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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1912
Page
2
The Modern Bakery on Spence Street offers Presh Bread and Health Malt Bread with daily delivery to all parts of town. Lock Care Mile MolIe Buns are advertised. All orders receive prompt attention. Manager W. Him.
An old newspaper ad offers Fiiah Cameras for plates or films, stock of various folding and magazine plate cameras, with prices listed. The notice appears in a 1913 issue, The Post, dated Thursday October % 1913, mentioning Ensign folding film cameras and Victor folding models with postage details.
A police court ruling ties a defendant to morphine possession under an opium act, prompting critics to urge official opinion from a government analyst. The dispute centers on whether morphine contains opium and why two trials yielded opposing verdicts without new evidence.
The item reports thousands risking thirst until Kelly's Fountain shrinks and notes shipments from southern ports. The Wyreema is due at 11 am, while the Ouraka sails to southern ports. cargo includes sugar, legs, timber, and ore. An excursion train to Cairns District offers half-price for children.
A citizen reports a foul drain on Shirida Street causing near suffocation from unwholesome fumes. The writer urges council action and directs health authorities to inspect the drain, condemning the current condition as a standing and smellful disgrace.
The Cairns skating carnival opens tonight weather permitting with a procession from the wharf Abbott Street to the Olympia Rink for an 8 pm program. The Cairns Town Band leads the march through Shiels Street to Lake Street and back to Abbott Street. Public vote on ballot papers will be collected at gates.
Sacred concert Sunday night after choreh hours by arrangement with Caires Pictures Ltd. the Coir Citierne Band presents a programme led by Con ane with featured soprano Mrs E B Gert teer assisted by Mrs A White. Soloists include Mr J M Masks and Mr Lee Drews with Mr P E Potts on bass. A feature will be the piece A Dem of Pare de played with full band.
The interview with General Booth outlines a disturbing find from a Salvation Army roll. He notes that many women lack private space for reading or praying, with 144 of those surveyed having no place to read or meditate alone. He calls the issue a nation must address while praising the soul's resilience.
About 30 couples attended a lively Saturday night dance at Lamgr's Hall under the Hambledon Rife Club auspices. Mina Cahill of Cairns led the lively close with extras by Ida Till Mrs Philps Mellow Silver and Ey Vine.
The Chrilelions Hall was packed for a Monday night social raising funds for the local lodge. Performances included Mr Wad and Mrs Gilbert vocal turns, Mr Gilbert comic pieces, Mr Hogers singing, Mim Beaton dancing, and Mr Mann a noted recitation. The event concluded about 11.30 with praise for organizers and the Chief Templar.
Fragmented text describes Tamatkind trees and a dispute over exporting waste or byproducts. Mentions imports to Australia from the east and parts of India, with a reference to a press. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
In Melbourne the House of Representatives considers a Bill strengthening quarantine powers to prevent disease. It routes powers to compel ships from infected regions to quarantine with a £100 penalty, and broadens port facilities for quarantine measures at smaller ports. ministers emphasize defense of the country amid plague and fever concerns.
At the annual meeting Mr Parkes was elected president. The Meat Commission outing featured an address by George Sproat, manager of the Burdekin Meat Works, with Alber Alexander Gilliver present. The commission adjourned amid local chatter as Worthies gathered on Worat Street Alligator Creek, resuming near TeT.
A recent arrival report describes the vessel Chillagoe bringing a cargo of coal and coke from southern ports and unloading at this port. A Chinaman is noted to have burned corn cobs during the day, with no details on port vitality.
A garbled note references the aquatic club committee and various mis-spelled names. The fragment mentions November events and figures such as Cairms Starr and Moeiety, but details are unclear.
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