Brisbane Sundries Market Notes on Hides Skins and Logs
Commercial report from Messrs Fenwick and Co Brisbane dated 25th notes declines in horse hair and general sundries but firm demand for cow hides and other skins. Marsupial skins small supply with wallabies easing while kangaroos and wallaroos firm. whiptails and goat skins lower. Species prices listed for red and grey kangaroos wallaroos and flies. hides of various weights and types show mixed movements with substance hides selling well and top ex tremes reaching quoted per thousand.
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Fenwick and Co
Brisbane
Doren
Market Report from Fenwick and Co Salesmen
Fenwick and Co report sales on March Mth with 1486 sheep and lambs and 235 cattle and calves sold. Prime sheep and lambs beat, merino wethers to 17/3, crossbreds to 25, calves to 4/2, yearlings to 4/13, cattle to 12 5, cows to 4/10. Overall demand steady with values firmer for prime stock and easier hides and marsupials noted.
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Fenwick and Co
Brisbane
St. Lambs
Waldes
Brisbane Stock Market Report Early March
In Brisbane Fenwick and C salesmen report a volatile market with sheep selling at 11 000 head and values dropping about two pence per pound, Lambe opening two pence lower and finishing even weaker. Cattle yarded around a thousand, market dull with prime cattle easing and calves easier, total 549 head sold.
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Brisbane
Fenwick and
Risbane
Australia Made Lysol Ad Sparks Trade Pride
A Letter to the editor notes an advertisement claiming a locally produced lysol in Australia. It laments wartime German reliance and praises Australian manufacture urging the Cairns Harbour Board to source dredges and cement within the Empire.
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Amy
Germany
Ferhi
Taleo
Cairns
Vivid Cairns Local Scenes Highlight Hartiansitae Front
The Southern Werald previews the Hartiansitae bombardment with Queen Elizabeth and escort ships at the Ottoman gates. A Britah reconnaissance morning is shown with biplanes. Portraits feature Cairns mayor Ald J Griffiths and Mayoress, plus Malanda railway staff and a steam navvy at work. Includes Port Melbourne wharves, Miskin Falls, Rockhampton Jockey, and local industry scenes. Chamberlain's Pain Balm advertised as immediate burn relief.
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Britah
Cairns
Ald
J. Griffiths
Malanda
Toles
Dusl
Mareeba
Port Melbourne
Johnstone
Ube Rockhampton
Isis
Kaiser's confidant recalls July yacht talks and German aims
Axel von Schwering recounts conversations with Wilhelm II aboard a yacht before the Ausgleich Servian crisis. He notes the Kaiser’s belief Germany was Europe’s leading power, concerns over expansion, and warnings about mobilization plans and imminent war. The diary fragment reveals tension, strategic nerves, and fear of consequences if Germany acted hastily.
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Axel von Schwering
Kaiser Schwering
Wilhelm III
Sats Schwering
Bern
Peate
Amy Price
Germany
Attak
Engigen
Canford
Lerdin
European War Reflections and Bank Commentary Echo London Debt
A fragmentary report discusses British finance and industry during wartime. It notes the strength of social unity, outlines bank leadership remarks, and mentions caution about depreciation and capital use while citing German shipments and Queensland half year figures as context for economic comparison.
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Nm Lerge
Batanc
Bowts
Lomhard-street
Kipling Sayn
Nemur
Macher
Waterloo
Queensland
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