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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1919
Page
3
A jumbled historical ledger lists various items, investments, and goods with odd spellings and prices. Entries mention shares, bonds, banks, insurance, coal, timber, and street goods, suggesting a market or brokerage page with scattered names and figures.
Giovanni Bana was brought before Cairns Police Court on Thursday facing an indecency charge. Detectives allege he exposed himself to Elizabeth Mary Golder in April, with witnesses describing him hiding behind a tree and later appearing in only a shirt near children. Bana was committed for trial at the next Sessions of the County.
Merchants of Cairns held a meeting under the Cairns Chamber of Commerce to tackle flour shortages from a government shipment. Talks centered on price, distribution delays, and whether to dispose of government stock or cancel imports as telegrams and orders cross with Sydney and Mortlalia cargoes.
A 19th century advertisement urges women to combat age signs and freckles with Thermel cream. It extols outdoor life as healthy while promoting Thermel as essential for smooth hands and a fresh, womanly look. The ad cites a price of 20 shillings post and lists Goodeck Black and Co. Woolbrokers' Chambers in Woolbrokers' Chambers Sydney as the sole agents.
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