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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1911
Page
4
A Cairns column lists scattered notes from residents and visitors. Mentions include Collins chemist on Lake Street and various travelers passing through Cairns, with references to hosting duties, visits to towns like Townsville and Herberton, and local businesses such as Mrs Stamp and Keily chemist. It highlights the town’s social orbit and upcoming missions and events without a single cohesive narrative.
London report on the death of Harry Rickards famed vaudeville promoter and proprietor of the Tivoli Theatre. He had been ill for a fortnight and died at Thornton Heath after staying with his brother. his passing marks a major loss to the entertainment circuit.
The report details a crowded Melbourne event with multiple heats and a dramatic finish. Competitors from Wales and New South Wales feature prominently, including Trousdell Beck and Weston in sprint heats. Judges noted a strong field with fast times and a tense conclusion.
Results show Lyons and Barth beating Philip skip with Draper winning 20 to 15. Gite and Lenn ett teamed against Ames Philipas, while Hartigan led Lyons with 16 points. Welpek, Kelly, Pobarl and Keowles contributed as noted in the sparse report.
Paris dispatches state Moor forces at Seluan defeated the Speoards with heavy losses. One hundred soldiers were decapitated and numerous fishermen perished in crossing rivers to the Eastern counties. Boers suffered in the Humber with four men drowned and eleven making remarkable escapes.
October 14 sailing lists passengers aboard the Alimyy commanded by Captain Ir vine and the Lass Gowrie under Captain Thom Son. Names include Miss Pennefather, Marvey, Eames Littler, Kelly, Tigas, Boult, Par ct. Campbell, and eight steerage passengers aboard the Adelaide Uo agents report. Other vessel orders mention Nakane, Kilcher, Kidder, Kilby, Murph, Richards, Sullivan, and Mears in port or en route.
Townsville’s senior member known as the connoisseur claimed a fortune above a million yet the late TM Mecibourne challenges the figure. A search for the mysterious estate uncovers a misrepresented owner “John Smith” later narrowed to “John Stith,” a marine store dealer. The case shows the estate inflated by reports and misidentification in equity records.
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