached 143 476 with a total compared to 90 058 for the same month last year. Separate items from Brisbane and Sydney describe registers for hospital training and a murder case pending remand.
Three workers Hayden Martin and Fraser were buried when ground between the level and timber collapsed at the Proprietary Mine while installing square sets. Hayden's son was rescued by a rescue party. Scollard escaped. About 0 ton of stone and ore fell.
Guthrie arrived at 7 30 this morning and left for the south two hours later. Te Muriel sailed for Cairns at 5 am. Palmer departed for Townsville at 9 am. Wyreema arrived from the War at 6 00 am. Tyrian reached Brisbane from Sydney. Eamer arrived from Townsville at 6 30 am. Suva departed for Brisbane at 6 am.
The drowned body of Mareera a former resident of Maresbs was found in the Barron River opposite Hestier's residence this forenoon. She had been staying at Ryan's Hotel and visited Cairye yesterday. Postmortem likely. The body was fully dressed with hat on and head-bag in place. The cause of the drowning remains unclear whether accidental or onset of a fit.
A two story boarding house at Wallaba Beach was destroyed by a midday fire in a gale. The blaze likely started from a spark from smoldering ruins opposite a home, burning through a window. Two boarders escaped. one man bore minor injuries while another suffered singeing. Names or exact locations are not fully clear from the fragment.
A testimonial from Mr J. Wisted of Ross Island describes four years of itchy bleeding fife symptoms eased by Dean's Ointment. The ad urges readers to purchase from Foster-McGellan Co in Sydney and warns to avoid imitations.
A reader laments ancient port facilities and berthing delays at the wharves, arguing the port’s reputation suffers and urging corrective action. The letter emphasizes infrastructure neglect and blames authorities for the stagnation.
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