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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1910
Page
2
Entries close for the MT meeting including Sprint Handicap with prize money and Novelty Events. Nominations and acceptances due by the 17th with a schedule of Friday and Saturday events on December 9 and 10. Warren's Fictubres presents a pictorial festival with cinematic gems.
Mr HG V Adler reports for the half month ended with progress at Third Level No 2 east crosscut advancing 4 feet and main stope. Fourth level No 1 details follow with output noted as 35 tons in the period.
Fragmented readout lists racing results and bets with names like Bonnie Tumber Brilliant Central Brilliant Deeps Hines and Kal amadan plus prices and pays. The noisy OCR shows scattered sums and entrants to events or pools with incomplete details.
Telewragih reports Mills United’s 1012 ton value at £3125 and East Mexican’s 52 ton value £478 in a contest featuring Marshall’s Queen 42 tons at £11237. Results show comparative tonnage and values across competing vessels.
The Metal Markets report from London notes tin at 72/15 with forward rates £172/7/6 to £ ITB/0T 6 while lead trades around £13/1/3 to ELa. The brief market snapshot highlights price movements in base metals with spot and forward values stated.
A report discusses New Year and Boxing Day holiday timing for Mareeba workers and shops. It notes employers usually close for holidays, plans to celebrate Christmas, and suggests potential statutory amendments to holiday arrangements for the community’s benefit.
A note references a shipment of potatoes arriving Monday marked as fast. Details are fragmentary but indicate a delivery event at a local market or supplier.
The advertisement lists popular prices three shillings two shillings and one shilling for Warren's Pictures. Ball prices are available for the two first-manned. Seats may be reserved free of charge at Craig and Whittick's.
A letter to the Townsville Chamber president from the Cooktown Chamber secretary describes the Papuan mail route. The Matunga operates a six weekly service Sydney to Bris bane Cairns outward and Port Moresby to Brisbane inward. The Mindoro, a 90 ton vessel, is deemed unsuitable for passenger travel between Cooktown and Cooktown trade routes.
The Cairns stock list shows prices for Weinert’s Odings, Ruddygore, Vulcan, Stannary Hills, Mount Agnes, Gilmore’s, Now or Never, Tommy Burns, Oaks Rush, and Durham Consols with varied bids and payments noted, including several fractional shillings and pence figures. Prices like 97/6 for Ruddygore and 2/2 3/6 for Vulcan indicate a busy trading session.
The document notes extended Christmas week hours for shop assistants with shifts until 10 pm on Friday and until 11 pm on the following day. It reflects an early 20th century urban workload policy.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a van from Town and Country and a person named GomaeaSS, with unclear details about grief, a possible feed eyes phrase, and an incident dated March 6. The text is fragmentary and lacks verifiable facts, making precise reconstruction difficult.
The bulletin lists social events and travel notes including marriages engagements and visits. Mr R K Curt h e to Miss Limity Simpson wed at St Peters Church Townsville. Mrs G Brown sails to Chillagee. Mrs Meredith and Miss Glynn depart for New Zealand. Mindoro sailor and Wyandra cargo reported. Numerous commercial notices from A J Draper Cairns advertise furniture designs and sales.
In Atherton a Police Magistrate's Court heard a Workers Compensation Act claim by Sarah Ellen Davies for her husband’s death while scrub felling. The case debated whether the deceased was a workman or independent contractor, with references to NZ and UK authorities and a contested master servant relationship. decision reserved.
London Saverday reports unopposed returns including Joseph Chamberlain and others. Balfour addresses Grimsby on Liberal Unionist support for Conservative rule and House of Commons gag. Churchill speaks in Cheshire and responds to Balfour. Grimsby, Reading, Bristol North results noted. Manchester North-West Labor defeat. Unionists lead overall with England 47 seats, Ireland 5, Unionists 58, Ireland 4.
An abbreviated catalog snippet advertises a perfume titled Canadian Alfine Snow for men with phrases like Absorba and Delicate ly Perfumed, suggesting a vintage fragrance promotion.
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