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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1922
Page
4
The advertisement promotes Designs and The Finest Diamonds and Workmanship with a Fisk display. It invites callers to purchase rings here or mail for Ring Card and Quotations. A two percent discount to all returned soldiers is offered.
Readable text shows Low prices on maids’ canvas shoes sandals nurses’ aprons and children’s sleepwear. Listings include cambric house items and ladies’ nightwear suggesting a general sale or store advertisement in The Cairns Post.
Fragmentary text shows shoe sizes and prices with many garbled words. Unable to determine a coherent event, names, or places to form a proper summary.
City directory fragment notes a chemist on Maik Street Atherton with a residence phone 104 and a YO Par Ben entry, suggesting a local business listing and contact.
Shipping brief lists arrivals and departures including the Taiyuan ledue en route for Cairns from Mee pae ee vis jooua wire Eiranda leaves Cairns via Sydney with sawn timber. The Wyreemale will leave Melbourne west Poesday for Cairns via Pothe parte. The Canare leaves at 8 for Melbourne. The Cooma from Melbourne to Cairns leaves Brisbane on September 5. Innisfail leaves Cairns for Innisfail and Townsville at noon Tuesday.
The Queensland Line announces steamers running from London to Cairns will load at Middlesbrough and Avon if enough cargo offers are received. The plan hinges on securing sufficient freight to justify loading at the two ports.
Per Hobeen's Bay ships report epee negs Bees vy Saem and Coten ihren. Naldera lists September 7 due London 16th with Getobert and Sonoma. Inward Ex Ormuz due Brisbane in September and Angst. Ex Esperance Bay due Brisbane in September. Ex Orsova due Brisbane on 13th September.
Fragmentary readable lines describe mail arrivals and schedules with mentions of Brisbane September events and local names. The garbled text references mid evening mail deliveries, a Reg operation, and Bellinis in a likely postal context.
An irregular public notice invites Pastor Nevae Norete Sans to attend a term on Martyn Street. The RS.S.I.LA. crowd is urged to be present. ENDSEN LTD Undertakers and Embalmers close the notice.
HL M. SVENDSEN LTD records show dealings involving Underthere and Embermere in Cairns, highlighting corporate activity and property or project references. No further details provided in the readable text.
Mrs R A Stevens thanks Drea Nye and Stephan Staff of the Hae Hospital for care and skill shown during her illness. Gratitude extends to Gyton for lending a car and to friends who visited or sent messages during the confinement.
The note reveals a struggle within a local party led by Mr. Theodore with factional talk favoring Mr. Fihelly while some predict a Federal move. Mrs and Miss Chambers extend thanks to Gordonvale figures and ambulance superintendent J Johnstone as the party questions its future leadership and effectiveness.
An advertises for two probationers at the Inn’s hospital seeking young women to enter nursing. Mr H C Draper of A E Draper Ltd will attend Ravenshoe Show week with a full price list for household goods. Community updates include Aquatic Club preparations and a Rest Home social and euchre tournament with prizes and music. Death notices report Norman Sana at Babinda after a related illness and Mrs Fluerty, passenger on Kanowna, aged 86.
The article lauds the Federal Budget for reducing direct taxation and duties on imports used in primary industries. It argues the budget benefits all Australians, especially farmers, and contrasts it with prior wartime strain and state financial weakness. It calls on the Hughes Ministry to maintain confidence ahead of elections.
An examination of public debates shows government credibility fading as Labor supporters denounce anti democratic proxy voting while defending free speech. In Brisbane, Elphinstone and Corser face hostile crowds during speeches on financial scandals, highlighting party cohesion issues and leadership challenges.
Saturday saw the Cairns skiff club showcase its seventh class 16 foot boat with Mr Lealie O'Brien praising his new craft built by the same team as GM Kismet. The event followed a Cairns to Karanda Overland trip by Moller's car, completed in under three hours despite poor weather, as a party of Cairns sportsmen neared home.
In the witching hour the editorial staff faces looming deadlines as a local businessman asks for a late notice. The paper has already “put to bed” and fears the timing will miss the edition.
The Cairn Show Association announces its annual meeting to be held on Wednesday the 13th at 7:00 pm at the secretary's office. Members are urged to attend and discuss society affairs and plans.
An OCR fragment notes a fake place called Gordenvale and mentions Brisbane's main street being rebuilt in concrete with Ace brand cement. It references Samuel Allen and Sons Ltd as the agency and describes to-day's afternoon timing for the work as a key update.
A social gathering at the residence of Mr and Mrs Joe honored Mr Jack Sparks on his farewell from the Colne branch. Guests praised his disposition and song, with wishes for a return as manager. Sparks departs for Samarai aboard the Morinda after the event.
Charles Lehr was killed by a five ton rock fall at the Walbrath copper mine seven miles from Pulp Creek, Toowoomba. Despite being found conscious, he died en route to Murphy's Creek after two days of agony with a fractured limb and body injuries.
Aust t Millinery advertises trimmed gel hats and straw hats in multiple colors with price cuts. Ladies and children rush hats, boy and girl styles reduced from standard to sale prices. Head linings and new shipments of hats are featured as low as 1 shilling each. Visit J Skeen’s at Abbot Street for the range.
Mixed agricultural notes describe Fertilizers by Bartlam Ltd and specific blends 8-11-7 and 8-6-8 with slow and quick acting nitrogen and potash, plus mentions of Mr C H OBrien leaving Brisbane for Durban to advise on new sugar agreements. It notes funeral details for Mrs Catherine Langtree and cites Ace TM Brand Cement usage by contractors.
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