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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
2
November 19 arrivals include Lass o Gowrie from Townsville via ports with passengers Mesdames Singern and two children and nine steerage travelers. Names listed: J McKengie Sin Fre R Jones Gordon Watt Jeiney Sumther McFarlane Williams Glynn and others onboard Australian Steamships Ltd.
Mutton scarce and dear, cattle yards 550 head poor quality with keen competition. MacTaggart sold 28 head from Hassall district Bribie to 17 6 per head, averaging 13 9. Fenwick & Co. report varied offerings with good demand for skins. catalog of 10 323 skins sold with scrub wallabies to 45, swamps 27, rocks 12, coast skins strong. Hides small sale numbers, overall market movement mixed with limited supplies.
Fenwick and Co salesmen report rising sheep prices with lambs up 3 shillings and uneven other stock. Cattle trade firmer with prices up to 52/ per head. total stock sold 585 across sheep and cattle.
A historical stock list from Cajens Mining dated Wednesday 20 November 1918 shows prices for lode hill shares, Oaks Debentures, and various blocks including Mission and Thompson’s Oaks. The fragment includes values in shillings and pence, notes on investments, and items like Cairns Gasba and Bank of Queensland holdings.
The Herald invites Cairne and district camera enthusiasts to submit work for a speedily prepared issue. It promotes an Austral Pictures program with schoolchildren meeting Saturday. Armistice holidays prompt the State Government to urge preparation for a commemorative fair.
Notices announce buyers for hides and tallow at Mareeba and Cairns, a voyage of the Mataram to New Guinea, a Cairns Harbor Board finance meeting on Tuesday 26th at 10 am, and a works and executive committee session. Public holiday closings cover Xmas to Jan 1999, with dental appointments urged. Ostrich feather market revival noted after armistice reports, plus local ads for fresh food, livestock, and banking.
The readable portion notes saleable items at low rates and mentions fines. There is insufficient context to identify people, organizations, dates, or concrete actions. No coherent event or outcome is discernible.
In Brisbane the November report outlines land settlement aims for returning soldiers and loans to finance rail connections. It notes underused lands along Oswald's Track between the Tyvale and Gladstone districts that could accommodate large numbers of veterans if secured.
A violent hailstorm swept Kilcoy causing widespread damage this afternoon. Most windows on the weather side were broken and trees stripped, with hail penetrating roofs and farm tanks. The Maze near Crese Brook Creek was left white with hail.
Reports from Wellington show influenza grip relapsing with fewer fresh cases, banks closed for a week as a precaution, one house's representative resumed after a week’s holiday. Only 24 members present. 18 more down with influenza. Many return home to help fight the epidemic. adjournment to next week agreed.
Wellington reports many districts with shearing shell closed and clothing sold only after disinfection. Streets are nearly deserted as Scotland and Christchurch report thousands of cases. Hastings shows serious shortages of coal due to interrupted wharf services and Auckland deaths estimated at a high figure.
Brisbane authorities continue strict quarantine measures following Commonwealth guidance to stop influenza spread. Three ships from the east were quarantined due to minor cases. no full outbreak occurred and passengers were released after brief isolation. Bone remains in quarantine at present.
The fragment lists donation pickup points for goods and urges early submission by Friday. It warns about eye health changes and advises visiting a competent optician locally, noting misprints and concerns over improper eye care. It mentions a Queensland Government item and a cinema screening with Nora Talmadge in Cairns.
About a hundred unemployed marched from the Labor Bureau to the Executive Building in Brisbane seeking an interview with government ministers. After tense exchanges they met resistance, but promises emerged of possible work through the Water Board and upcoming repairs, with officials signaling limited relief and local job programs.
In Brisbane, 42 of 49 Brisbane Fire Brigade Firemen's Union members voted for a strike after ballot by the industrial Registrar. They demand a two-shift work system from their employers. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade superintendent said he was unsure of the men’s actions. A response to a call drew turnout comparable to the night’s vote, and the South Brisbane superintendent noted some men might back him in trouble.
In Melbourne a quiet coalition discussion questions whether Mr Watt or Mr Hughes should lead the government. Supporters note Mr Watt’s tactful House conduct, while critics accuse Mr Hughes of domineering style and ill judged remarks in England. Watt denies any move to oust Hughes, but ministers acknowledge tensions within the cabinet during wartime.
Melbourne observers fear a surge in wooden shipbuilding will waste funds and stall freight capacity. They urge Australia to focus on steel ships, noting contracts for eighteen wooden vessels were let in Sydney, while practical shipbuilders warn obsolete ships could burden carriers.
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