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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
4
The final age equates for the Monee Valley Cup over one mile are listed with entries such as Blague 9.2 Bee 9, Silent Way B48, Andelosta RO, Tosson Aurifer 3 Lads Meutan Milbarra 7 4 3, and others including Dame Quickly 7.7 Rosanna 7.5 Wedge 7.3 Sister Satellite 7.6 Irish Comedy 6.13 Lucky HeCap tort Orillia 0.7, with chief secretary noted.
The report covers Bachelor’s Pesce and other Sydney performers in the Ferse ram and Final Handicap at the AJC Spring Meeting. Mentions Four year old status, potential improvement, Oneentsland’s champion chances, and Spring Meeting preparations at Windsor. Also notes Morlin’s luck, Mogul’s poor Flying Welter result, Rajah of Pudukota returning to owner, and the death of Westmeath Irish Corner with Poseidon connections. Selections include Moonie Valley contenders Lady Mooltan Silent Way Eastcoort.
The Cairns Aquatic Club announces the first race for the RB Trophy to be sailed Sunday at 2:48 PM. Seven boats have entered amid forecasts of a brisk south easterly breeze. Handicaps list Dauntless, Rainhow-a, Model HP, Rotea, Breeze, and Daisy among others with entries from Todd and NQ.RLA. Central Hotel Buildings Space Street advertises billiards and up-to-date southern events in the Tilliard Room.
Local notice reports W Linnett steps down from a regulatory post as a commission agent. Details describe his tenure and replacement plans with references to Taston's Hairdressing and Derby Melbourne Cop, indicating a regional employment update and personnel change.
Oliver Lodge, famed psychical researcher, argues death is a transition not an end, a voyage into a different existence with real, parallel reality. Miss Estelle Stead discusses posthumous communication through mediums, citing her father William Stead and various seance cases as evidence of surviving spirits and messages from the other side.
An unusual report notes rapid and dramatic climate changes in Australia, mentioning expert observations about sudden temperature swings and their wide effects. The text references historical beliefs and mentions alchemical selling points as a curious aside.
Parish notices list St John s Cairns events at 7 30 pm and 9 am mass times. Holy Communion service and ad read details appear with locations O K eans Hall and Alcombs Street.
The article recounts the case of Senor Vicente Torras, a Spanish subject abused by German authorities during World War I. He was wrongly identified as Portuguese or French, placed in solitary confinement, beaten, and deprived of documents and letters. After months of coercion and pressure to sign declarations, he was released and returned to Spain with help from the Spanish Minister in Berne. The piece calls for government action and a full investigation.
Court note records indicate EEB PAN Reg C Q RA prepared to transact business in relation to major race events at Caulfield, Melbourne Cups, and the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps. Address details remain uncertain in the fragment.
An Ir fruit culture note cites Voller's visit to Herberton and district. He urges winter pruning guidance, careful testing of new crops, and personal responsibility for pest and disease management to protect orchards and the wider community.
The speaker argues that the short winter limits production but calls for careful experiments in lemon and citrus trials, noting forest soils may yield thick skins and need curing, while some lemons from forest soil avoid this issue. He suggests strawberries may rival roses, and praises Mr Williams and Cairns staff for supporting growers.
The wedding of H. H. Farlow auctioneer of Millan Millas and Mise nay Leighton of the same place took place at St Marys Church of England Atherton on October 18. Rev T Edwards officiated with bridesmaid Besse Leighton and Richard Leighton junr as bridegroom’s escort. The couple left Cairns by the Arawatta for New South Wales for a short honeymoon. Farlow has managed Sanses store at Millaa Millaa for 18 months and served as postmistress for six months.
A Cairns reader testifies that her daughter suffered from an irritating rash and persistent eczema. The ad promotes Dean's Ciment as a cure for eczema and piles with patient endorser statements and claimed proof.
Palace Matre and Wombeville Capt. Greenhalet stage a strong variety night featuring the child wonder Jinde Edie. Harold Kewood and May Allison debut in Metro pictures The Comeback. The Black Box episodes screen with Lasky Out of Ness to follow plus the Fisk Jubilee Singers farewell performance.
Tonight at the Cairns Theatre the Testros make their initial bow to theatre goers. Bluffe and a vaudeville artist bring a reputation for daring acts with high quality dressing and stage setting. A Keystone comedy and a short feature follow, with ticket prices listed as 1/6 1/ 6d.
A strong line up of first class subjects screens tonight at Aus tra l Theatre Cairns. Headlining is Nat Pinkerton a famed detective character presented as a striking new feature in the programme lineup drawing solid public interest.
Advertises leases and sales of sugar farms and grazing land near Babinda and Mulgrave, with terms including deposits and installment plans. Includes other items for sale such as a pony, harness, washing machine, and a river junction land parcel with improvements and livestock.
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