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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1910
Page
2
Excursions from Atherton and AJ erly schedule a Marine Excursion round the Hor our rand Procession from Municipal Chambers at 2.0 PM. A 3.30 PM ceremony will roll up and assist to erect the mech re wired New Hospital. EB Mans secretary
A 25 reward is announced for information leading to the conviction of any person or persons involved. The notice seeks tips from the public to identify and prosecute those responsible.
Residents of Karan will gather in the Arts Kuranda on Saturday for a meeting about district business. The notice highlights a social and dance segment as part of the event.
The Herberten District reports multiple claims including Mera Rowlamis Morris Stella with John Moffat optioned, near Cassowary. Wills Brothers near New Chem Hill pursue tin ore from abandoned workings. Meers Turner Fairbanks report rich ore at 81 Patrick tribte and Froghole Extended crews crush stone. Hobson Cusack miners tunnel Old Z mine and stake a large lode at 60ft with tin pockets.
The page shows a dense, fragmented stock table with multiple named entries such as My Telegraph CH Towers and Hommie Bends. Various figures like 4/1 3/8 and 1/10 appear beside names, suggesting prices, dates, and royalty references rather than coherent trades.
Vague OCR note mentions Mexican share and reef conditions. References Blucher and Victory boats near a diorite bar with uncertain timing and outcome. Details are fragmentary and names are unclear.
The State shows broad activity with rising trade in steamer and railway sectors, increased imports and exports, and rising wages. Brisbane booms due to Queensland prosperity, while the capital city undergoes development. Premier and ministers pursue policy amid public sentiment and debate on recognition and reform.
A special event by the Rambler Cycling Club will be held at Oddfellows Hall tomorrow evening with good music promised. A meeting of Kur etds residents is set for Saturday at 8 pm at the School of Arts to discuss dominion of trustees for a recently granted reserve for public purposes.
An unclear report lists fruit shipments to the south including Melbourne bananas and casen varieties, with numbers and destinations such as Adelaide and landsports. A thunder-getter named Adam Hom Tos allegedly arrived by train for treatment after a foot injury from an axe.
A meeting of public servants is convened for tomorrow afternoon at 4 30 at the Courthouse. The purpose is to arrange a public service dinner on a future date. All public servants are requested to attend.
Townsville correspondent notes the steamer Carpentaria finished discharging cargo after noon and resumes voyage south. A previous report misstated its arrival at Townsville. the vessel is due in Townsville this morning. Local agents A M Bickford & Foye Rd of London and New York emphasize public confidence in their firm and trade marks.
A court for appeals against the Barron Shire valuations met yesterday morning. The valuator was Gram M with Mr A Paper Sethe Counell assisting. At Cairne Pemmy Savings Bank the directors in attendance were F HH Abra hame and J3 Anderson. The deposit stood at £13 10s and withdrawals at £2 16s. Directors for Saturday attendance were Martin and Lennon.
The fortnight totals at Cairns Customs House amounted to £1500 15 8 with items including simulams and exported goods £600 10, metallic machinery £2 12 2, oils and paints £263 11, glassware £87 11, drugs and medicines £1 7, furniture and woolen ware £5 4 10, jewellery ware £3 16 5, earthenware £4 12 7, miscellaneous £1 15 8, excise £79 6 11 and other receipts £12 1.
A curate to Cowra, Carus Caton, spoke at a farewell noting “war” and “hope” as he turned to Bishop Cambridge. He hoped to make things better while he remains here.
The article discusses four hereditary pensions in Britain and notes beneficiaries tied to naval and military deeds. It mentions the Present Earl and lineage linked to commanders such as Schomberg and the savior of William of Orange, with a brief reference to the Seignor de Albuquerque and Henry Nassau.
A Preston case reports Mrs. Stevens who remarried after collecting insurance on a presumed dead husband. The original husband John Stevens returned after nine years, claiming bigamy, with authorities advised. The second husband, a teetotaller, had lived with Mrs. Stevens. no proceedings may follow.
The dredge vessel mounts a full set of drilling appliances and a compressor to provide air to the diver, eight pressure pipes, and electrical gear for firing charses. It features a patent grab crane to recover the rock after blasting and will operate without barges.
In Brisbane on Monday Edward Aireg and Henry Stark were remanded in the City Police Court charged with wilfully murdering Frederick Duce. The men, reportedly tied to LMS members, were linked to a sequence of events at a parade and the morgue scene. Witnesses described a confrontation, a walk to Mrs Leach's residence, and Duce's death outside a door in Azlip Street, with testimonies about a walking stick and alleged assaults.
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