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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 04, 1952
Page
9
Weekly mining notes report limited activity across multiple mines. Gump to the set involved one man at west drive exposure. Little Western and Elaine Mary logged two workers each. Valetta and Trances described limited sinking, road work, and ore handling with small crews. Consolidation and Vesuvius noted ore processing and elevated ore values, while Johnny Graham and Hadley Cartle listed minimal or anticipated work, with projections for April.
In the month two hundred fifty cubic yards of malaria were created with an expected yield of one pound per yard. Two men explored. Tasks included extending the northeast extent for a total length of eighty feet and a wash channel. A wash box and material were used. wash height about four feet. One man employed. Water shortages limited works. one month included water retrieval and plant repairs. Two men employed. Work focused on rearveting plant, repairing head and tail race. two men employed. Some sections indicate abandonment of tall race with two men aboard. Water influx limited surface prospecting. one man employed.
The Inga ALP announces five committee members including T W A Jones and Jack George as candidates not aligned to any party. A report notes a dry period and a violent incident where a hammer caused facial injuries to a cattle yard worker at Camel Creek Station, with the injured unnamed man admitted to hospital.
A fragmented section records varied mining activity and ore yields across multiple sites including Devon, Suratian, Sekhers Creek, and Tungsten Hill. It notes limited work due to weather, drive depths, ore estimates, and minimal production changes, with some mentions of Wolfram, tungsten, and local labor. The passage also touches on Malaya’s prewar pineapple and palm oil exports and rising production expectations.
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