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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 17, 1911
Page
3
Cairns items report price cuts at Kellys Chemist, forthcoming Christmas card ads, medical cures, and varied local visits. News notes include Mrs Frodsheus visiting Cairns December 6, Doctor entries, and residents like Mr Doyle, Mr Draper, and Mr Mossman making regional trips with brief remarks on health cures and products.
Telegrams from London and Melbourne describe a government accord with the Levante Compesy for a Hungarian Austrian steamship and a subsidy of £67,000. Reports from Ottawa, Berlin, Melbourne and Vancouver note political moves, court actions, a fatal jumping incident, and a butter seizure for sulfurous preservative.
Messrs Gilbert Wade and Potts staged Squire Brushleigh Primrose and Cyril Deshwood to an audience. The second portion opened with Vainkes Song by Min EK. M. Burn of Ipswich. W J Scott transferred to the land Court Bench and P W Shunson promoted to Cadet secretaryship.
The piece outlines promotions within the railway administration including the Secretary and Assistant Superintendent roles, naming J W Davidsom and Mr S Green among others, while noting detractors and rival figures. It describes political struggles over women’s suffrage, electoral enrolment issues, and backroom debates shaping civil service appointments and reform.
Melbourne dispatch notes limited Senate progress on the conciliation bill as representatives approve a version in the lower house. The atmosphere is tense with ministerial doubt and opposition criticism. Central disputes surround the bill’s future fate and the role of unions in shaping labour policy amid interstate tensions.
Morning wear and services listed for Sacday Frestyterian Church on Sheridan Street with a choir, preachers and anniversary notes. The document mentions MacAllister and Re A M Wheeler in relation to conducting or preaching duties and references an anthem titled The Lord is my Shepherd with other musical items.
Prices for White Leghorn and Orpington stock offered by J W MacRae. Includes Pen eggs, hatching August, and limited sittings. Mentions Gatton Agricultural College laying competition results and a World Record sire. Bred from English strains with specific egg counts and roosters.
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