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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1913
Page
2
At the Queensland Teachers Uno meeting in Cairns Lieutenant Ruddle spoke on physical training. He argued a strong healthy body enables a sharper brain and nerves to withstand strain, citing ancient Greek ideals. He urged early school instruction for children seven to fourteen to build a robust future for the nation.
Dental notice announces visits by Suboegs Dentist A Wollenis requested by CFP Scott BDS and VF E Christiansen ODS Dr Logan BLD to Hinterland and coastal towns for patient care and scheduling visits.
The notice covers a furniture auction at 2.20 pm and mentions local entertainment at the airme Theatre tonight. It also provides banking figures from the State Savings Plank for October and lists dramatic plot elements involving Georges, Eve, Beppo, and Et. Beppo, with a lurid scene toward the end.
Mr. Chase F. Wood of Kamerunga Suste Nursery provides an abstract of October 1913 meteorological readings. Dry bulb 79.03, wet bulb data, solar radiation 151.19, terrestrial radiation 6.6. rainfall 135 points across 7 rainy days. rainfall totals and earth temperatures listed with various erroneous spellings and figures.
London market data shows copper prices ranging from £ Ti per hundredweight to £ 71 13 in early trading and high grades at £ 77 3 8. Tin trades between £ 1 10 and £ 182 with small variations and torwan and gras notes indicate pricing shifts.
A local note proclaims the soda fountain opening with a menu of orange, pineapple, and other drinks, promising cold, sparkling beverages, as a chemist advertises daily dental consultations and court actions are mentioned alongside export and import figures for October.
The obituary notes the November 5 death of Sydney Hope McGrath in Cairney. It expresses deep sorrow from his father and others, noting a vacant place in the family and recalling the child’s brief life. The piece also mentions local events and ads including musical instruction appointments and shop notices.
The Palace Theatre runs a mixed bill headlined by The Soul of Thief, a dramatic caper inspired by a jewel robbery, plus The Beside's Child and The Indian's Dalty. A Gaumont Graphic Gazette segment covers Goodwood, dog shows, Tiverton, and Royal visits, with local council notes and a Barron Shire Council meeting on Tuesday.
An excursion to Kuranda under AM auspices will leave Cairns at 4 40 and return about 9 50 pm with a 7 hour stop at Port Douglas Island. Fare 10, and tickets on sale from Mr G Locke's garage. Also notes an inquiry into a death near Spence Street railway crossing and town notices on store registration and hospital collection.
At Cairns Railway Wagon Shop the workforce presented Mr. F O W Parke with a purse of sovereigns in a farewell style gift as speech and merriment followed. Mr Burke, a key employer, thanked the men and looked forward to continued service. Music and toasts accompanied the gathering celebrating the upcoming marriage.
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