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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1912
Page
2
The notice invites tenders for a residence in Abbott. Full particulars on application to the undersigned. Highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. Tenders close at 10 am on Thursday, 20 August.
Tender invitations issued for purchase of part of the Show Grounds in Cairns Parish. Offers may be for the whole block or a subdivided portion, with sealed tenders due by September noon at the secretary office. Sub-committees, A. J. Draper.
Provisional directors Jas. Love Eng Townsille Freeman Lawrence Bolwarra Station Sg Robert Gordon Woodliga Brchers Arthur H. Clarke Cairns announce 25 000 shares at 20/ each with 6/8 premium and 1/8 application. 7500 shares reserved. Applications close 1002 at Mee Avenet. notices to Arthur H. Clarke Cairns.
Faded ad for a local event lists dates Wednesday Thursday and Saturday nights. Alper Firamier, manager, signs the notice.
A bustling program features ACE OF SPADES and CARDINAL WOLSEY with live drama and romance. Also shows THOSE EYES and THE MAMOND BROOCH while FOR THE Curse OF THE SOUTH promises Civil War action. Box plan at Whittich's.
A sale note offers a 14 h.p. vertical Smellie roller power plant with injector, engine and boiler complete, plus extras including a five foot fly wheel and leather belting. Items described as in fair to very good condition, with reasonable prices. bidding by letter via E. W. Sharp at Strand Hotel.
On Wednesday the wife of Mr. D Grealy daughter was reported at her Water Street home.
Mining notes report the Prinses Alfred tin mine at Sunnymount advancing with the shaft down about 45 feet and additional sinking planned. Rich ore is indicated in the eastern drive and at the lode, with steady ore shipments and dividends in prospect for the Tommy Burts and Tommy Horns operations.
Maytown resident C K North vice president of the Chamber of Commerce tours Maytown and Palmerville on business and pleasure. He reports success in selling 305 shares to work Lloyd Roberts proposals for the Palmer River mines and expects 200 more shares to be sold. He has telegraphed the Chamber president, praising the mining project and his personal subscription to the cause.
The lode in the DARS underlay remains strong and well defined with ore hauled toward the upcoming crushing setup. The shaft is cut down and trucks and rope installed to facilitate ore raising, with crushing expected to start in about three weeks.
Bonnie Dundee and multiple prices are listed for assorted shares including Brilliant Deeps, Brilliant Extended, East Mexican and Marshall's Queen. The column notes varied quotings with fractions and misprints across several securities.
London market notes copper at £70 7s 6d per unit tin at £210 5s per unit with £910 15s total, wart £208 15s to £200 5s, lead priced at £20.
The notes list payments and prices for a range of stocks and bonds including Chilingor Mongana Cuthpert Gilmore Vulcan and Oats Amalgamated with various prices and marked payments. Several entries show prices like 6/7/6, 1/8, 1/2 and 5d with items such as Mount Jackson and Durham Consoles. The page records active bids and paid amounts for multiple securities.
Thursday night’s Harbour Board meeting reviewed a resolution to reclaim vast tracts of shoreline with a dredge, aiming to create rentable merchant buildings on new land. Supporters see long term revenue though critics question townwide impact and costs.
Town leaders and ratepayers warn that diverting reclaimed land to near free leases would shift costs onto Cairns residents. They fear reduced municipal revenue, unfair competition for existing landlords, and danger of extending development away from the town center toward the sea. They urge detailed plans and public benefit before approving any such reclamation.
TO CORRESPONDENTS. MASS AT SELSON. Mass will be celebrated at Selson at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Mr A J Grinat the Velez, water visiting Cairns, may be salted at the Strand Hotel any time today.
The third annual Rifle Club Ball by the Ham bits Rife Chub is set for this evening at Lamont's ball. Advertisements hint at a broad turnout and a substantial program, with details appearing in a separate notice.
The Moufilyan steamer sails at 9 am tomorrow for Port Douglas with a large party of excursionists. Four hours ashore are planned with a chance to visit Mossman, before the return departs at 4 pm.
Douges Shire Council discussed a Mossman Central Mill Co request to form a joint board for tramway control with equal Council and mill directors representation. The council resolved to ask the Attorney General for an opinion on granting joint tramway control and notified Mossman Central Mill Co. of the action taken.
Government Inspector Mr Fraser has assumed control of new police barracks built by Captain Walker. The contract, set to expire next January, was completed six months early. Next Thursday a social and game evening hosted by the Ivanhow Football Club will offer a good program for attendees.
Advertisement notes persistent throat tickle and hoarseness and praises Steads Throat Tastillos as the remedy. Claimed by a chemist, the copy emphasizes relief from throat irritation with this product.
The document records a divorce suit in the Supreme Court naming Violet Wy Kieme as respondent and Chas M. Jenkinson of Waceele as co-respondent, seeking disintegration of marriage and £2000 damages. It also includes notices from BIROCHHA MEAT EXPORT COMPANY and a flotation with a call for applications and board meeting details.
Proceedings of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Tramway Employees' Association reveal a tense meeting over a financial statement prepared by professional accountant Mr Peterson. Expenditure on Federal business and disputed payments to former secretary Mr L Prendergast sparked police involvement and calls for further arbitration, with a vote to refer issues back to the arbitration committee for resolution.
In Police Court Assan Gait was found to have committed an assault of a trivial degree. The magistrate declined punishment, noting remarks about women in farming. Several related cases including Jongrove forest charges and Cosgrove countercharges were adjourned due to the illness of counsel. Fines were imposed in a separate matter involving solicitors and council.
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