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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
4
Local items report visiting dignitaries and town chatter, with notes on upcoming product trials and ad copy. Obituaries mention Mr Shasefather and Mrs Tyrell taking over a business, while craft and chemical suppliers advertise remedies, shampoos, and health tonics. Dates reference events around May and hospital notices.
Reports from Schumanton Armraynald Floraville Gilbrook and Purnaul show a land valuation reduction from £1436 to £514 after a court session. In Tunisfell a man faces four weeks’ imprisonment for possession of opium. A general store fire damages in Weweart, while Sydneys Assembly debates tax remission. In Ralgoorlie a murder case unfolds and a man named William Rider Paine dies in a prison altercation. Brisbane notes a remittance discussion on liquor taxation and a fruit culture forecast praises a favorable Mackall season with strong citrus yields.
Hobart workers maintain a long running butcher strike with only a small number returning to work. Most employees remain out, and no sign of compromise or negotiation appears imminent as the labor dispute continues.
Melbourne correspondent reports Gina accepts for Caul Cup and Caul meeting closes next week. Rifle tipped at 29 to 7 for Melbourne Cup. Feelin Piece filly Lady Valentine descendant rated 7.4. References to Free Clam sprint form and timing at Omlyome, with Lager mare and Maltster in big race debates.
Rainbows face Ham E rdon on Sunday as Mareeba players travel to Mount Carbine after a Saturday trip. Thirteen Mareeba cricketers journeyed to Mount Carbine with a tense clash expected, while Warwick races faced warm weather and stiff competition.
Brisbane reports a ministerial plan to extend the highway and duplicate a rail line from Pittewor to Laidley while coordinating new traffic routes. A councilor’s death is noted as discussions arise in Sydney about a royal commission on housing and Goiremig.
A fragment lists longshot betting odds and names including Comedy King Jacama Cadenia Aurolodina Parisian Rifle Flavian Britali and Prince Foote with odds of 14 to 1 90 to 1 25 to 1. The readable portion suggests an American or European horse or greyhound racing card but lacks context.
Melbourne racing notes list several scratched horses for major meetings. Caulfield Cup includes Eyegiass Borambil Gidgiel. Caulfield Stakes lists Angeles. Eclipse Stakes shows ARSE Cup with Jos Rewari V I.C. Derby features Allured. All engagements noted in Los Angeles context.
Shipping notices list October 11 departures from Port Douglas Cooktown Kuranda Wollowrea with multiple passengers names and agents. A later editorial criticizes the one man one vote plan, warning it overrepresents cities and could alter elector boundaries before Parliament ends, debating constitutional changes and potential term extensions into 1914.
Post Correspondent reports in Brisbane that the new Electoral Districts Act lists 1.10 areas of electorates, highlighting absurdities in area per seat. Metropolitan districts such as Fortitude Valley and South Brisbane show as little as one square mile, while Gregory spans up to 4.50 square miles, raising questions about the value theory in practice.
British ornithologists of the Royal Society expedition in the Snow Mountains of New Caines have returned home after facing mountable difficulties. They completed their ascent of the first great mountain range, reporting birds, mammals, and other objects collected or observed despite challenges.
A brief note indicates immediate attention to Nelson correspondence as clerks processed incoming messages and ensured prompt handling.
Teachers of Pia an Sing ing and center Nelson visited on Thursday. Pupils received at Nelson Hall. pupils prepared for all local examinations. Terms on application at Palings Warehouse Cairns or at Nelson Hall.
The fragment notes a printing imprint for a Cairns Point newspaper company at their Generes Printing hire, with names suggesting a local printing operation and attribution.
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