20 Nov 1912
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 20, 1912
Page
1
Spence Street auctioneer advertises weekly sales of land and estate properties. The notice emphasizes prompt settlements, careful client service, and experienced handling of private houses and parcels. Ten years of experience highlighted.
An advertisement touts Elastic Woven Trames for comfort and stock of hard rubber and leather varieties. Inspections by H Kerr, Inspector of Machinery, note travel to Babinda district. Hillman’s suits claim superiority over rivals, with tropical fabric offerings and Abbott Street tailoring. Welter G Ridley visits Cairns for electrical plant delivery. Rev C W Tomkins to visit Hambledon and Alcombe for State School instructions.
The column lists visitors to Cairns and surrounding towns including Mr H Deester Mrs Bethe and Mr Jolce Brisbane. notices announce relocations Bennett Bennetts Abbott Street Cairns and various guests touring Charters Towers Herberton Georgetown and Innisfail with health product ads and a medical cure claim.
A local notice reports a water waste incident affecting a fortnights supply with 0.08 gallons per person. Residents may have their water turned off again. officials urge conservation and warn of broader impact if consumption continues.
The letter warns that water rates must be paid by December 5 or 1éth December to avoid water cut and legal proceedings. It notes proposed amendments or by laws and lists financial items including salaries and loans for 1911-12 and projected expenditures.
The passage discusses conjecture about shifting political positions and the limited relief offered to people under machine domination. It argues that reforms only help if control of power is transferred to the people, warning that factional maneuvering offers little real resolve.
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