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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 24, 1910
Page
2
Notice informs customers the Nelson Cooperative Store is moving to larger premises in Gordon Street Gordon Street Gordon’s block Gordon. It notes premium premises recently leased by Tom Bolam. Socks guaranteed. Peter Doyle manager.
Fragmentary text mentions small children and a sale at a location with unclear identifiers. No clear event, party, or date available.
An unreadable telegraph snippet from London appears to list scattered figures and notes on copper prices, dates, and vendors. The fragment references Brill ient Deep Mille and Clark's with odd tempus marks and monetary sums, offering little coherent context beyond a late 19th or early 20th century trading snapshot.
A visitor from Herberton notes the railway to the town is nearing completion. Construction of the new buildings is in progress and expected to finish soon. Residents eagerly anticipate silt dumping operations by the Willunga barges extending beyond the previous dumping site.
Miscellany of local items: Mrs. W. H. Ryan visiting Mount Gerest for six months, Reverend Bacon Mokamarp to conduct services at the Methodist church, A. J. Deeper offering special lines this month, J. G. Hosre mart sale of eggs and apples, Verte film show at the hire hall about the Johnson-Ketell fight, Reverend J. Johnston passing through Calton on a tram to Longresh with successor Reverend John Sinclair, Mr. George Parsons and Mr. John Newell visiting Cairns, Nelson service schedule with nine and Benediction, other brief notices on local figures and events.
The Post records show staff members of the Northern Miner and North Vestry meetings. Details abridged due to fragmentary OCR. September 1910 context and schedules are implied but not explicit.
A garbled report notes Masonic visitors from inter European circles meeting in Port Douglas and a Grand Lodge gathering in Uaimms with a tramway excursion to Hodmda Creek. It lists local arrivals like Mr William Sping and others visiting Atherton and Cass District Hospital Committee adjournment, plus assorted ads and notices.
Mr F G de V Gipps opening remarks outline preliminary inspection of Gardiner and Amos trial lines for a Port Douglas inland railway. No engineering barriers found. proposal prefers a single track with grade one in fifteen and minimum curve five chains, about 97 miles, cost around £98,000 for rails and fastenings. Gipps weighs expert opinion though not a licensed surveyor.
In Tiaderry, the Friday bore flow reached a depth of 3450 fet with a daily output of 3,250,000 gallons, a regional record. Brisbane notes 24 hour figures ending 9 am today show values for Calrin, Cardwell, Tate River, Kanuna, Maytown, Geraldton and others.
An inquiry at Meter Misera cardiae Hospital reports Bowmen, leader of the position in Ziete, is slightly better after being an inmate there.
Sydney Friday report confirms the death of Charles Scutt, former captain of the Australian cricket team in 1886. Scutt led the side during the 1886 season and is mourned by the cricket community.
Sydney Friday report on inquest into death with authorities noting self-inflicted circumstances. Details indicate inquiries into manner of death and potential contributing factors from the deceased's actions.
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Poore told sailors in Sydney that a seaman is half Puritan and half pirate and all women. He warned that even the most civilized can seize any item likely to aid their ship if it is within reach.
A Ballarat district home at Newtown burned on Thursday night. Mrs Griffen entered the blaze five times to rescue her four boys and baby as the husband was away. The mother and two boys were seriously injured, and a daughter was hysterical from fright.
A Melbourne girl, Minsie Buchanan of Weadveres Hallurst, returned from art school, slept after supper, vanished from her partly closed door and was found asleep in a pantry space. A search uncovered boots and she woke to explain she had been in a trance and could be aroused with difficulty.
Melbourne authorities met to proclaim the Defence Act on January next year. The Executive approved provisions covering Victoria with a major portion to be enacted.
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