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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1916
Page
2
Fragmented remembrance share bereaved lines for Jovian Edward Newport who died August 8 1915 and for George Henry and James Poa killed in action, with lines from widows parents and siblings expressing grief and honor amid damaged wording and unclear names.
Shipping notes report Mataram sailing for Singapore via Wednesday and Burm Philp and Co. Moris sails for Haleud via Pa. Weettmoschan Horns and amion agers navigate.
Listing shows fragmented market terms with mixed unit prices for farm goods like chaff potatoes and oats. Several figures appear garbled, including per ton and per bushel rates, with references to Vietnam era terms and inconsistent punctuation.
Messrs MacTaggach Bres note strong demand for skins and hides with wallaby wallaby wallara opossums and kangaroo selling at high rates. Opossums sold well with a good clearance and prices better than last year while hides maintained strong demand with some advances per pound and prices continuing near or above prior week levels.
A jumbled OCR item lists various vendors and prices including Hampdee, St Mango, Vulcan, Lode Hill, Kalamadan, Mareeba, Tyrconmell, and Bowen Eiee Casi. It reads like a market or auction ledger with values in pence and shillings, but many names are garbled.
Fragmented OCR lists horse names and prices for a market column. Mentions Towzes Shae Bonnie Dundee BelFant Extended New Minnie Mexicam Papasan Corellia Hampden St Mange Vulcam and Kalamadan with various prices and payments. A stray reminder about Madam in ward on all affairs of life and Palace Bessl.a appears.
Payment arrangement details copper ore shipments to Electrolyne Refining and Smelting Ltd Australia Port Kembla. Full gold and silver concentration criteria referenced in trade terms.
The report notes a copper mining revival in North West Herberton, with Empress Mine outputs rising and ore sent to Port Sembla. It details workings at several sites, including Prospect and Susk Sm shafts, and mentions improving ore grades, tin traces, and plans to raise output toward the Silver Valley Battery for treatment.
The Amistamr Mining Hagivtrar at Mount Carbias reports wolfram and tim mining progress. Timaros workers describe tim and wolfram assays with fair results as plans extend underground. Marsite Gold Mines notes deeper No. 2 level drive south and reef open to sixteen meters with limited free gold but complex quartz and heavy mineral content.
Rideton mining reports show Lynch and party crushing six tons for thirty cents per ton. Oaks Usy ore from open cut. Yeates Bros on Victoria Extension stone with five bends. Syndicate mill processing over 100 tons for Meas M Whelan and W Sloan. Welcome mill fully employed on Mountain King stone. Prospectors report low ore values. new Babies Telegraph store at Kirk's Babinda opens with boots and shoes stock.
Mrs E Wallett and Wes ors announce Allen and Starr will display a stock of later goods for immediate sale at Hidest Hotel for one week only. The event promises new arrivals and special offers in range Tampe s.
The Cairns Chamber of Commerce is lauded for ongoing efforts such as advocating a local witness office, pushing tax reform to save residents from penalties, and supporting maritime safety in northern waters. The piece highlights the chamber’s influence with Senator Gitens and its broad community service.
Mr. Hughes arrived in Adelaide on Saturday and was greeted by a civic welcome. He spoke at Adelaide and Port Adelaide functions and at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. A monster public meeting at the Exhibition followed as he addressed war phases.
A Harbour Board meeting is expected today as the Harbour puert de centave committee prepares for a sale. Mr J G Haere will auction the furniture of Mrs L Thomson on Warrego Street at 7 30 p m tomorrow. Tickling Three. Dr Steads Throat Pastille is advertised as soothing.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a brief item mentioning a strong man event and a fever mixer. No clear names, dates, places, or outcomes are readable.
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