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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Sep 26, 1911

Page

2

Einasleigh Shire Clerk Application Deadline

Einasleigh Shire Council invites applications for the Clerk post with a salary of £150 per year. Applications must reach The Chairman Einasleigh Shire Council Georgetown and be endorsed on the envelope outside. John Coxall is acting Shire Clerk. Also notices a sale at Abbott Street Cairns on Wednesday September 27 at 3 pm including sundries, furniture and stove with terms offering £100 down and balance over three years.

Einasleigh Shire Georgetown John Coxall Ing

Applications for Cairns lad porter posts advertised

The Cairns District invites applications for lad porter positions aged between 14 and 7 years with physique standards. Applicants must submit on printed forms with birth certificate and testimonials plus a fee on exam day if meeting physique, with up to six vacancies foreseen in six months. A separate notice adds a 2/6 charge for filling tanks up to a thousand gallons from water mains.

Cairns

Brookman's Fair-View Dairy Announces Milk Price Change

Brookman's Fair-View Dairy Kuranda notifies the public that from Sunday October 1 pure milk will cost six pence per quart delivered. F Brookman Kuranda 25 Sept 1911. Mr J W Ferguson and family thank all who attended the funeral of their wife and mother and for wreaths and flowers.

Brookman Fair-View Kuranda F. Brookman J. W. Ferguson Thos

In Memoriam Note Honors Ee So Memory

In memoriam tribute speaks of memory and memory’s call with reflections on faith and duty. Compact lines honor a departed figure, referencing memory and will as guiding forces.

Towers Share Market Declines Amid Milling Damage

The article notes declines in time price attributed to damage holders milling. It lists various entities and fractions, including Connie Tames and Pfeiffer's, with payments noted and several items marked paid.

Ae Lonton

Market Entries and Payments Across Estates

A compact note records entries for Cais Stack Exchange Gilmore's partials with amounts £710 and £9/16 Qube peak 2/9, Acora entries at 1/7 and 1/11 paid, plus 2/3 and 1/9 shongtaie Qgks. Thompson's Oaks shows payment at 4/6.

Gilmore's Tommy Beres Acora

King O Malley presses unionist work preference debate

The Post reports Mr King O Malley urging that public works favor unionists, sparking a fierce national debate. He argues workers’ pay and employment should be tied to union membership, challenging non unionist independence and risking broader political manipulation of labor.

King O'Malley House of Representatives O'Malley Commonwealth Cvcl Labour Party

Bounty Payments Reported in Colonial Customs Case

The bounty pair at the Colms Customs House recorded a total of £588 2s 4d on 11 21 for cane duties. A late theft of the mason totaled £47 4s 17 6d on 17,204 tons of come.

Totel

Bush Fires Endanger Town Amid Drought Suffering

A visitor reported bush fires circling the district as drought worsens. At a police court, James Heary Walsh faced charges for stealing a rug from Mrs. Mary Young, with Sergeant Hawkes prosecuting and Mr BK Steeln for the defense. adjournment set for the following morning.

P. G. Great P.M. Im James Heary Walsh Mary Young Hawkes BK. R. Steeln Constate Dempery Mire Young

Accident at Dent Island and lighthouse keeper incident

The Gevertiwn steamer Theliel reported an accident at Dent Island involving lighthouse keeper Mr. Buid after a signal near Tent Island at about 5 am Sunday. Messages indicated a top of a sniger was removed. relief was arranged as the vessel Theliel proceeded to Lint Le land and Paxel Flat Top after coaling and victualing.

Theliel Grovnfwil Demt Island Buid Mackay Mercury Hoy Cavan Firth Flat Top Firth Tent Island

Clock Repairs and Pile Driver Move at Harbour Clock

Fragmentary report notes Harbour Board pile driver to be towed to the dolphin clock near Gat on P LATE Jaan for repairs.

Harbour Board Tewad

Likely Ad Press Row Affects Local Business

A fragment notes changes to an ordinary ad press business linked to Tae ph lines. The excerpt mentions likes and fires affecting operations and local commerce. Further specifics remain unclear from the readable text.

Tae Ph

Penny Bank Operations at Cairns Savings Branch

Deposit totals reached £14 12s while withdrawals stood at £6 0s 0d as Messrs E Henriques and the secretary attended a Cairns meeting. Directors plan next year’s allocations and discuss timber and sugar cargoes loaded by the Adelaide Company steamer.

Cairns E. Henriques Meners A. Manners D. i

Melick's Starters Advertise Astonishing Hotel Prices

A fragment from an old ad shows Melick's Startlers at the Imperial Hotel offering drastic price cuts. It touts trousers for 2 shillings 6 pence and other items at the same rate, claiming a price of 9 shillings for a complete outfit.

Ckick Imperial Hotel Mr. Melick

Tobacco Inquiry Reflection Motion in House Debate

Worshippers note a motion to be moved by Mr Webster in the House of Representatives on the 17th of next month. The resolution calls for a searching inquiry into the production See.

My Lady Nicot Webster Hour of Representatives Howe

Excursion to Barinda by Hambiedow A WA Unit

An excursion from the Hambiedow branch of the A WA to Barinda faced a Sunday outing disrupted by light rain. Participants enjoyed several pleasant hours at the tropical gemory near the Mae terminus before returning home in the early evening after spending a full day.

AWA

Unclear Historical Note On Fishermen And The Naval Death

Fragmentary OCR details a fishing scene with a flat boat and harpoons. It mentions the death of Mr. Luxton at Cantielc on the 5th imst aged 60s and notes his Australian education and stock exchange ties, along with references to public institutions and earlier career.

Cantielc Luxton Australia Watcom

Yongala Theory Captain Thompson Returns From Papua Route

Captain Colin Thompson of Cooktown arrived that week by the Matunga from Papua. He sailed the schooner Anmie from Maryborough to Samerai via Cooktown and reported to Messrs Cluan wed Sons. The Yongala story places the vessel in the track of large steamers near Cape Howling Green with a greasy water streak observed. Weather allowed only a partial search and the voyage north continues. The late Mr. Robert Braaft memory is honored in the stabilization of the local business now run by Mrs. H. Craig and Robert Craig chemist. Miss Rye supervises dispensing services, bringing high class standards from Sydney University.

Colin Thompson Cooktown Matunga Papua Anmie Maryborough Samerai Cook‘town Cluan Thong Cape Howling Green Cape Mrr Robert Uraft H. Craig Robert Craig Lille Miss Rye Sydney University Suervise Lady Toms Southern Hobert

Defence echo spurs call for universal military training

The piece praises the universal military training adopted by Australia and New Zealand. It urges the adoption of cadet and compulsory training for youths, arguing it prepares a nation to defend itself and place trained soldiers in reserve roles if needed.

Roberts England Australia

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