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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 12, 1911
Page
2
A local advert lists depots and stores in Queensland offering brooches and jewellery from Ganges Himes Alberta and Watthes. It notes imports by A J Draper, stock buildup inland, and a sale of fifty pound pianos at spot cash to clear room for new shipments.
For sale 66 acre Anna Vale Farm Mourilyan owned by Mrs Tobia. 35 under cane 15 twice ploughed 11 ready for plough with 1911 crop estimate 650 tons. Terms walk in walk out. Price £1200. Auction by A J Draper Cairns. Notice of transfer of Licensed Victualler's License Cairns Licensing District. Margaret Tyrrail applies to transfer from H Harrison Railway Hotel Cairns Palace Hotel Cairns. Dated April 11 191?
Notice announces the dissolution of the farming partnership carried on under the name Daneichenko at Cairns Queensland. All debts and moneys owed to or by the firm are to be settled, witnessed by V. Hannam Feldmann.
Daily timetable for Mount Bolloy Railway shows trains from Malloy to Biboobra and return with connections to the Hinterland. Coach arrangements depart Malloy and Port Dannie, with steamers proceeding as listed. Mount MolLOY, LTD welcomes the destroyers.
In Bemeriam Clark writes a memorial notice for Pearson Clark beloved husband of Ans Clark died on April 1st 30 Not dead to us we loved him dear not lost but gone before we lives with us in memory still and will for evermore inserted by his loving wife and family
Fragmented and unclear data lists several mining shares and prices including Brilliant, Prairis, Durham Consols, East Mexican, Kuilamedau, Marshals Geen and others with prices in pence and shillings. The passage resembles a stock table from a historical newspaper page with inconsistent readability.
A garbled market item lists minor price changes and forward quotations for several futures. Figures show modest gains in several lines with limited clarity on exact products or dates. The fragment suggests routine trading activity and price moves without identifying specific entities.
Market notes from Cairns Stock Exchange listing prices for Chillager Mt. Molloy Mt. Elliott Clow and related properties. Entries show multiple figures in pounds shillings and pence with numerous paired names and items such as Dun and Consoin Oaks and Durban Consoin among others. The fragmentary list resembles a ledger of bids or sales across several properties and parcels with varied values.
The article extols a rising patriotism among Australians calling youth to arms during peaceful times. It notes a national duty to defend the Empire, welcomes the first naval unit of destroyers, and frames enlistment as a safeguard for homes and hearths amid looming conflicts.
Queensland applications invited for the position of Assistant Inspector to be forwarded by April 25 1911. Tender forms and specifications available at the office and at the Court Howe Cairns. Includes fencing additions to Mulgrave State School and fencing works at Chillagoe Tolga and Tolga Police Station.
The program lists a 47.75 yard dash, a 63 yard novice event, and a 45 yard tug of war with ten men per side. A boat race follows with the first prize 13 shillings 6 pence and a second prize unspecified.
The Department of Public Works invites tenders for works at the Torns rifle range and Tolga police station, additions to a residence and fencing at a state school, Mulureve, plus reception stables and fencing at Tolga police station.
Auctioneers will sell an old building by week end and a dairy farm as a going concern in separate sales. Local merchants report repairs progressing after recent rains while harbour works prepare for open days. Australian destroyers to visit Cairns, with navy unit viewing slated. Shire Hall function set for Monday and Easter profits to Carnival Committee.
Constable McCabe, with three Indigenous trackers, nabbed Charley Yarra near rugged hills about 12 miles from Innisfail after a jailbreak from a local gaol. The fugitive, linked to a murder case, was recaptured and returned to custody as efforts reported in a harsh terrain.
Champer of Commerce President and Chief Engineer Railways discuss government adoption of a track enabling fastest supply movement to the hinterland. Local officials and the mayor receive the report detailing supervision and repair needs, with a formal acknowledgments letter from 1911 mentioning poetic submissions.
The Shire Council discussed a Freshwater boat request bought for £7 from the Harbour Board and the need for practical co ownership during floods. Councillors debated porting the boat under harbour management and a boat crewed by local residents faced delays reaching Mason’s residence amid rising flood waters.
The Davis Yengala Fund seeks subscriptions to aid Mrs Davis and her children after the Yengala disaster. Donations will be received at the post office and published in order received. trustees are noted. Community members and organizations pledge funds with many local names contributing.
Melbourne dispatch notes new post office rules. Letters to hotels without wiring instructions may be kept up to a week, post office boxes up to a month. Prohibitions target packages with restricted contents and weight limits, while a proposed shift in handling abroad could affect South Africa Union letters.
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