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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 26, 1913
Page
2
Shipping movements from Adens Timl a Co Limited indicate regular sailings with routes to Cooktown Townsville and Bristare. Services depart daily from various ports with planned return trips and weekly cycles, detailing ports, times, and vessels in a busy schedule.
Fragmented OCR text suggests a timetable involving Howard Smith Co Limited Australian Steamships with references to weekdays and Sydney activities. The readable portions indicate travel or shipping dates around Friday, Sunday, and Monday, and mentions a cinema in Townsville.
A rough estimate outlines high water timing at Calva for the riverfront area. Officials advise residents to monitor CAPTARS updates and prepare for potential cautions as tides rise. Community leaders urge households near the river to secure valuables and stay alert for emergency instructions.
A fragmented report discusses Minister for Agriculture referring a communication from a War Committee on tender lots valued 2.5 million pounds containing low numbers of items, and pigs. It notes tenders returnable by a specified date and lists Melbourne buyers such as Goldsbrough and other firms. The article hints at wool, wheat market coverage and show results.
The document records an irregular interview about a trip to Cairns and northern Quematand with Royal Commissions. It notes observations on population, tropical climate, and cotton farming, stressing labor requirements and potential cultivation under local conditions.
Fragmentary note discusses 1098 miles of land and productivity, stressing that large population and labor are needed to turn land into steaast and grow crops. It contemplates labor shortages, potential underband cultivation, and a hopeful North with better future tied to development.
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