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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1915
Page
3
Sports notes from Brisbane in October discuss the reputation of William the Silent among Caulfield riders. The item references referees and riders with limited readable detail, noting a tie to town and country journalism and a racing context with unclear participants.
Morning reports from Caulfield show most Cup horses on track with William the Silent absent. Amata and Defente posted solid furlong times amid wind, while several Caulfield up horses worked short distances at Flemington including Burrabadeen and Eritsh Money.
The Coins Aquatic Club executive committee met to discuss upcoming activities and organizational matters. The meeting covered governance, potential events, and member coordination.
Members discussed events like The Weonlight Run and Agonal Picnic and reported all plans in hand. Sever Sl gw memore were nominated and elected. The club plans to send Christmas gifts to each member at the front and hopes to set parcela away next Wednesday.
Fatlowins to represent Carl Toni Casuals at No 1 wicket with 2.90 pm start. Players included Frarnett Burke Fileminz Tail G Hides Tiemiltem Lennon Voore McQuillan Timmins Wilson J Pease 1D Koch TOSDOS Otteher 15 Aithen bs S074 and Gray S22. Inman challenges Gray to an 18:00 level game for £50 or £100 sides in London on October 15.
Sunday's rifle shoot at Cairns Club drew strong attendance despite high winds. Scores list top marks for McDonnell trophy and names such as Griffiths, McIntyre, Mann, Currie, Picherds, Herris, McIntyre, Jones, Kennedy, Lyon, and Stoe. Next event in the six rifle series is scheduled for Sunday with a nine hundred sixty score target.
A special Cairns District Hospital Committee meeting was held on a Friday afternoon. A letter from Matron Sister Goodman requesting relief as she proceeds to the front was read and a motion carried to relieve her of hospital duties. Sister Love and Dr. Draper were noted as having roles, with discussion on salaries and the committee’s powers over hospital funds. The letter criticizes contributions and contemplates the impact of war on finances and staff roles.
Brisbane October 15 reports the State sawmill from the Bargett Speech will be relocated to Brooklos Scrub on the Mary Walter line, implying a site change for timber operations.
Brisbane report notes the Prime Minister moves to High Commissioner role and expects the Wide Bay seat to be contested by Mr All Jones the former member for Maryborough, with Labour backing. The article hints at political maneuvers ahead of the contest.
A collision in Sydney involving a cheese wagon and a rotor ambulance killed the ambulance driver Rey Lyons aged 71. His assistant William Fell was injured. The Chimes suffered no injuries.
William Alfred Griffin, jailed for failing to comply with an order for £10 maintenance, has been released from custody on bond as of October 13 in Mackay.
Obscure advertisement touts "Kidgey" pills from Shelson, claiming they cure many ailments and restore health. The copy mentions recipes, a promised trial period, and widespread availability, urging readers to try the product as a long trusted remedy.
A New Orleans dispatch reports that over 24 people died in San Salvador from recent earthquakes. Much of the city is wrecked with many buildings collapsed or damaged and only a few structures left standing in a large town report.
Cairn and district continues sending batches of 10 to 15 recruits weekly to Townsville Depot. Age 30 to 50, must pass medical and dental exams. Recruits from backcountry may be examined locally and receive railway passes. Final service ends after the war plus four months.
MacTAGGART BROS report cattle prices and market conditions for the fifteenth inst. Six hundred old cattle varied with the market not twenty pence lower. Best beef makine fully per 100 weight. One hundred seventy two head including bullocks from Wide Ray and Upper Burnett.
Parish notices list Prepyterian Church events at Caires and Gordonvale. Services set for October 17 and 18 with multiple locations including Ballast Siding Babinda Harvey's Creek and local sermons led by Rev. J. Kirk and Rev. Hi Cornett.
The government decided to adjust the interest rate for savings bank accounts under £500. The rate will change from 4 percent to 3 percent, affecting small balance holders and the savings system overall.
The government hints at changes to income tax exemptions with a possible cut from £200 to £155. A bill on the tax is expected soon. Later the Treasurer stated that the exemption would not fall below £28, with a deduction of £13 for each child under 14 added.
In a brief state notice, tax policy actions are discussed linking land assessments to the evolving income tax framework. Officials outline how property values may reflect broader revenue measures and potential impacts on landowners and municipal funding.
An advertisement touts Tr. Rieldem's Magnetic Liniment as the cure for lumbago and stabbing back pains, urging readers to obtain it from chemists and stores.
The Barcoo Independent reports a Blackall Chamber of Commerce discussion on linking Charleville and Blackall by a new railway. Speakers urge careful consideration, with calls to act soon as drought memories linger, noting stock routes and regional benefits.
Fragmented text hints at a remedy for sore throat and inflammation. It mentions a coven remedy and healing function, with claims of quick relief and stronger immune response.
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