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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1910
Page
2
Primitive auction note lists 19 head of saddle hacks in good condition. Includes heads described as fat and sound with emphasis on the overall quality. OCR errors obscure several names and details.
The fee steamship VAN LINSCHOTES of 3,500 tons will sail from CAIRNS to PORT MORESBY THUSHPAY ISLAND and JAVA via intermediate ports around August 6 with calls at THURSDAY ISLAND on August 10 and PORT MORESBY on August 14 before continuing direct on the preferred route to JAVA. A secondary leg includes calls at BAN ARAS and other ports as listed.
The text outlines plans for camps and wages, mentioning daily rates of 8 to 9 pence and proposed projects at a commission site. It references an association’s pledge of industrial peace and mentions payment timelines and supervision.
The Victorian Mines Department has set up a six head stamper battery at Dunally run by a mechanical plant, aiming to operate 16 hours daily at a weekly cost of seven shillings. The battery spurs hope among prospectors for aged reels, while copper market notes recount mixed signals and plans for a copper converting plant in South Australia.
For the week ended Saturday last the Mulgrave Central Mill processed 2085 tonnes of cane yielding 290.16 tons of sugar, about 8.5 tons of cane per ton of sugar. The article notes wood tonnage and price sales, plus a large price sale planned by George Light? and promotional discounts offered by Mr Lishe. The rainfall in January reached 92.23 inches with a mean temperature of 67.57.
The Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows marks its centenary in October and Cairns lodge weighs events. A suggested dance with profits to charity and a monster demonstration with allied lodges is proposed, to be decided soon. The Cairns lodge last met and discussed thanks to Brother Comolly.
Telegraph item notes Plaifier's market activity with figures 20/9 and 3/8, listing paid amounts and prices in shillings.
Reports from London and beyond detail Crippen’s arrest, the Crippen murder case, and the sensational scene at the police court. Miss Le Neve’s testimony and subsequent remand accompany notes on extradition and ongoing investigations. The public reaction mixed alarm and anger as authorities pursue the case.
Mr F G Connolly Inspector in the Plants Act received a telecast from the Department of Agriculture stating that frog ova for Herberton will be dispatched from Brisbane. The message notes English trout and cautions the Fisheries Association against attempting to have the trust sent to and introduced into some streams.
A fragmented notice describes a roadside operation claiming to offer genuine bargains. The text mentions cheap items and a promise of good deals, though details are unclear and names or places are not provided.
Fragmentary note records a discussion about council action regarding Norman Park and a football field. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable in the text.
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