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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Nov 21, 1917

Page

4

Freshwater sugar mill proposal spurs public meeting

Citizens gather at Oddfellows Hall to press for government action on a Freshwater sugar mill. Acting Mayor Atkinson leads, citing vast cane areas, railway access, and local prosperity as reasons to back a mill site and foster closer settlement.

Oddfellows Hall Freshwater Alderman Atkinson Mra Cram Sai Cars Harter Board Katia Hambledon Anyore Saar Giheon Central Sugar Mills Liverpool Creek Frealarer

Freshwater mill plan prompts Cairns debate and committee call

Cairns officials debate shifting milling operations to Freshwater. The motion backs removal of the Gin Gin mill if needed and proposes forming a Freshwater Mill Committee led by local leaders to push a new mill at Freshwater or support the removal, citing Freshwater district land and water resources.

Henry George Cairne Cairns Unil Freshwater Hodel Cairns Marber Board Cairns Shire Counci Barron Chamber of Commerce EC. Earl John Boland

Abow That Levy and Union Dispute Letter

A reader letter condemns the Australian Workers' Union tactics to levy workers and questions Secretary Ryan about legality. The writer accuses AWU officials of coercion and calls for a judge to settle the issue. The note also mentions Mr J Dan moving to Babinda and his Cairns shop coverage.

A.W.U Ryan A.W A. W.U Herbert A.W.L CSA Ingham Aw.u J. Dan Babinda Dan Cairns

Mystery Chinatown melodrama features in new Rex Ingram film

The five reel production set in a city Chinatown follows Charley Sing's arrest for murder and his acquittal aided by Buck Mahoney. Rival tong leaders abduct Neva Sacon after she acquires the Flower of Doom emblem, with strong performances by Yvette Mitchell and others and a supporting comedy program.

Rex Ingram Hop Sing Tong Charley Sing Buck Mahoney Samuel Slavinsky Neva Sacon Fanl Rasnow Nicholas Dunaew Tea Rose Neva Yvette Mitchell Wedgwood Nowell Gypsy Hart M.K. Wilson Frank

Screened at Palace Theater for Naomi Childers drama

A screen version starring Naomi Childers unfolds a tale of poverty and ambition. Phyllis Shaw resists love with Jerry the artist as his finances fail and she contemplates selling herself after an auction of his work. A menacing bidder and Riverside Drive fantasies complicate the plot before a shift toward love over riches.

Naomi Childers Palace Theatre Phyllis Shaw Phyllis Jerry Riverside Drive Joe

Miss Dora Oberman Reappears At Cairns Theatre

Miss Dora Oberman returns tonight at the Cairns Theatre with a musical program to welcome patrons. Bill Hart stars in Wolf Lowry a Triangle film showing a rare gentler hero path contrasting his usual gunfighter roles. The picture combines a quiet ranchman hero with a tale of love sacrifice and relinquishment.

Dora Oberman Cairns Bill Hart Wolf Lowry Hart Miss Oberman

Stannary Hill Notes Record Meeting Adjournments

Stannary Hill Hospital Committee’s final monthly meeting on November 23 in Brown's building adjourned for lack of members. State School Committee meeting also postponed due to poor attendance. next session on Wednesday to consider prizes for pupils. Reverend Standish conducted christenings after services. Bishop Eetham and visitors noted. Light showers reported. weather has been poor for several days.

Stannary Hills Brown Messrs. D. Jap W. Walters Eetham Om Caires Herberton H. Standish Standish Savetas Smith Biboards Collings Biom Cairns

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