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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
1
An OCR fragment lists numerous names and locales including Cairns and surrounding towns such as Mossman Cooktown Charters Towers and Hambleton. It notes Thursday events and references various firms and individuals in a community notices style.
Shipping movements show Burns Philp and Co Limited vessels with regular Tasmanian trips to Townsville Cooktown Port Douglas Cape York and other ports. The Flinders and Kuranda sail weekly with arrivals from Townsville, sprints to river ports and back, while ANL steamers serve Carns to Townsville and southern ports with schedules toward Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane.
The text outlines a voyage by Adelaide Comvasy Limited steamers with departures and arrivals between Cairos Townsville Bowen Mactay Brisbane Sydney Melbourne and a return leg. The fragmented dates suggest weekly runs culminating in Melbourne and a return voyage, but the passage is garbled and partial.
Howard Smith Co Limited Australian Steamships schedule details depart Towneville weekend departures to Port Alma Arwhane Bydeer Brisbane and Townsville routes. Text mentions ships leaving Friday Sunday and Tuesday with unclear ports and dates.
The record notes Fearnley & Co. ships departing Coras on December 1st for Hong Kong via Thorsiay Island and Port Perwin Tayean, with an expected arrival from Hong Kong around December 17. Loenkcin Deise plans to sail from Swilnes to London via ports on December 5.
London reports three months Bills at 4 13 16 percent with varied British and colonial securities mixed. Wool prices show crossbreds softer while merinos hold. butter, cheese, and Danish markets steady. Brisbane sales note large wool and stock offerings, firm prime sheep, but a general stock glut and heat depress values. cattle and calves fall, with fewer buyers and export movement constrained.
Fragmentary report notes dry conditions with no rain in sight. Mention of local teams or places appears garbled but hints at a sports match where Irvinebank and Stapmary Hills are referenced as opponents and outcomes uneven.
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