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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
2
Koranda capt Raven arrived from Townaville aboard a vessel stopping at Mesdames Fraser and infant along with Booth Dennis Misses Jones Lavery Tierney Fork ington and others. Passengers included Messrs Booth Tighe Grant White Bowster Horne Paton Dennis James Black McLachlan Ireland Storey Blumenthal Grant and 12 second talonm Burns Philp Co agents.
July 3 Laes Gowrie Captain Stewart bound for Townsville warns of feared call listing crew and steerage passengers including Ure Gundry Smith O'Brien McIlroy Fisher Dunn Kelly Mull doon Regan Greasted Keats Car ruthers Young Adams Ely Anderson Young. Awatra Tan Steamships Ltd agents May 31 Monrilyan Captain Mine hane bound for Cooktown Mrs Cock rem Miss Corkingdale Bron ton Oxley Australian Steamships Ltd agents
Berss from Townsville arrives Tuesday evening and leaves 11 pm for Cooktown. Returns Thursday with voyage to Townsville. Arawatta departs south on Adelaide Company service. Mourilyan arrives 5 pm Tuesday for Cooktown, sails 9.15 pm, returns 11 pm. Lucinda Innisfail arrives from Townsville Wednesday. Janisfail departs Thursday for Townsville connecting with southern steamers.
Moon phases outlined for early August with perigee at 7.9 am August 4 and first quarter around 5 am August 3. Mentions high water on August 5 and notes fall tides and illumination changes.
Fenwick and SBANE report salesmen of Co. Bri Fenwick with August 1 figures. Unclear entries show items sold, including a total of 186 units and related vendor activity.
Brisbane August 1 MacTaggart Bros report: sheep penned market opened at last week’s rates and remained firm. Near the close an unidentified sale occurred and several cows were noted, with prices referenced in scattered figures.
The report notes prices for cattle, bullocks, cows, and horses, with declines in hides and hair values. It mentions rail counts of 17 cows from Sias, and twenty bullocks from Ese te dia, averaging fin/13/7, and highlights firmer shipper descriptions for higher grades while lower grades soften.
A fragmented Cairns stock page lists items including minerals, coal, and Commonwealth War Bonds with scattered prices and vendor names such as Tyrconnell Oaks Reserve and Bowen Rives. The OCR yields unclear figures and missing context for full interpretation.
The report lists quotes and market notes from Bonnie Dundee and Clarke’s, with prices in pounds and shillings. It mentions Mexican trade, Mills United, and Noten activity, plus Sydney spot metal prices and a Warden’s Court notice. Florence Louisa Dunn at Return Creek appears in a mineral homestead lease context with exemptions noted.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled phrases and names. Readable elements include bout of activity and a person or group at a place. The item likely notes repeated action or event with unclear details and punctuation.
The article surveys the Russia revolution's impact on labor, syndicalism, and the use of force. It contrasts revolutionary practice with orthodox Marxist views, noting factory seizures, loss of technical capital, and the limits of worker control. It links Russian events to broader concerns about industrial order and political ideology.
A letter to the Maryborough Chronicle extols Mrs. W G Farquhar of the Hammock near Bundaberg for her heroic family. Six sons and a daughter served in France and beyond, with the mother praised for supporting the war effort and listening to soldiers’ pleas.
In a House speech Mr Archibald condemns a disruptive meeting near Kalgoorlie Port Augusta where kerosene signals and crowd pressure forced an engineer to act. He accuses officials of stifling liberty while mobs threaten eight hour strikes and eject dissenters from the scene.
The note reads an incomplete line about flesh and hero and mentions a posting date of March 3. Details are fragmentary, with unclear context or proper names to anchor the event.
Australian reports state railway delegates will meet Mr Theodore on Friday to discuss a looming strike. Workers are preparing for the walkout as merchants ship west large quantities of merchandise of all kinds to avert shortages.
Brisbane reports the Eames Economics Board to be formed with three members and Mr. Dean, Police Magistrate, named as Chairman. The Premier and Minister for Railways confirmed the plan, with other members to be announced by the Executive Council meeting tomorrow. Possible members include railway employee delegate for Maryborough Mr. Coyne hinted.
Brisbane reports indicate tension over a possible railway strike as north bound workers press for arrears from February instead of July 1 after the Arbitration Court award. Unions split on whether raises should go to all workers or only union members who helped present the court case. The government seeks legal guidance before acting, with the minister pledging to study the issue promptly.
A verdict of wilful murder was found against Amy Jenkins after a Sunday incident in which she struck Herbert Jenkins with a broom. A young girl testified witnessing the events and the accused admitted striking the boy as he died from head and neck injuries. Jenkins collapsed upon the verdict, and she was committed for trial.
Melbourne dispatch reports a boating disaster at Inverloch in Andersons Inlet yesterday afternoon. T H Miller attempted crossing the inlet with a boat of 18 to 20 feet while two nephews William and William McKay aboard on final leave. The craft found drifting near Roereig tenons with no sign of the bodies though dragging operations continue. It is believed the boat was overloaded.
Mr C Woodward advises that the advertised sale of 20 steers at Bellenden Ker on Saturday will not take place. The steers have been sold privately. The report notes Mareeba rainfall during July and mentions Finney Isles and Mr C H Evans.
Notes describe a school event with a big program, practice by children, and a bumper house for performers. It mentions additions to the program and expected crowd, with emphasis on spectacle, printing, and stage equipment for the annual display.
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