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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1916
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text lists numerous names, places, and roles across regions. It mentions agents, dates, junior and senior references, and scattered entities such as Kings ford Langertes and Galrin Wilkes. The passage lacks coherent events or actions to summarize beyond naming individuals and locales.
Apparent listing of firms Apel 8 Morimba and Rebenl BP and Co Ltd with ages and locations in Mataram Singapore and Wyreema. Mentions BP and Co Agents and Captain Grabl tied to southern port.
The notices describe regular shipping calls by Burne, Pilp, & Co with Linseed Keramda arrivals every Tuesday for Townsville and departures for Port Douglas and Cook Town. Theredzy leaves town at 10 o'clock for Townsville, with AUS steamers routing to Brisbane and Sydney. vessels proceed to Melbourne and return to Sydney and Brisbane on set days. The schedule includes arrivals at Mackay and Enshane, with Melbourne, Sydney, and Townsville as major hubs and weekly paths through to Port Deagon and Cockiliem, detailing departure times and destinations.
Pesraley and Co. ship Tayuan A. Lame sails for Hong Kong on April 18th with Chamgshe AO Line passing from Hong Kong to ports on April.
London traders and wool merchants agreed to sales over three weeks. Gales begin next week with a temporary Easter recess from May 1 to May 6, after which operations resume through May 11.
Mayers' Footery on Abbott Street Cairns advertises ladies and children footwear with special values. Items include Ladies Black Kid Derby Lace Subes with welted soles and 12/6 price, Ladies White Canvas Aside Strap Shoes with premium features, and Infants White Canvas Boots in sizes 4 to 6, all labeled with special value offers.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions April and New Zealand items with cheese and salted goods, but overall content is garbled and not enough to determine a coherent news item or event.
The report notes a few hundred cases of apples arriving by the Medina showing improved quality after initial arrival. Some fruit displays bitter pit and speck, with Game Jonathama appearing shriveled but overall condition trending better.
A brief notice announces a teacher specializing in Fiamelorte theory of music and musical shorthand. It outlines instruction methods and aims to prepare students for practical composition and notation tasks.
Fragmentary list shows multiple horse names and weights with marks like paid and s/. includes entries such as Bonnie North Brilliant Deeps New Brilliant Freehold and Vulcan. Ambiguous due to OCR errors. lacks coherent event details or outcomes.
An April proclamation announces wholesale flour prices in Queensland districts including Darling Downs Warwick Roma and others. Prices per ton range from 110 to 120 shillings in various towns as the order takes effect tomorrow.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Mr A Bo Gate Abbott street and scattered items like St Andres and Valea with illegible numbers and words. No coherent event or person details emerge to establish a full news item or outcome.
Members of Brilliant Block GM Co met at the registered office led by Chairman E H T Plast. On April 4 at 8 p.m. 37.22 shares were represented personally and by proxy as directors were asked to consider continuing the sinking of the endestte from the sent crosscut on the Day Dawn.
The article reports debate in the Commons over Wilson and the government’s war plans. Critics say Britain lacks men and machinery despite vast mobilization. The House weighs claims that available resources are insufficient to implement the proposed expansion of allied efforts.
The piece argues Britain must lead on whether Germany is an international outlaw. It criticizes wartime policy drift, notes civilians influence, and warns against complacent optimism from Paris conferences and British appeasement narratives.
An eclectic local advertisement describes groceries and goods for cash, an agency for Royal Insurance, and a bustling cinema programme at the Austral Theatre. It highlights the serial Trey of Hearts and announces other films including The Widow and Rene. A note on An Day observances is included.
The fragment recalls a speech by Ben urging workers to avoid harming fellow workers during wartime and to recognize the toll on soldiers. It emphasizes that neglect by comrades is a greater tragedy than enemy actions.
Raw OCR fragment notes an appetite booster labeled bottle 6 with a posting date of 4/6, attributing the claim to Robert Craig a chemist in Cairns..
The Cairens Store Council meets Friday with Mir Fitepatrick replacing Valources Depart. A man named Micheld Corbett, about 44 from Lower Burdekin, is found dead at Rows Creek near the Harbour Board office after an Edinburgh Volunte Corps inspection.
A letter signed Fair Play criticizes unionism in Mackay Cairns and Townsville. It highlights alleged hypocrisy in brotherly love and fraternity with workers forced to pay for tickets and calls for equal wage distribution. It cites waterside workers taking work at laborer wages and criticizes wage inequality.
A railway era report notes renewed gangs on Racecourse Road Hill's Road and nearby sites. The Swan Creek bridge progresses with a 74 foot three span deck and tidal level alignment. Piles prepared and timber stockpiled as works advance on Junction Creek Figtree Creek Babinda Ballam Siding and Pollardy Road.
Bishop Reville told Bendigo H A C B Society members that Catholics cannot remain in the Labour party while it argues for secular education. He urged Easter meeting action to rescind the clause and restore Catholic support to bolster the party's strength.
A local gathering hosted by Coffee Palaces honored volunteer recruitment efforts in Enoggera. Mr. T B Phillips spoke as guest, praising King and Army, with toasts to Boys at the Front and Returned Soldiers. Roles and Maori war cry received special recognition amid songs and poems by the attendees.
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