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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
5
A fragmented snapshot lists council meetings, Societies gatherings, sales events, and a community dance. It mentions Tolga Furniture Sale, a street fair, and a Wintry weather report with scattered place names like Tolga, Rockhampton, Cairns, and Atherton. It also notes a local fashion display and a troubling incident involving a young woman and a street where Dr Arcy's remedies are mentioned.
A historical advertisement excerpt presents a Cairns elector persuasive appeal. It contrasts democracy under Parliament with Bolshevist rule and criticizes fiscal mismanagement, urging Labor supporters to re-evaluate allegiance. The text asserts North Country nationalism, self-government, and a shift from party leaders to rank-and-file workers.
The ship Deteler 7 Sons lists Captain Weielew and passengers Mestames Smith West Rolinsen aot three ctl Aten Geay among others on the voyage. The roster includes Lutheland Daddow Meleod ROE Arddley Wawehap W rave T Watson Mackenzie J AL Netle Thonan FE Harrison Lancastere Barnett Wilf J Smith Nelson 21 Nelson aml HD in steerage. Mhilp Co Ltd agents. Also Raven for Kuranda voyage with Mes dames Hellensetz Keoghanil son J Jensen Mountjoy Mon KOM Kelly Sinclair Girne Power Lop Pallerton TL Jones Vecatis Preston AWilan THomas Rev CJ Artostromy. Borns Philp Co Ltd agents. Priday Oct 6 1920. High water 146 am and 76 ppm.
Sydney reports October 5 metal quotations for copper lead silver and tin with spot and forward prices in pounds shillings and pence. On view in Mr Arthur H Clarke's office are fine tin ore samples from Lode Hill Tin Mines near Cooktown, praised by Mr Joseph Campbell MAL for their prospects.
Adelaide on Warkoka sails from Adelaide on Thursday for Rockhampton with 00 agents aboard. The voyage carries a small crew and is expected to reach port after a routine passage.
Mrs M Red and Mrs Myscibatan express sincere thanks for the many messages wires and letters of sympathy received after their recent bereavement.
A The Post letter argues Mc Gillies cannot answer land grab claims and critiques socialism as town rooted. It recalls 1915 Ryan Government actions hurting Charters Towers and Atherton laborers. It notes wage arbitration exists but farmer prices remain fixed, urging farmers to seek real value for produce.
Oct 7 report from Brisbane notes cattle prices and a Newmarket Sale Yards auction by McMahon & Co featuring 20 head of draught horses. The market lists prices for cows and bullocks, with mentions of Holmwood and Ideraway consignments. Also advertised are clearance items including shoes and clothing as part of a broader sale alongside horse lots.
The piece argues the Labor Party hides deeper aims behind prohibition, warning that education funding and religious schools will be targeted next. It notes skepticism about party discipline but highlights a potential willingness to sacrifice secular education for broader ideological goals.
An excerpt notes a July meeting of the Grand Council of St George regarding film censorship and imports. Objections to American films and calls to protect British cinema are recorded, with mentions of band prominence and a new company formation to handle related ventures. Stellar authorities and foreign influence feature in the debate.
Magistrate Ww. in Cairns Industrial Court Thursday morning delivered a decision in a dispute between mill hands and i Co against Hambledon Mill. The case involved carrier hands paid at carrier rates. Court found workers paid 2/34 per hour for a period, ordering drivers and their helpers restored to proper rates.
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