27 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1914
Page
1
The Cairns Water Authority announces water rates for the period January 1 to December 31. Rates vary by land value with 2 pence in the pound on rateable values up to £3500 and higher per 100 superficial feet for water access, minimum £1 5s for land with buildings. Nonpayment may incur penalties. A. E. Wilkinson, Clerk, Cairns Water Authority, October 3.
Charles G. T. Murrey LOD de tiet may be consulted daily on all branches of the Grate] profamica sf hie surgery AMP Building Ab bott-mirest. Telephone No itt FC Boxm.
Tenders are invited for the supply of butter hox timber to the above company for a period of twelve months. Tenders to be made at noon on Wednesday 11th November. Contract terms available at the company office Malin Ure Ather Tarn. The tender notice is dated October 2, 1911.
Mr T A Groot attends to business at the Imperial Hotel for one week. Tenders invited by Western November 1 for butter-box numbers to the Table ined Co operative Butter Company. At 2 pm today A J Deaper Ltd will auction household furniture of Mrs Dunwoodle Mulgrave. At 2 pm tomorrow J G Jennas Church plans a reception in the Nellikon Hall on Thursday evening.
Irregular fragment discusses Pimtilets tablets claimed to treat anemia in Indian growing girls. Mentions iron in sheet form and avoiding constipation. Lacks verifiable details or sources.
Thursday letter from W Collinson of Company Keansdy Regiment on Thereday Island asks for someone to take responsibility for a gramophone and several seeds, offering to hold a special responsible for proper care and to retain charge if they depart. stay remains indefinite.
Fragmentary note discusses an opening for jute industry development in northern regions. Mentions progress and potential investment but lacks clear details or names due to garbled OCR. Further text needed for precise summary.
The Ernest Archer Dramatic Company led by Agnes Marian Lynne announces a brisk season with a five-sight program. The troupe plans November visits to Hein es and Nelson with performances expected to draw strong crowds.
A mixed Cairns page notes from November plans for the Tatuse and Changha ships from Hong Kong, while promoting Craig's Junket Tables as an easy summer dessert. It also reports Cairns Chamber letters about German ship consignments, Red Cross funds, and war fund subscriptions, with local meetings and donations led by Mayor Salton and the Patriot Fund committee.
Palace Theatre presents Hugo and figs vaudeville with remarkable balance acts and exotic stage spectacle. Also featuring a star Abeso artiste lineup and a film program headlined by Convict's Son a crime versus justice drama. Rounding out the bill are Mysterious Stranger a 1000 set Essanay drama Views of Sammang and How to Become Champion Noxrr plus a boxing sketch and the Ee'sir Journal newsreel.
Fragmentary ad copy reports a woman named Alice Powell of Creamy Tas claiming her child suffered severe diarrhoea during teething and that a remedy sold by chemists improved the condition. The text is incomplete and garbled.
Melbourne report notes Labor members and families on a Monday trip to Tree Gully aboard a special train. The piece critiques salaries debates and war economy effects while discussing federal state finance, tariffs, and wartime spending. It mentions Mr Fisher and Prime Minister Hughes amid broader political commentary.
The report notes sales in Brisbane with dates in November and January and cites last year’s combined offerings totaling 116702 bales against this year’s 14006 bales. Growers face a carryover into the new year as wool finds a weak market, with southern markets also affected by similar conditions.
A fragment notes Mire E. Osborne of Clifton Wil, Vic, writes that her daughter suffered indigestion and tried many machines without relief improving with Chamberlain's. The unreadable text suggests seeking relief options from remedies like Titka.
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