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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR lists times for moon phases and tides with mixed dates. Mentions New Moon, Full Moon, high water and rich water events, but details are garbled and inconsistent across December entries. No clear events or locations can be identified.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate market depart and supply concerns with rapid daily arrivals. Factory managers mark entit ies and comments on compliance and ordering processes amid unclear context.
A fragmentary report from Herberton Times notes ongoing local legal action involving Betsete Ww and related figures, with unclear details and names partly garbled. The item suggests a court case or police matter affecting community perceptions but lacks complete context.
Richard's Queen shows sinking shaft progress with fair grade ore in a continuous vein since June. The Broken Hill Junction Co records a halved net profit for the latest half year ended September 16, with cash on hand and ore surpluses indicating ongoing output near 1000 tons weekly.
The New Zealand State collieries produced 277 445 tons with Point Elizabeth contributing 190 417 tons and Liverpool Colliery yielding a portion. The report notes a 39.14 percent year on year change and states plans to consolidate operations, aiming to mine coal to meet rail and home fuel demand. Investigations seek a suitable locality for a new State mine within the next year.
Fragmentary notes from The Leader discuss rising munitions orders and looming industrial costs. The passage argues prices will fall after the war, importation may resume, and higher wages will not avert dire outcomes for workers and the state.
Mesers A McCallum and Co report share quotations for several securities traded at Bow Street. Prices include Bonnie Dunder 2/5 and 5 2/9, Brilliant Ssenied at 1/9 1/6, Brilliant Deeps pu 6d, Brilliant Block 554, Kalamadan 1/pu 5 1/6, Mills United bad 5 gd, New Minnie Moxham s 2, New Brilliant Freehold 1/4 5 1/8, Cross 5 6d and 30/00, Hampden 16, St Andree bad and Efe St eneo b Wg 6 a/y, Victory s 6d, Bowen Coal b an/- 5 3o/-.
The Sydney report lists December London metal quotations with copper at 4 months and spot prices, lead soft foreign and forward, electrolytic and standard copper figures, iron, silver at 3 shillings 4 pence per ounce, and related forward terms. Prices are given in pounds, shillings, and pence, reflecting market levels and forward options for copper lead iron and silver.
Publisher notice states the Cairne Post will not tow your vehicle under current policy. The notice clarifies service limits and directs readers to contact the office for further details.
Diary items from The Post recall a euchre and dance at Aloomba Hall this night. A Cairns Police Court case involved a foreigner detained on suspicion of insanity and remanded for medical observation. Local updates note Leslie Murray’s dentistry exam success and an injured telephone worker at Lake Street. A visitor comments on dangerous headlight use by motorists at night.
Readable items include mentions of men’s hats priced from 7 shillings 6 pence to 21 shillings, and tennis shoes with white rubber soles listed as 11 pairs. Also notes on dress items and footwear with various sizes, though many words are garbled in this OCR fragment.
Auctioneer J G Hoare sells 23 head of poultry at 11 am today under the Christma Cheer banner. A Nor ththers Districts Parrot Fund meeting was called for Friday but lapsed for want of a quorum. Social cablegrams should be sent early for Christmas delivery. Public notices mention Red Rose and Carnation stock from Collins Cairns Chemist. Hughie Mehegan the Australian lightweight boxer dies in France hospital. Cairns Post Office holidays announce closures on Christmas Day and Boxing Day with special hours on subsequent days.
Chronicle Petrograd correspondent reports the Letaust Decree took effect on the sixth, demoting officers. Many were assaulted, medals and epaulettes torn off, and German spies were said to have encouraged the acts. Colonels forced to swap duties with orderlies, others to clean stables.
Defective vision seriously affects health and requires correctly fitted spectacles. Visit H. F. Jacey, the established ophthalmic optician on Abbott Street, Cairns, for accurate eye tests and glasses. Sight-testing is offered free.
In Police Court before Mr T A Ferry P M Chinaman Low Ming pleaded guilty to failing to notify police of a change of address Cairns to Babinda and was fined 5 shillings and 3 shillings 6 pence costs. The magistrate noted several previous convictions for the offence and the trouble caused to police. Russians were similarly fined for not notifying changes from Cairns to Mossman.
The Bundaberg Mail notes the Kingaroy sale at Sigsey Evans yards as the largest cattle sale yet, with final day advised for old and new customers to call early. The report also mentions an assortment of Xmas frocks from 5/11 to 6/0, and a Cairns visit event with lingerie shows in Shields Street show rooms from 9 am to 1 pm, with direct phone 255 for details.
A social and dance proceeds for St Monica's Convent to be held at Hiberan Hall on Boxing Day. Vendors advertise Christmas cakes and puddings at A. T. Anderson's Sheridan Street, with low prices and delivery by telephone. An Oddfellows excursion from Babinda to Kuranda is planned for tomorrow with early departures. The Fairyland resort advertises train accessibility and scenic value in North Queensland.
The Victor will depart from Ayo on Sunday for Green Island for a pleasant outing. Visitors may enjoy fishing and bathing at the charming spot during this excursion.
Private K. D. Fooka reports plans to spend Christmas in France. He sends greetings to Cairns friends and remembers Cairns naval personnel.
A local retailer promotes a range of gift items including gold mounted fountain pens perfume sprays writing cases cut glass bottles shaving sets and pocket wallets from Collins in Lake Street Chemist Cairns.
Malanda receives news that Cur olal Horace Wallace, enlisted April 1915 and not yet 24, has been awarded the Military Medal by General Birdwood for conspicuous service his younger brother was killed in action about a year ago by family report from parents Mr and Mrs F Wallace.
The Cairns Citizens' Brass Band will perform in front of local businesses and hotels tonight, at Norman Park Sunday night at 8.45 for the Cairns motor ambulance fundraiser, and Monday night at the Federal Hotel. Conductor is H. M. Henderson.
St Monica's Fair held Friday drew a holiday crowd to busy stalls with brisk sales. Organizers earned praise for a well run event and the promoters were congratulated for a successful day and evening.
John Henry Briggs, 53, a South Melbourne showman, was saved from hanging when his son saw a bridled rope over a rafter and alerted his brother-in-law, who arrived to cut the rope. Briggs, now in Melbourne hospital, reportedly suffers fits and is the father of 16 children, seven living. Mesars A. P. Greenfield & Co announce forthcoming visits to northern towns offering optician services.
A Bulletin writer extols a pennyroyal and olive oil fly repellent for horses and humans, noting it protects against mosquitoes but is costly. The piece also reports Messrs. Ses Bros raising prices on walaby and jack lifting gear, with specific increases for 6, 8, and 10 ton capacities, all FOB Britain.
Bezzara appeared at the Cairns Summons Court on Friday and pleaded guilty after being charged with a failure to affix a bit. The Cairns Shire Council prosecution noted Gordon Street and that other prosecutions were pending. He was fined shillings and ordered to pay £3 costs.
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