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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 07, 1912

Page

2

Auction of Hoare’s House Furnishing Stock and Fittings

At 11 o clock and if needed Friday the 9th the whole stock in trade of Mr Hoare’s Into House Furnishing Business and the fittings will be sold. The stock includes beds linen and cottons, china tea sets, metal ware, glassware, kitchen utensils, sewing machine, upholstery, and display cases. The sale of the stock begins at 11 o’clock with general consignments and desired buyers invited.

Hoare Cleveland Amd Ioc Greensone Colter Briebane

Public Notice of Art Union Drawings Postponed to Thursday

The drawing of the Art Union was postponed until Thursday evening the 12th at Olympia Skating Rink Cairne- AN. All sold tickets must be delivered by 10 pm on the Lith cminer to ensure ticket holders have a chance to win the Return Trip to England along with other prizes. Tickets cost 1 shilling each. M J Bogan is named as Orphanser.

Ander Next At & Ppm Olympia Cairne- AN England M. J. Bogan Orpan‘ser

Cairns Pictures Limited Seeks Applications for Position

Cairns Pictures Limited invites applications for a listed position. Two audits of year applications must be addressed to the Secretary of the Company care P.O. Box No 113 by noon on Friday next, first Friday.

Care P.O

Plantation Work Offer Ends Soon in Thormborough

Horace suitable for plantation work priced at £240. Apply by letter to F. Gielis, Duabulah or Thormborough. address details provided for applicants.

Horace Ietver F. Gielis Duabulah Thormborough

Grown Land for Occupation in Gabon Notice

An area of 50 square miles is offered for occupation with annual rental details to be provided on request. Interested parties should apply to the local office for further particulars in Gabon.

Tim Bunghion al Medha Fice Gabon

SALE OF MARKETABLE TIMBER IN Cairns District 1913

Notice of timber sale by the Land Agent in Cairns District offering about 10 acres of Crown lands of a location on the Flagey Creek left bank. Timber estimated at 30 000 superficial feet for removal on Wednesday 1913 with a listed price of 1/3 per 100 superficial feet. Further details from Land Agent G J Poctler, Land Commissioner.

Pune Flagey Creek Cairns Coir Cole End

Public Works Tender Notices From Queensland Regions

Doartbest of Public Works Brisbane invites tenders for multiple works including improvements and repairs to residences schools and offices in towns such as Watsonville Cairns Mareeba Herbertton Innisfail Mount Garnet and Townsville. Tenders open at 12 o'clock noon on Friday 5th September. details and forms available at the Public Works Office Brisbane Court House Cairns and State School Sonville.

Ae Toxio Wassonville Mareeba Herberton Cairns Onsonville Governor Gazette Wier Brisbane Court Home Cairns Police Station Court Houses Sunsymotnt Mount Garant Kent School Besnare Court Howses Mount Garnet Matteba Mungana Fening and Gales Forks A. B Brady

Ladies Invite for Free Cairns Picture Ticket

A local shop invites women to visit OUR STORY and view stock of household provisions. For three days, each lady visiting and placing an order will receive one front seat ticket to the Cairns pictures, valid for Wednesday, Thursday or Friday night.

Cairns

Mining update from Durham Consols on reef value and new machinery

Mr F H Mage reports for the fortnight ending 27 July. Extensions at 750 feet east, reef width 135ft valued at £2 12s per ton. New crosscuts and levels show £230 10s per ton nearby. Brilliant Deeps average £7 7s per ton at 2000–2500 ft depth. 192 tons of gold produced to date from Charters Towers. Development work since last year end has driven the reef to Nos 4 and 5 levels with extensive venting and driving gains.

Fh. Mage Durham Consola G.M Company, Ltd Boot Brilliant Deeps Millican Thean Ming Charvers Towers

Jumping Mining Leases and Warden’s Jurisdiction

Fragmentary notes discuss mining claims on Marvelos goldfield and potential action by the Warden against jumpers. It suggests ground held by a new prospector and past neglect for over a decade with mounting costs, while authorities seek lawful means to deter unauthorized claim jumping.

Josorte Marvelos Aifec Bie Fenn

Area seal t ers in a heavy cold neglect menace

A fragment notes a disease concern described as Mneumogia of Consumption arising from neglect. The text references area conditions and a health issue linked to severe cold, suggesting a cautionary public health angle without specific names or dates.

Coiras Stock Exchange Chillagee Ruddygore and Related Items

A fragmented stock exchange list shows prices and names such as Mt. Eliiett, Mt. Cuthbert, Trampden, Kilamedas, Gilmore, Prince Alfred, Tommy Burns, Oaks Amalgamated, Apple, Thompon's Onte, and Durham Consol with various quoted amounts, payments noted as paid, and fractions like 4/10 or 2/8. The garbled entries indicate a расписание of shares and related payments across multiple entities.

Chillagee Ruddygore Mt. Eliiett Mt. Cuthbert Ay McGregor Trampden Kilamedas Gilmore Prince Alfred Tommy Burns Vulan Oaks Amalgamated Oke Nk Apple Thompon Onte Thompson Durham

Railway commissioner faces cane farmers in Cairns district deputation

A Cairns United Partners Association delegation met the Railway Commissioner amid tension over freight rates and minimum loads for cane. Farmers pressed for immediate adjustments while the commissioner urged channeling details to local officers, preserving momentum toward favorable outcomes for growers.

Cairns Mans Nelaon Italiamdrus Ralweaye Evans Ber Evene Messrs A. J Aper W Davide R Riley G. M Mayers C. V. Hives Hambledon Agmera Coounie Sioner Hans Quel Sean Evang

Notes and News Items From Local Ledger

A jumble of brief notices describes police involvement with a missing person Crambaw, a transfer to authorities by Constable Bell, shop representatives visiting Capras, and upcoming seasonal preparations. Electoral Court proceedings at the Court House record 27 cases with 6 adjourned, 7 registered, and 25 revised. Crushing at Pioneer Mill Lower Hurtecin begins August, Kalamig Mill in September with ample crop plans for the district.

Hurtecin Kalamig

Shire Council proposes loan for Nelson port works

The council plans to borrow £500 for improvements at Nelson port. The loan aims to benefit the port area within the shire and is authorized by the secretary. Details specify the purpose as special benefit to the port.

Iom J. Th Apel Calros Nelson

Unclear Bias Statement on Chinese Residents in Cairns District

A confusing excerpt asserts Chinese inhabitants near Cairns should be removed to their own country. It references Mr King and a vague interview about relocation pressures. The fragment hints at European centers being unsafe for Chinese residents.

Woa MeMaster Pontaras Victoria Mr King Cairns District 1

Timber Workers Wages Meeting Scheduled in North Queensland

Employers' representatives for the Timber Workers Wares Point in North Queensland include Messrs Mussrs, Michael Commu, and James Loons of Cairns. Additional reps are Ww. FP Ryan of Cairns, Caldwell of Townsville, and J. Comen. A chairman will be appointed at the next meeting.

North Queensland Bmussrs Michael Commu James Loons Cairns Em Pic FP Ryan Woot, Caldwell Towmsville J.comen Tolan

Bishop of North Queensland to travel via Liberia for endowment

A London contemporary notes the Bishop of North Queensland will move Earlnd on July 1 and travel via Liberia. A farewell Eucharist will be celebrated on June 25 at All Saints' Street with the bishop as preacher. An anonymous donor has given £1300 toward the endowment fund.

London North Queensland

Customs ruling on weed shipments across state ports

A new order by the Customs Department states that goods weeded for export from one port to another must be presented at the final port. shipments from Brisbane to other states for transit will be credited to Brisbane as the despatch port, removing interstate transfer credits.

Customs Department Goais Brisbane Don Partoh

Visit of Mr T King Sparks Interest in Vast Australian Lands

The visitor, formerly of South Australia and New South Wales, reports from the Mourilvan district on his impressions of the temperate forest country between Mareeba and Toland. He praises the soil and suggests rapid population growth and development, noting opportunities for land resumption and cultivation of oats barley and grain.

T. King Gee Omg South Australia Cnd New South Wale Mourilvan Mareeba Tolan

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