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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1914
Page
2
Weekend sale items include fabrics like white Twill and Longcloth with prices per yard, plus various linings and flouncing. Footwear features Jodie's Tan Ankle Shoes, patent pumps, and derby boots in multiple sizes. Accessories list handkerchiefs and decorative ribbons. children’s navy frocks offeratterned piques.
Reported cable dispatch describes the Kaiser ordering destruction of General French's Contemputible Army and defending British troops as their ally. analysis notes German forces retreating toward home while British and French actions gain praise for bravery and endurance in the war.
Our Brisbane correspondent reports the sudden death of H M Belton general manager for Persins and Co at his residence Eagle Junction on a Friday morning. A Warren Shire Council meeting is scheduled for mid October at 7 8 a m followed by a Walter Authority meeting.
The Cairns Citizen reports the Cairns Union band won the Queensland prize for adding the most members. The Cairns Theatre plans a strong program tonight with Marshall Palmer and Miss Slain Vine performing. Local notes cover a steamer sunk by a mine in the North Sea, wartime talk, and various community activities including Red Cross canvassing and school committee matters.
The Australian Meat Trades Journal notes shipments of frozen Australian and other meats to Paris as Britain faces wartime shortages. The move could shift meat trade trends, easing French demand and reducing reliance on Britain for meat supplies.
Fragmentary item mentions tenders for supply of firewood and property actions. The readable text is garbled with nonsensical phrases and lacks coherent details, making precise summary difficult. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, or locations are extractable.
Daniel Murphy faced charges of creating a disturbance in Abbott Street. He shouted at bystanders and resisted arrest, requiring force to be restrained. Magistrate A H Gibson fined him for a month and warned of harsher charges if repeated. Constables Burke and Aird assisted in detaining him at the watchhouse.
The mayor laments a chaotic scene with damaged quay entries and missing boats. Ailing port access leaves five craft from the south unaccounted, causing fear and uncertainty over the pel site safety and local traffic.
K.c. TABLETS KC Tableta with Qi of Juniper Venice Turpentine and other minerals are promoted as a kidney remedy. The pamphlet claims it purifies the system and supports bone health and overall kidney function. Sold in Cairns by a chemist. bottle sizes include one fifth.
A pencil written note and a hoax message titled The Dancing Wave dated January 1913 were wrapped in newspaper and found at Cape Bedford on February 15. The artifact, carried to Port Douglas by Mr. Watterson, recounts a wrecked vessel’s timber and a wave hoax circulating in Townsville.
A reader letter argues for buying British made goods to weaken Germany and support national industry. It notes German ships and patriotism drives, urges Australians to stock British products even at higher prices, and appeals workers to boycott German goods to curb German dominance.
An inquiry heard that a fire destroyed the G Jones property on Miave Road. Witnesses described observing flames while the family went to a cinema. Furniture valued around £100, land about £2000, mortgage held by Abraham Emanuel, insurance CIM, no proof of arson by the owner.
The Palace Theatre presents One of the Bravest a melodrama about a band of city firefighters. Nora Donovan loves firefighter Dutly while rival Mack schemes to win her. A drunken incident triggers a fire rescue as Dutly saves Nora and confronts Mack amid danger and bravura stunts.
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