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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 02, 1928
Page
9
Data fragment notes high water at 2 0.35 p m and 25 p m on November 4 with moon phase timing. Mentions Kelfaril for San Francisco and 339 p.m. timestamp appears as part of the phase record.
The fragment notes sailings from Chillagoe wharf and Lammeroo, listing No 1, 2, and 3, with No 1 sailing at November day and Lammeroo at No 2 and 3 sailing today. It reads as a brief shipping schedule update from a coastal port.
A crowded summary of ships and schedules with arrivals and departures across Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Hong Kong and other ports. Vessels including The Morinda, The 8t. Albana, The Poonbar, The Tanda, The Urifla, The Aldinza, The Aloolon, and City of Lille are listed with berthing times, cargoes, planned sailings, and anticipated calls at Cairns, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, plus notes on passengers, cargo and oil products.
Postal notice outlines letter rates to the United States and foreign countries at 3d per first ounce and fractions, with additional charges for fractions, and identifies rates to the Kingdom and British Empire. It mentions the closure of overseas mail handling and references Brisbane and a main closing.
Brisbane headlines announce two newly created state taxation positions. The assistant commissioner of taxes and the commissioner of land taxes will take effect January 1, 1929, following Executive Council recommendations after today’s meeting.
Large attendance marked a timber sale in Brisbane as about 15,008,000 feet of pine and hardwood were offered. The Land Court of State Timber sale details were noted with attendance from local sawyers and observers.
A brief note from Brisbane delivers a message of guidance and resolve. The missive frames current priorities and outlines forthcoming actions, highlighting leadership stance and planned policy focus.
Increased lucerne chaff supplies meet steady demand with slight price dips. Local potatoes and onions fetch high figures while swede turnips and pumpkins sell well. wheat abundant at 4/3 to 4/6, maize slackens, and sound grain remains scarce with firming outlook. Lucerne dust quoted at 1 per cwt.
The Metal Market in Sydney reports copper values and related metals with quoted prices in pounds and shillings. The Railway Band will perform a select programme at Shields and Lake streets this evening starting at 7 o'clock.
A petition will be presented to the proper authority seeking remission of the sentence given to William Fenton Fitzpatrick on Wednesday last. The Cairns Cancer Campaign Appeal reports receipts totaling 1,411 pounds 0 shillings 7 pence with donors listed including J. R. Flamerich and Gi. Dupras among others. Cairns weather notes show 89F max and 78F min with dry and wet bulb readings, barometer at 30.152 inches. The Cairns Tableland Publicity Association secretaryship passes to J. Wyer, following a joint donation of 10 pounds from Howard Smith Ltd and the ALSN Co Ltd for North Queensland publicity. The State Weather Bureau forecasts dust storms and thunderstorms from the Gulf to the far south, with generally fine conditions elsewhere and a cool-down expected in the south by tomorrow evening.
Cairns Harbor Board officials expect the overseas wharf for ships to finish in February 1929. Discussion at a Chamber of Commerce meeting centered on routing Tullyugar sugar via Cairns to utilize the shed space in the new oversea wharf for the 1929 season.
Innisfail on November 1 reported a sparse Police Court session focused on bailing two drunkards. A large docket of criminal work was set for hearing next week. A man employed by Nola Ltd suffered a facial wound while chopping wood. an eye injury required ambulance care.
Funeral service announced for Bevsie Adeline Duig Nan at St. Monicas Cairns departing 5 pm Friday from the Cairns Celic a Martyn street. Obituaries honor Irie F dopier and Inia Flhogter of Cairns with memorials by Harrison family and Mullins relatives. Memorials to Jessie Ann Paterson note Psalm 119 and Isiah verses.
Reuters news service notes mixed global markets as Australia and New Zealand equities drift and technial shares fluctuate amid geopolitical tensions. Analysts in Sydney and Wellington cite cautious investor sentiment and currency moves shaping the outlook.
Senator Sir George Pearce, Vice-President of the Executive Council, spoke in West Australia on the department’s work in development migration and scientific and industrial research. He urged a national push to develop and populate the vast empty spaces through business acumen and research, praising current Commonwealth efforts despite criticism over costs. The note recalls past reliance on piecemeal policing while recognizing progress.
The speaker argues Australia must boost population growth with the right kind of settlers to avoid a strategic weakness. Emigration to Canada and Britain’s failures are noted, urging a Liberal, well managed scheme in both Britain and Australia to attract and place suitable workers.
BR Osterlund aged 20 an employee of Mesers A J Draper Ltd sustained a severely lacerated left hand yesterday after being caught in a circular saw. Ambulance bearers rendered aid and transported him to Cairns District Hospital for treatment.
George Mitchell appeared on remand from October 24 before Mr. A. H. O Kelly in the Police Court yesterday to answer a drunkenness charge. He pleaded guilty and was convicted but not punished. Arthur Ward failed to appear on a similar charge, and his bail of five shillings was forfeited.
A Cairns letter urges stock inspectors and health authorities to destroy a horse with a large cancer on its off hind leg due to a long drought causing water contamination fears. The note threatens action if not addressed. The piece also lists police transfers: Sergeant Reed to Winton, Acting Sergeants Hall to Roma Street, Meekin Norman to Roma Street, Collins Roma Street to Cairns, Troy Mr. Morgan to Cairns, King Inlfracombe to Normanton, Constables Bennett Ipswich to Gordonvale, Travia Gordonvale to Gympie.
Abbott Street weighed pennies blocked by a wedge of cardboard inserted in the Cairns Cricket Association machine. Secretary Tom McCoombe reports this as a continuing mean trick and warns weighers to be vigilant after complaints of nonworking scales.
October proved a peak month for Cairns Harbor Board with 18 overseas vessels, the highest since January 1921. The Canadian Commander carried walnut logs and stumps to New York, while the Clan Macdonald sent 100 walnut logs to England, boosting a timber trade hit by recent shipping strikes.
The Circuit Court concluded a case against Alexander Morrison Wardrop for a serious offence with his stepsister Magdalene Helen Dolly Toombes. After testimony from a police witness and a typed statement, the jury found him guilty. The judge sentenced him to two years hard labour, noting the gravity of the crime though the jury recommended marriage due to his lack of understanding. Wardrop proclaimed innocence as he left the box.
Henry Boyd known as ems Boyd faced a jury before Mr Justice Doauit on a charge involving Myrtle Thompson a girl under 17 at Idimmun on September 14. The Crown failed to prove age 17, and the jury returned a not guilty verdict.
The Governor Sir John Goodwin and Lady Goodwin will depart for Melbourne and Brisbane in November. Deputy Governor Lennon Mm is appointed to act during Sir John's absence. The trip includes meetings with officials and confirmation of arrangements for regional duties.
In Perth in June, Ministers of Agriculture in the interstate conference decided that oat marketing must be supported with dairy and other sector input. The decision emphasizes coordination between railways and agricultural departments to bolster transport and distribution.
Sydney October 13. Gil Nevile Howse, campaign director for the National Party, decries a red covered pamphlet on Pan Pacific trade unions. He accuses Labor leaders including Mr Scullin and Mr Theodore of ties to Moscow and plans to weaken Australia’s White Australia policy. The pamphlet, issued by the Labor Research and Information Bureau, attacks constitutionalism and urges militant union action.
Sydney reports Tom Walsh assuming duties as chief of the Sea man’s Union. He examined offices and records, was welcomed by the general president, but faced open hostility from seamen group. Police presence noted amid tense atmosphere and threats observed.
Messrs MacQuarrie and Matthews, New Zealand motorists, passed Cairns in a Baby Austin and reached Cape York on Wednesday. The Overlanders party dispatched at 10 am was met in Cairns by Shell Oil Company representatives at 1 8 pm, with the car and travel gear reported to be in perfect condition.
A weather bulletin reports light to heavy storms along the coastal area north of Towneville during the past 24 hours ending at nine this morning. Port Douglas recorded 231 registrations, Mosman 220, Cardwell 212, Mein 20, with rain still threatening in the morning.
TABLELAND SHOWERS MAKEERA November 1 Weather reports describe storms over Mareeba and nearby towns. Emerald Creek received about an inch of rain Wednesday afternoon, with heavy rain, hail stones and strong winds at Dimbulah and Beonmou. Yesterday light rain fell near Dimbulah, and Mareeba anticipates further rain.
A heavy downpour in Innisfail refilled empty tanks and reduced dust nuisance. Water shortage eased as Jubilee Bridge closure hindered supply carts, while district sugar areas reported refreshing rain with invigorating country effect.
Cardwell reports rainfall totaling 21 points by 9 am improving banana crops suffering drought. In Tully heavy showers record eight to two inches, with more than two inches noted at lower Tully after a sultry day.
Bessie Adeline Duignan aged 29 of Irvinebank native and wife of Kil Duignan dies in Cairns private hospital. Daughter of Mr and Mrs J McAllister Abbott Street. Funeral from St Monica's Church at 5 oclock this afternoon.
Charles Pollard, a respected Babinda resident and former forestry worker, died at Babinda Hospital at 43 after about six weeks of illness. Born in Summertown SA, he lived in Ash Town youth, later worked in cane lands and forestry, and spent two years in the South before returning to Babinda. He married Miss Foster of Cairns and leaves five children and his aging mother. The funeral was held at Babinda Presbyterian Church with a large cortege and many floral tributes from local acquaintances.
Maurice Baldwin died at his Ascot residence tonight after suffering influenza and complications. He was a well known figure on the Commonwealth stage and closely associated with almost all forums of public life.
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