17 Dec 1915
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
1
Fragmented OCR lists multiple place names and names of publishers and merchants across Cairns and Queensland towns. Mentions Edmonton Hambledon Gordonvale Port Moresby Darwin Townsville and others with scattered personal names and firms. Ends with a patent medicine line for Rheumatism and gout.
Burns Philp and Co Limited ships depart Kuranda every Toe day for Port Bougiss and Cooktown with return to Townsville. AJUSN steamers sail Cairns to Townsville and on to Bowls Mackay Brisbane then south to Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane, with Aramac heading south on Saturday.
The steamers list shows Daines sailing Wednesday to Wedee day Townsville Thursday Bow and Mackay Friday reaching Sydney Thursday and Melbourne Sunday. Return from Melbourne Tuesday then Sydney Satria Frisbane the following Tuesday, with arrival at Bunda. Rucora expected from the south on Somilay.
Schedule details show steamers departing Townsville on Saturday for Werne and Port Alma, with returns planned for Monday. Services include trips to Tocelav and Taesce, with fares and times referenced but obscured by OCR errors.
The Eacham Shire Council held its ordinary monthly meeting at Malanda. Attendees included council members and the Overseer, with objec tions on a proposed road through East Marron. The council resolved to inspect the resumpt ion proposal and received the financial statement with accounts passed for payment.
A garbled financial notice outlines figures for a national insurance company with large sums, percentages of premiums, and capital details. It mentions agents and agencies, with references to losses, incomes, and restructuring indicators amid unclear text. The fragment hints at a historic insurance turmoil and corporate action affecting stakeholders.
Council proceedings note nominations for Atherton committee members and two Beecham Shire Council appointees. A 500 iron pass for Yungsburra Cemetery is approved, and a protest is lodged over Isolation Ward plans. Appointments to sub committees, road works, cemetery resumption, and telephone extensions are discussed with several motions carried.
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