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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1920
Page
4
Ram Singh praises Dir. Clarke and Sister Rose Peterson for saving his eyesight after an operation. The message expresses sincere gratitude and acknowledges the medical care received.
Shipping notices show eu association vessels departing from Cairns and Townsville routes to Port Douglas Mourilyan Lucinda Palm Island and Townsville with scheduled times in the week. New Melbourne bound departures from Townsville are noted for September via Canberra ports.
The schedule notes Benate departs Wednesday at 2 pm for Fort Douglas and Cooktown with Cairns return to Twawnaville by 12 am Thursday. Aramac plans a Saturday night southbound run.
The notice lists tides for Tuesday September 14 1920 with high water at 9 am and 2:04 pm.
An advertisement states the Atherton Co-operative Butter and Bacon Company intends to commence business soon. It promises very best quality milk and butter at 2 shillings 5 pence per pound.
A reader letter argues socialism is the cause of high prices and waste, blaming wartime policy and subsidies for inflation. It calls for a firm reaction against demagoguery and insists the only path is a decisive shift away from socialist methods adopted during the war.
The article argues against socialist claims of improved efficiency under public service. It cites a writer’s army experiences showing widespread waste, useless paperwork, and demoralized staff, with examples of corruption hidden within the Supply and Transport Corps and Mesopotamian governance. It notes that reformers promise change but assume altered human nature.
Little Raw Reid age unknown, daughter of Mr and Mrs G M Reid of Moolaba, died Saturday after a few hours illness and was buried at Eshinda on Sunday. The idol of her parents, much sympathy is felt. The town reports a season with visitors and no thefts noted.
A man attempted to cross the railway line at Glen Innes in front of an engine and was caught between the rails. He was pulled clear and picked up unharmed. Reports from Marecha note ongoing reconstruction work and new friction hoists being installed to raise clay to the pulveriser, with the driving engine power being set up.
A Cairns Police Court note appears with a clef sheet dated Monday 08. The issue promotes Noel Fragrance face powder priced 4/6 per box with posting 4/9 by Craig chemist Cairns. Ford products include five seater car £20, one ton truck £283, utility car £250. Cairns Motor Agency offers Oaklands Sensible Six via Mayers Ltd. Auction notice by J. G Hoare for Gordonvale sale on Saturday 25 Member at noon with 5 allotments. A freak lamb from Townsville shown at Norman Park raises funds for ambulance with Walter Williams and Lofty Anderson as showmen.
Tom Dillon, longtime Cairns Ambulance Sports starter, has served locally for nearly two decades and is remembered for his high jumping feats. The Sugar Journal notes editor Barton’s holiday in September with C V Hives handling duties, praising the issue’s grasp of the sugar industry. Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson’s Red Cross visit prompts thanks from Mrs. W. S. Prewett for flowers and a note from Lady Addelen expressing gratitude for the kindness and wartime service.
Ex socialist party member Herr Dittman describes Soviet dictatorship as rooted in Russian inertia and fear. He cites terror deaths, suppression of press and meetings, and forced labor for dissenters, plus a climate of mobilised economy and restricted strikes. Local ball report notes Gordonvale Nel son Hall ball with the Gordonvale Band, a rebuilt hall hosting a social event.
Justice Macnaughton in Brisbane's Arbitration Court raised railway tradesmen's wages, granting a penny an hour increase to 2 shillings 3 pence, aligning with New South Wales rates. He noted the change is not permanent, but would alter the flat rate and affect skilled laborers under the railway trades award.
In Sydney on September 1 a large union meeting at Town Hall drew workers from Bolermak Amalgamated Engineers and Stovemakers units. About 2000 men debated a shorter week as a majority pressed to remain at work while talks with the government continued. A dramatic scene arose when a worker’s child was cited. a woman demanded workers stop starving families. The motion adjourned the meeting to resume next Saturday as negotiations continued, leaving many at Giariensland Lenaton and Mort’s Dockyards still at work.
In Sydney on a Saturday afternoon a motor car valued at £250 was seen by M A G Jones, managing director of Australian Motor Services, being driven away from Baywater End. A chase through busy Darlinghurst streets followed, a constable firing two shots to halt the thief, who was eventually apprehended after leaping aboard another vehicle. The accused was charged with stealing the car.
London dispatch reports Morning Post Warsaw correspondent on Polish peace talks at Riga. Divergences among French English and Italian programmes complicate efforts. Polish Foreign Office aims for the best peace, but authorities fear failure could push Poland toward perpetual conflict along the boundary line south of Przmysl.
The September issue of The Acx stratiam Sugar Journal features a leading article on sugar culture and science, notes on various sugar districts, official reports, and technical pieces on molasses use. It highlights field photos from Hawaii and discusses journalism history, wartime character, and sustainable production.
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