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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 19, 1911
Page
2
Molloy and Port Douglas see changes as Mount Molloy Limited restructures coach arrangements affecting local services and routes.
The Crown land selection lead will be opened for agricultural parcel selection at the land office in Cairen. Applications lodged up to the specified date will be considered valid.
Crown Land for Occupation rates shown as 1 mill rental 7a 6c per square mile. Proposals outline lease terms and pricing for government property access.
An applicant list mentions Sue Clack and Marcie B. Reynolds for roles including Foreman of Works and Sanitary Inspector. The notice references Shady of Agel and Gonngutown Agel with candidate details in a formal appointment process.
Oaks Bush G M Co reports for fortnight to March 8 weather slowed work. Main shaft depth 156 feet, 13 feet sunk, wings extended seven feet to 35 feet with ore in hanging wall. Ore haulage 50 tons, total ore broken 430 tons. Cairns railway damage delays crushing and power plant. tramway and bridges wrecked. Gold in lode material. surface work retarded by rain.
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple dated payments and names including Kalammdan Marehall and New DEY with amounts like 12/7 12/10 13/6 4/2 4/4 4/5 1/5 1/7 2/3 1/2 1/3, plus a quoted term Free.
The report lists March copper price averages from Adelaide firms including Australian Metal Co Ltd and Elder Smith and Co. Averages shown include standard and best selected copper at values around £54 to £58 per ton with note of spot copper and related metal quotations. Mr Francia H Leow provides the figures.
Special jurors were urged yesterday asHope and a magistrate postponed a case to next month. The Evamasleigh Shire Council at Korpetown seeks a foreman of works and a sanitary inspector with Acting Shire Clerk Joby Cox coordinating. Inspector Quilter expects a magisterial inquiry into a kitchen explosion at the Australian Hotel in Irvinebank.
Circuit Court opens with Mr Abi Murray and Messrs Lilley and Murray appealing on behalf of Mr Pf Doyle. London Biograph Co and musical programme shown. Commonwealth Oil Corp fuel oil for Australian navy discussed. Orders for 25 000 gallons and tank storage being expanded with shipments from Hartler Hale refinery to Govmt railway depots.
A brief, unclear OCR fragment notes police involvement with a charge connected to a horse. It references cane and volume terms but lacks complete details on persons, places, or actions. The item may represent a local crime or public safety note from a historical page.
Fragmentary OCR text presents unclear names and events. No coherent people, places, or dates emerge to form a factual news item. The readable fragments do not establish a identifiable action, outcome, or context for a proper summary.
Property listing announces a sale of the house on the north bank of the Barnton River formerly occupied by Humey. Notices from the Land Board advertise land open for sale and occupation licenses with reductions in annual rent for certain lands open for occupancy.
Tenders invited today by the Works Department for erecting a police station and related works in questionable localities. Premier Tf F. kn hom comments on rail line viability from Wourilyan Harbour westward noting surveying constraints and hinterland service by Cairns line. Halifax Bay mail bags washed ashore near Imam. letters damaged, envelopes washed, many seals gone, letters read with smeared typewritten portions.
Chief Engineer W Pagan arrived in Townsville from Cairns aboard the Wyreema and spoke with Bulletin representative W T Paget. Pagan said surveying and construction of the crehomer line would continue, weather permitting, with crews at multiple sections. Four tram-like trains worked on the range as a temporary bridge over a deviation is built near the Damk.
In Evelyn Scrub, Tuesday last, Mr William Smith wed Miss Edyta Cheese of Townsville at Mr and Mrs G Smith’s residence. The ceremony, by Rev Stanford Robinson, saw bridesmaid Miss Eth Smith and brother-in-law Mr T Biges assist as groomsman. Transport delays were noted but guests arrived by horseback for the celebration.
A special meeting of Mackay District Hospital subscribers was held to discuss plans for a hospital center and admission patients among other agenda items. The report notes the meeting focused on hospital facilities and patient admissions.
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