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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1916
Page
4
Sporting Aquatics notes the Mackay Trophy handicaps for the Cairns Aquatic Club, detailing race entries such as S.E. En.E. Dauntless and Rainbow with various handicap figures and vessel identifiers for the upcoming second Mackay Trophy race.
The Cairns Rifle Club hosted Boland’s trophy competition with Messrs Boland’s Ltd prize. A five and six hundred yard teams match against Nelson Club ended narrowly for Cairns by fourteen points. F Currie led the Boland trophy event with a 0MM BD 5 score, while J Griffiths and Captain Lyon followed. Principal aggregates list Currie 200, Lyon 5, Jones 190, Stock 190, Mclntyre 187, Mclntyre 185.
The Cairns team featuring E Jones J Griffiths F Currie A McIntyre D Dean N McIntyre and captain Lyon plus W Harris faced the Nelson side led by J Wordsworth D Gordon W McAloon W Wilkins C N Collins Mudge and C Horton. Final scoring details show Cairns at 40 score units and Nelson at 44 with several close plays and exchanges.
The Minister for External Affairs, based on a Board report, demands the resignation of Dr H I Jensen, Government Geologist in the north territory. The Board acquits him of disloyalty but finds improper conduct.
Services will be conducted at Caires Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 9 am. Rev. Sinclair of Berterton will celebrate the mass in Edmond ton.
A week in review notes that neglecting a cold can lead to repeated infections and serious illness. It endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as best for colds, claiming it loosens mucus and helps expel the illness, and says it is pleasant and free of narcotics, sold by chemists and storekeepers.
A grand Palace programme tonight features The Fridge or The Bigger Man starring Harry Kop, with Stoddard and Janet amid a bridge construction tale and militia tension. Included are Cairns Pictures Currenta with Helen Ware and Courtenay Foote, plus early talk of Tese of the Storm Country. a strong night of cinema.
Due to shipping delays Austral Pictures will not screen the fourth episode of its serial tonight. The program resumes Monday, Tuesday and Thursday next with The Supreme Test starring Henrietta Cramaman, plus a Western romance The Supreme Test. Also shown will be other subjects and a matinee today with special prices and a broad appeal to local audiences.
Photos display Cairns and District volunteers including D. J. Trast Gordomvale and M. J. Hosie with sergeants and drivers. Patriotic Fete and Gordonvale Red Cross Fete workers Elsie Grace Frown Bobbie Brown and Alles Bredshe. A North Queensland paper tree bears 182 fruits and a view of the Commonwealth Bank in Sydney. Next week promises a special Cairns show edition.
No new moves in the Brisbane waterside dispute as workers gather under a tree in a public reserve near the Charlotte Street ferry but no labor is engaged. Incoming ships Osterley Flinders Burwah arrive but are not used. Kumara with 1200 tons of general goods from London docks, then sails for New Zealand to load frozen meat. Curwah from Southampton expected to Sydney tomorrow with Chinese cargo. Fruit and produce ships fear delays. Velapoters may extend work stoppage. A Waterside workers meeting in Trades Hall produced no definite action. secretary Mr Fenwick departs for Melbourne.
The monthly cash shoot at Stannary Hills Sunday drew over 300,000 and 600 yards ranges. Winner Mr. W Greene (10a) with runner-up Mr. J Damen (fa). Other scorers include J Trimsom, E Kidner, G J Biggs, L Wearmouth, B Hocking, and I Griffiths. Next Sunday Irvinebank Club hosts a match. special train will convey Steemary riflemen and Father Doyle. Local residents A Shatcher and J Jackson attended Cairns events. Mr. J Brown and family spent weekend in Irvinebank.
Lofty Andersen of Austral Pictures explains that two local benefits, Austral and Palace Pictures, were held on the same Thursday to aid the Convent Wilding fund, and that clashes should not imply rivalry. He says management avoided closing other shows and notes public support, defending Hogan and local business against petty gossip.
Three adjoining blocks totaling about 220 acres of Mrs Jones farm near the Mulgrave Central Mill area are offered in one block for 6250. Lot 2 has 68 acres and Lot 3 62 acres priced at 1500 each. Included are 250 shares in the Mulgrave Central Mill Co with substantial value.
Advertises numerous parcels for sale in Bellenden Ker and Sophia parishes near the North Coast railway and Russell River. Listings include acreage ranges from 2 to 320 acres with river frontage, alluvial scrub, forested areas, and various terms. Prices quoted or on application, some in pounds per acre, some with crown liabilities.
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