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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 03, 1913
Page
2
Mareeba Water Authority invites tenders for the supply of 200 cords of firewood to be delivered to the pumping station at Mareeba. Tenderers must state terms of delivery. Tenders close on Monday at noon on a date in September.
Public notice offers firewood in any quantity at shortest notice. Price ten per load. Orders attended promptly. Contact Water Street location and telephone 81 for arrangements.
Rothwells Limited sends J Kearney to Brisbane with samples and will be at Fides Hotel until Thursday morning. A. J. de Spaorery lists sales by Mr H Sturt and Co of a building site on Bache Street and a cottage on Warrego Street. A synopsis of a sensational tale The Golden Hoard follows with a treacherous gang and a buried treasure plot.
The Warilda is set to depart for southern ports this morning at 10 o clock.
Mr. C. S. Whale music master at the Imperial Hotel invites appointments to discuss tuition in piano and organ playing singing harmony and counterpoint at Abbott-trees and surrounding area.
Fragmentary market notes from London record fluctuating prices in tin and lead with unclear dates and figures. The entry mentions Cooper and Lisaisd as participants or traders and lists tentative price ranges and forward contracts, but the text is damaged and specific details remain obscure.
Throat irritation remedy promotion notes describe Dr Steed's Throat Pastures for dry painful throats. Advertisement copy urges Ketly chemist to supply a box.
The adjudicator praised Townsville tent championship bands notably Charters Towers Concert and Cairns Bands. He noted NSW B grade parity and Sydney chances, while other items mention market space bids, a Saturday race, Nelson jockey club meeting, and upcoming theater and film programs.
The Adelaide Companys steamer Allinge arrives at Cairns at noon Tuesday with a cargo of coal and coke for this port. An advertisement in this issue invites tenders for a supply of poles inquired at Innissiail.
The Deputy Postmaster General invites sealed tenders for repairing the telegraph line between Patowrville and Mateview as advertised in this line.
Mrs. F. C. Moore announces a Queensland health college tour with a visit to Bay View near Strand Hotel from the 15th to the 20th. The massage set for face and neck, advertised as effective, cheap and dainty, will be shown and available on tour.
Mr J F Hoare argues for keeping meteorological instruments under federal control and criticizes delays in readings. He suggests relocating to a northern bureau and advocates wireless telegraphy to supply readings during telegraph outages, naming Towneville Bowen Lucinda Cardwell Innisfail Cairns Port Douglas as key sites. He notes the need for better facilities and meteorological coverage nationwide.
Separate tenders invited by September 10 at 4 pm for Mantine Vareena District Hospital and North Quarters. Two classes: Labor and Material and Labor Only. Specifications available at the Secretary’s Office. GEO H O'DONNELL Secretary.
Mr Hunt's Brisbane visit yields support for a coastal weather data exchange along Queensland. Cairns and north coast officials push for earlier warnings and a unified system, while Brisbane wires delays and impracticalities. The interview emphasizes weather dangers, cyclone risks, and the need for timely alerts to protect port and sea traffic.
Omar questions the bagpipe's meaning and cites a Cairns mayor's odd description. He calls the instrument a hideous, deathly nuisance and links it to legends about punishment and torturous sounds that force a certain class to dance after meals.
Mr Brunzich the Queens land Agricultural Chemist visited gardens in Freshwater Valley and attributed poor yields to soil poverty. He argued soil nourishment is needed and warned against leaving banana lands idle. He noted renewal cycles for maize and sugar crops.
A free amoke concert was held at the Caiina Ambulance Centre on Tuesday night honoring Col. Harris, Secretary of the Queensland Ambulance Brigade, in a civic association event. The Mayor attended with other dignitaries amid a festive atmosphere.
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