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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1911
Page
2
A garbled notice set records of premises closure, job exams, and tender ads. It lists recruitment for Commonwealth Public Service in Brisbane and harbor warnings near Torres Strait, plus a delayed train for Cairns to Herberton and assorted works tenders across Queensland.
A monster excursion will be held to Babinda on Sunday 8th October 1911 in aid of the above. Train leaves Cairns at 9 15. Usual fares. A W Mighell secretary funeral notice The friends of Mrs Osbourne Mr and Mrs J G Hoare Mr and Mrs J Fox Mr and Mrs J Commers and the Misses Fox are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of their late mother and mother in law respectively which will leave the Imperial Hotel at 4 oclock this Wednesday afternoon for St Monica’s Church en route for the Cairns cemetery Hoe Vanish.
The friends of James Allen, William Allen and Harry Jacobs are invited to attend the funeral of their late mother from James Allen's residence on Minnie Street at 10 o'clock this Wednesday morning to Cairns cemetery Kimm. SVENDSEN, Undertaker & Embalmer.
The Cairns Stork Exchange secretary notes 200 tons of brown stone at Gilmore Tim Mining Syndicate So Liability mine yielded 21 tons 12 cwt 1 gr 12 fta of black timber for £1994 1d. after settling last month's accounts the company shows £4194 9s 4d in credit.
The Cairns annual snow exhibition opens in the Shire Hall today. Officials hope for success despite seasonal headwinds, with ring exhibitions and horse classes attracting many entries of good quality.
Public interest in the annual Show is waning with little unanimity and limited cooperation. A revival plan is urged to be discussed during visiting country friends, aiming to resuscitate Show business in Cairns and other centres before the tradition dies.
The piece notes global food price increases and rising living costs. It highlights Queensland consumers pushing back with protective measures, mentions Brisbane efforts, and praises the Queensland Cooperative Society and dairy and sugar industries under cooperative models as a practical form of cooperation distinct from socialism.
Notes and news indicate Saturday services delayed to 6 50 p m for all stations from Cairaa to Gerlar with mails to the south closing for packets. The Nelson shooting case is mentioned with terse details and a name P. A. Betertess linked to the timing.
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