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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
2
A terse notice shows accelerated figures for 1910 including £27 000 000 credited and £1 500 000 for 191 pro mise. It urges towns or clerks to write or call A Cairm LY Society for details and contact.
A damaged text fragment lists a street corner near Tapler's Stic and Siercdem Street with references to a ward and Crated Cotheg Beeporten, suggesting a place name and nearby landmarks but no clear event or action.
Article fragment mentions Tepeeral Bodies and Abbott Street with unclear context. No clear event or entities beyond locations.
Local retailer announces a special sale of Good Sound Drapery items on Thursday Friday and Saturday the 7th 8th and 9th With 7 cases and 2 trusses opened under Bedrock Prices The line includes Dorothy Bags Linen Runners Linen Tray Cloths Brussels Door Mats Turkish Towels Table Damask and new Perthshire Linoleum stock Just landed from manufacturers and shipped to Cairns Brisbane.
Cairns Water Authority notifies householders that filling of tanks from the water mains has been discontinued. By order A E Wilkinson clerk.
The Favorite Motor Launch Cleveland departs from B P Co dock for Green Island on Saturday December 9 at 2.15 pm sharp. Fare is 5 shillings return. Full details available from G Bunting at this office.
Cairns Amateur Turf Club announces Dr Kerwin will be away in Cairns from December 6 to 28. The Xmas Meeting dated 28 December 1911 follows Boxing Day events. Nominations close Thursday December 7, 1911. Geo Hughes is honorary secretary of the C A T Club.
Queensland Railways offers excursion tickets to Chillagoe from stations at least 12 miles from Mareeba on Friday by 6:20 am Herberton train and 7:00 am Cairns train and from Tolga Johnstone branch on Thursday. Stations within 12 miles of Mareeba pay regular fares but not more than the 12 mile excursion fare, returnable by December 19.
A partial religious text speaks of belief in the Son bringing everlasting life and disbelief resulting in wrath, noting the contrasts between belief and judgment. The fragment preserves a doctrinal claim about salvation and divine wrath.
A scrambled mining note from Cairns Stock Exchange secretary cites a December letter from the Chilazgue Hoddigore Mining and Investment Company in Lick. It discusses directors approving tests, machinery, and ore assays as exploration proceeds with implications of rich but unclear results.
The Village Blacksmith Tix Mining Company Limited reports progress on No. 2 tunnel with 16 feet water entry and 40 feet depth, plus successful sinking and prospecting. Garr Rush Gold Mining Company notes mill dam floods and ore treatment improving, with amalgamation plans and surface ore movements. Acorn Gold Mining Company Amalgamated reports on North shaft delving, crosCut advances, ore grades, and surface ore mixing with Oaks Rush ore after December 4.
The fortnight report from manager Mr T A Waters notes a major development in the win straight shaft at 16 feet depth with a bulk sample yielding 9 per ton from a hanging wall interval. An apparent second wall was found and ore continues to be mined as the hanging wall dip trends about four degrees.
Fragmentary text from an OCR source includes repeated names and partial dates. no coherent event, place, or organization is identifiable to form a full news item or card.
Wednesday’s list shows Chillagoe and Mt. Eliott entries with varied prices and quantities. Several items mention Village Blacksmith and Thompson’s products with small fractional values, while Durhem Counsels and Creydiani appear among scattered notes.
The Mareeba Police Court handled a landmark case against a high ranking Inspector facing an indictable offence. Chief Inspector Urquhart led the prosecution from Brisbane, with an impartial Police Magistrate and a renowned criminal barrister defending the officer. The proceedings showcased fairness and scrutiny at the highest police levels.
A flawed defaulter sheet and weak prosecution led to a breakdown in the case. The inspector is publicly commended for being fully cleared, with hints of behind the scenes influence that may surface in future proceedings. The message serves as a caution to others.
A mixed column reports an aletion sale at 2 pm on Alene Street and notes about the Chillago Amateur Turf Club meeting with railway ticket details. It also mentions a police report of an Aboriginal drowning near Hambledon and a court entry where Michael McInerney’s compensation claim against the Railways Commissioner was rejected for lack of appearance.
Telegram from Leuve notes an aboriginal gin speared and killed by cited individuals during a land event. Revenue at the Cairne Land Office in November totaled £80 5 0. A remittance to the Treasury of £366 5 2 covered timber £162 2 0 rent on selections and licenses £204 2 0 proceeds of auction sales.
At Cairns Small Debts Court yesterday the plaintiffs received full amounts claimed in undefended cases. Wallace and Wohnert J report £9 5d for goods, Costa £6 0d in Costa case, plus £2 5s in another. Three cases were withdrawn and two suits continued.
During October the ambulance brigade attended 17 transports at accidents and 4 minor office cases. The team traveled 464 miles in total, including 410 miles by ambulances and 46 miles by sulky. The Neapolis sub-centre logged 105 cases, including 3 transports, and covered 194 miles.
A damaged OCR summary notes arrests or actions in Mulgrave Mil area concerning a group or individuals labeled Laeminentimed Larners and Wallabese SolL. It mentions Mayers No 2 area Wr 1 u Lieemewen No 4 and John Bramworml Sa 4 ari at a Mulgrave Mill weighbridge with destruction of sora heelies.
The report describes a windless, smooth sea state on the run from Cook to Cairns. Burns Pip and Co. announces an extension of a special sale for five more days, with management noting the decision today. The weather details are limited and the text is fragmentary.
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