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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1917
Page
4
Townsville residents and guests prepare for a sequence of visitors arriving midweek. Notable figures include John and his party with plans to arrive Wednesday from Townscite, then depart Thursday for Townsville, accompanied by local supporters and streamers.
Cairns sharebroker A ST Clarke reports on market quotes and listings. The note lists commodities and reserves including gold mines, coal shares, and various energy and mineral assets with scattered prices and figures, reflecting a compact trading bulletin.
Fragmented OCR text describes a market event with multiple names and dates. The readable portions mention East Memran, New Brilient Frovhel, and a manager Creppes. Details are unclear due to garbling.
The London metal market report from Sydney outlines irregular quotations for lead and other metals with incomplete figures. The text is garbled, rendering many values unreadable while indicating some changes and standard references.
Incomplete OCR text notes delays in civilian trade applications under London rules. The fragment mentions four applications and potential future arrangements but lacks clear entities, dates, or outcomes.
The N S Wates Government reports a large reorganization of state industries completes with restored railway and tram services. Coal output is expected to triple soon as supplies to gasworks and private industries resume. Loyalists who aided in the crisis are supported while striking workers face job losses and criticism of the strike as politically motivated.
The article outlines a broad strike wave across Australian states. It praises Mr Fuller for quelling a major conspiracy in New South Wales with support from loyal electors. It notes disruption in coastal shipping, resumed mail sailings, and coal mine factory absences in Victoria and Queensland amid union pressure and political maneuvering.
A garbled account describes a tram encounter with rude behavior and an unclear reference to a German and British soldiers. The text mentions a doctor or nurse, a supposed attack, and an unnamed authority figure, with many distorted names and phrases making precise details impossible to confirm.
The Cairns weekly notices list the Land Commissioner's Court meeting in Cairns on Saturday in October and a council meeting on the 5th at 7 pm. It notes dental practitioner Keith Bolton ceasing country practice on July 22 1927 and reports a trainee fined 40 cents for parade breaches.
The Northern Herald presents soldiers and iconic figures in its weekly collage. Notable images include Anzac footballer Set McMarirve and Pte A M O Connell among others, plus Brisbane Exhibition pictures of livestock, a motor boat, and a troop vantage near Peronne.
The Mareeba Red Cross Society met in the DLOLB room on Friday with president Mrs Lawrence and officers present. Congratulations were given to Mareeba and district for their fundraising success, and to Mrs White Walsh for her Red Cross drive. Donations included £2 from Wool Merchant, £5 from Mr J B Sorensen, and £5 from Red Cross Kitchen, with further collections allocated to the men’s
A scattered Pt newspapers item notes a wood chopping event near Gordonvale and mentions cattle sales on Sivle's farm close to Kaerreen. It also references a local fire at Algomba and various advertisements and anecdotes from the era.
Queen Victoria presented the Victoria Cross to 61 soldiers and sailors during a restricted ceremony in a Crimean camp. The event marked a long interval since the original award, with many veterans unable to witness the spacing and a notable contrast between uniforms. Prince Frederick and Kaiser-related figures attended with the queen riding on horseback for the presentation.
CAO writes in Bundaberg papers complaining of overrun civil servants and rising costs. He laments declining prosperity, rising railway fares, and taxation while warning of a creeping public sector influence and new professions expanding in the town.
Retailers tout an attractive range of Seasonade samples at No 1 sample room Hides Hotel Cairns. Father's boots for school and sisters high heels are advertised with emphasis on quality and value as local shops offer town prices opposite the railway at Pa banda Abbott Street Cairns.
A garbled report discusses the name Tolga and its possible origins in forest terms while noting the late Mr. Morten influenced its selection for a railway station. The piece shifts to Mulgrave Central Mill weekly results, then details an inquiry in Cairns about a truck fire near Tetfor and Tirnker Lee ownership, with testimony continuing in Gordonvale.
A Saturday evening fundraiser at Fig Tree hosted by Mr and Mrs T Stewart raised funds for Christmas boxes and wounded soldiers. attendees enjoyed singing, games, raffles, and refreshments while praising the Stewarts for their charitable hosting.
In Mayor Morgan Smart Debts Court J A Bukowski trading as A Bukowski and Co sued Sam Clerk for £5 3s 4d for goods. The defendant claimed he was an infant living with his mother and sister, and owed no responsibility. The court found the buyer under the Sales and Goods Act an infant liable for necessaries, but the plaintiff was non-suited.
Amid talk in Munich and Frankfurt a trend toward wearing wooden sandals without socks grows in German offices. The Munich Post notes officials and councillors setting an example as historians recall 1450 customs of removing shoes in sessions.
The Brisbane Royal Commission led by Mr Justice O Sullivan heard testimony on the Wandovale Station sale to the State Government. Witnesses described price mentions by Peter Gannon and arrangements at the Meriat Hotel, with allegations about a £45,900 valuation and various agents and intermediaries involved in the purchase.
An alleged German agent was killed in Moscow as crowds swarmed about a strike zone. Witnesses report a street shooting after a speaker urged peace while a uniformed attacker fired, leaving blood and brains on the pavement. A separate Roumanian report mentions a rail disruption attributed to German credentials.
A garbled 19th century style sketch recalls Lloyd George and a spring conference. The speaker laments discouragement and delays, recalling April days and a distant harvest, with hopeful lines about a coming victory.
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