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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 28, 1918
Page
2
The fragmentary text notes a legal or investigative matter and an accident. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable. The brief hints at a dispute or inquiry and a separate incident, but essential facts are missing for a fuller summary.
Reco and Robertson present the query in a brief notice from Mel regarding eligibility in the accountancy field.
Fenwick and Co dated 21 November note hides of various sizes selling at mixed prices with best small calfskins up to 7 shillings 6 pence and large hides at lower rates. Tallow prices remain firm with prime lots realizable around 15 shillings 18 pence, reflecting market strength amid competition and high demand.
Fenwick's Stock Report from Brisbane dated November 27 notes Beene and Co salesmen driving brisk demand and rising prices. Lambs and crossbreds show strong bidding with several buyers like Higgins, Leslie, McKone, Clifton, and Caldicot recording solid sales. cattle volume around 550 with market awaiting official opening.
Local notices advertise an excursion to Kuranda on Sunday and a Cairns to Cairns train trip on Saturday November 3a. School children ride free under teachers' supervision. Post office hours extend for holidays and St. Andrew's Day closures. Retail bids and auctions announced including furniture sale by Woodward this afternoon. Red Cross meeting set for Cairns. Various shop promotions and health products advertised with prices.
The piece critiques campaign methods and candidate selection in Queensland highlighting the Farmers Union and Labor tensions. It argues for coalition with other groups to win the Electorate seat and urges calmer review of the divisive primary process. It cautions against excluding voices from Herberton and Ravenshoe and calls for more pragmatic cooperation.
The Tableland Queensland Farmers' Union executive met at Tolgs on the 6th to consider allowing the Northern National Union organizer to address the gathering. They commended the action as evidence of elector support against the Ryan Government, but delayed final decision and referred the matter to branches for safer guidance.
A fragment discusses holiday leave lengths for managers and officers, noting a preferred four to six weeks and suggesting an extra fortnight may partly compensate officials. It references cost concerns for printing the UCG A annual report and hints at broader political tensions during May proceedings.
Mr T R Eardley, a long time Cairns resident and former secretary of the Children’s Day Committee, died at Atherton Hospital from internal injuries after an accident days earlier. He had served in Charters Towers and other northern centres and leaves a widow and family. He was active in the Cairns Red Cross Bent Guild and Patriarch and other local groups. Sympathy is felt for his family.
A sequel raid on four gambling dens in Sachs Sarcut, Cokes, and Wan Soos resulted in one week imprisonment for Levy and distress, one week for default, and £10 fines for Nachimoto with one month imprisonment in default. Six defendants failed to appear. all fines were paid.
Mr Joseph Power of the Brisbane Office faced charges in Cairns Summons Court on Wednesday before Mr T A Ferry P M for failing to lodge income tax returns as prescribed.
A fragmented note discusses canvassing eye examination services and professional visits across the country. It emphasizes trusted examinations, precise correction, and client guarantees from a local eye care provider.
A fragmented notice describes a will involving a late mercantile manager, Tunnie of Irvine, and multiple beneficiaries. It references MacGroarty, Sarah Bird Norma Webster Sed, Henry Ons, Emma Venerables, and Francis Creek with mentions of Stone River and Tulip Time in uncertain terms.
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