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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1914
Page
2
A local ad lists cheap whites and browns including Tite and Langeloth sheeting and Madapuram yardage. It features colored sponge cloth, lace flouncing, voile writings, floral velvet ribbons, Cash’s trimming, and children’s navy frocks with trimmed detailing and pearl buttons.
The piece argues for reducing German imports in favor of imperial products as World War I ripples reach Australia. It cites Cairns Harbor Board buying German cement, urges buying within the Empire for protection, and links commerce to national defense and postwar strength.
Store advertises a late opening with a success claim by the joint venture. The sign promises hours until 5 PM and highlights a cumulative total or milestone tied to a MASY mark. Local shoppers are urged to visit for the promotion.
A chaotic collection of notices covers dental ads, mail routing changes after the Marlon incident, and tonnage land data in Queensland. It notes a Cairns chemist touting a kidney remedy, reports on parish injuries, and cites Australasian merchants urging shipments to select steamers in London backed trade resolutions.
Large Cairns Theatre crowd witnessed the second heat of the ladies Twenty-one Today competition. First place went to a popular vaudeville act. Cairns will feature further acts and a strong programme, with finals possible tomorrow as seats book quickly.
Prudent shoppers can save on ladies black kid boots in 11/0 and 10/8, Ada shore pumps at 10/8 down to 8/8, brown leather shoes 0/8 to 1/6, Comacka socks 16/6 with today’s 1/3 price cut, and all wool fringe items as listed.
The Northern Herald features images of European leaders including General Putai, arrested in Austria before hostilities began, alongside notable figures. The piece highlights wartime figures amid the conflict and hints at broader portraits within the Herald edition.
The Cairns rainfall in Bepyeaiber reached 75 points over eight days, compared with nine points last year and one wet day recorded previously. A service closure for Dr A J titeen ends next Tuesday, with a further meeting to be held to discuss a weeklong aid effort.
Urgent wire from a sanitary camp on Thursday Island complains of delays in Cairns mail and demands action. The message notes four weeks since the last mail and asks the Cairns authorities to move. The note includes references to the Liverish remedy and a price for Craig's Pure Drugs.
An item on seeking a health department book about fertility as wartime anxieties about procreation are discussed. The piece reviews a Brisbane Sydney health notice and reports on a Brisbane screening of The Open Door, a drama about recovery from alcohol and rediscovery, with a later note that the programme runs tonight as the final screening.
Fragmented text notes a wartime impact on mining in Queensland with references to price and supply pressures. Mentions Europe, production, and the need to adapt amid continuing conflict. Limited readable details prevent clear events or entities.
Reports state Lily Lee, a young rider at the Ingham show, sustained a fracture of her right leg after a fall during the events. She was taken to hospital where treatment was provided and is progressing steadily.
The Abbey General report on Central Sugar Mills accounts for the year ending 1311 shows total advances to central mills of £636,706 with repayments of £533,007 leaving £114,664 owed. Interest arrears total £19,822 and treasurer overdraft £41, making total indebtedness £1,034,396. The report notes improved output quality and quantity across mills except Nerang, with profits at most mills and higher refined sugar prices after ex- and bounty abolition. per ton figures for cane and sugar are listed for several mills.
Sept 9 Towneville reports prices issued by the Trade Hoard for northern divisions. Items listed include cream of tartar at 24 a pound, amom acid 1d per ounce, saltorten 0 fd per pound, and other chemicals with varied rates.
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