Port of Cairns Departure and Arrivals Schedule
Ships and vessels movements in Cairns listed with departures and arrivals from January to March including Canberra Mackarra Orungal Montoro and others. Entries show origin ports Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Yokohama and routes to southern ports Port Moresby and Port Said with expected arrival and sailing dates.
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Arafura
Moji
Cairns
Poonbar
Ballatina
Brisbane
Canonbar
Sydney
de Mackarra
Burns
Philp
Ditkera
Adelaide SS. Company
Urilla
Adelaide S.S. Company
Hull Macneee
Hamburg
London
Wollaston
New York
Eras, Philp & Co
Carrasing
Montero
New Guinea
Marsina
Port Moresby
Samarai
Solo Islands
Mirani
Maiwara
Rabaul
Ste In
Ing Cats
Port Said
Orsova
Or Wietwo
Ormonde
Suez
Marseilles
Ae —O
Cathay
Drlnide
Narkunda Lft
Colombo
Shires Howard Smith Ltd
Royal Parket Navigation Company
Holland
Melbourne
San Francisco
Sava Fago Pago
Honolulu
Sonoma
Ventura
Sierra ‘Aiwars Sn
Aberdeen and
Commonwealth
Bay
Dee
Southampton
Jervis
Largs
Moreton Bay
Overseas Mails Closed At Brisbane GPO
Mails will be closed at the General Post Office in Brisbane for overseas destinations listed in the notice. The exact locations are indicated in the full closure schedule.
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G.P.O
Brisbane
English Mails. Closine 5 2 29
Orsova closing May 2 1929 for English mails with due to London September 9 1929.
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Orsova
Postal rate notes and closing dates for 1929 shipments
Closing dates for Niagara and Sierra routes listed as 6/2/29 and 28/2 respectively. Mentions letter rates to U.S.A. and foreign destinations, including United Kingdom and British Empire. Addresses and fractions of rates indicated but details are incomplete in fragments.
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Niagara
Due Van‘euver
Sierra
U.S.A
United Kingdom
British Empire
Passengers Listed Aboard SS Can Berra from Melbourne
Passenger list for the SS Can Berra commanded by Captain W. T. C. Firth shows travelers from Melbourne via various ports en route to Cairns dated February 3. Names include Mesdames R. Soden Rt. Vewers W. J. Hutton and J. D. Solomon.
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Canberra
W. TC. Firth
Melbourne
Cairns
Brisbane Produce Market Sparks Mixed Veg and Grain Trade
Brisbane February 3 market notes light lucerne chaff supply at Roma Street with strong demand and price gains. New South Wales eaten chaff showed increases but failed to meet reserves. Wagen feed offered 8/9 to 8/4 and refused. Local lines and lime receipts mixed. Inceme hay scarce. Wheat supplies ample with firm demand. new season grain 3/6 to 5/4, old 3/94 and 3/8. Maize scarce and weevil‑stressed bulk at 4/3 to 4/2.
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Brisbane
Lucerne
Roma Street
New South Wales
Gate closures urged at Cairns Court House grounds
For years gates to the Cairns Court House grounds have been left open allowing goats and horses to wander. Officials now seek to close the gates to protect newly planted tropical gardens and shrubs. A city tailor has twice closed Abbott street gates, with one gate left open again on Saturday.
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Cairns Court House
Abbott-street
Farmers Help Load Sugar As Mills Prepare For Crushing Season
Innisfail district reports slack season in Johnstone area yet farming work continues. Mills undergo overhauls for the June start of the crush, with wood stockpiling and fitter crews busy. Farmers again take to loading sugar at Goondi and Mourilyan Harbour, speeding shipments and easing mill congestion, though wharf workers face financial hardship.
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Johnstone Sugar
Johnstone
Innisfail
Averge
Goondi
Mourilyan
Bert
Names of many residents listed in local notice
A lengthy reader list appears with numerous surnames and accompanying children or relatives. The fragment shows individuals including Quilpy Osborne Tippett Brenan Holmes Palmer Gale Brown OShea Hall Weinert Walker Rushworth Bushy Collins Muir Minns Hayles Wilesmith Ebrington O Sullivan Mayers Garbutt Rathzen OShea Fenton Bremmer Collins Purcell Thomson Lynam Baker Soden Vewers Hutton Macfarlane Solo mon Brown Guidiniga Broad Atkinson Henderson Oshorbe Marten West Reese Griffiths Mayers Lucas Fogarty Golding Gardellni Thurston Watson Gale Hall Carter Northage Lunn Till Carolan Johnson Campbell Barr Isbister McCaul Simpson Mangion Minns Hayles Archibald Parsons Byrnes Thompson Jepp son Milne Everington Miliate Attewell Bourne Williams Prince.
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R_ Quilpy
A. Osborne
E. Tippett
J. Brenan
M. Holmes
G. Palmer
B. Ebrington
J. O'Sullivan
Dempsey
A. Boniface
Mayers
M. May
T. Maund
E. Garbutt
E. Rathzen
F. O'Shea
E. Fenton
E. Bremmer
I. Collins
N. Purcell
D. Thomson
V. Lynam
Messrs
T. Baker
R. Soden
G. Vewers
M. Hutton
K. Macfarlane
Solomon
R. Quilpy
A. Brown
G. F. Guiiniga
R. Broad
P. M. Atkinson
J. Henderson
A. Oshorbe
A. Marten
H. West
G. Reese
D. Griffiths
V Hayles
R. Archibald
J. Parsons
P. Byrnes
D. Thompson
H. Jeppson
E. Milne
Everington
W. Milvate
C. Attewell
F. Bourne
T. Williams
H. J. H. Prince
Marsina Sailing Schedule to Cairns and Port Moresby
The Marsina is due at Cairns on Monday morning February 4 en route to Port Moresby and will sail at 10 am. The note corrects a prior error stating February 5.
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Bo OP and Co Lvl
Cairns
Port Moresby
Mrs G Basso Acknowledges Bereavement For Frank Valinow
Mrs G Basso and family of Silkwood express thanks to friends who sent sympathy messages flowers and tokens after the sad bereavement of her brother and uncle Frank Antonio Valinow.
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G. Basso
Silkwood
Frank Antonio Valinow
Political Manipulation in Queensland Elections
The article criticizes the Labor administration in Queensland for party bias and alleges the use of unemployed workers as political tools before elections. It notes expulsions of Communists, staged unemployment schemes, and targeted recruitment from safe electorates to influence votes, citing actions around 1925 to 1929 and the Inglewood Texas project.
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Queensland
Moore
Brisbane
Stanthorpe
Inglewood
Texas
Carnarvon
Labor Plan to Boost Votes With Public Work in Carnarvon
The piece argues Labor aims to swing a seat in Carnarvon by sending 400 to 500 new voters to the electorate and funding public works. It asserts the tactic could widen Labour support elsewhere, using taxpayer money to influence votes while a party attempts to save itself and the country.
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Carnarvon
Cairns Cancer Campaign Appeal Receives Donations
The Cairns cancer drive reports new contributions in Queensland. Amounts acknowledged include £1 451 12 7 and £1 7 6 from Omodei and Bombardiers, Babinda, bringing the progressive total to £1 452 15 1. Town Clerk A E Wilkinson notes the intake.
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Cairns
A. E. Wilkinson
Queensland
Cairns City
Little girl injured by stepping on broken bottle
Innisfail report says May Fitzsimmonds of Ernest Street suffered a deep cut to the sole of her left foot after stepping on a broken bottle. Ambulance attendants provided first aid and transported her to a doctor for treatment.
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Innisfail
May Fitzsimmonds
Ernest Street
Innisfail Chamber Talk on Rail Crossing Dangers
The president told the Innisfail Chamber of Commerce that he met station master Mr Killoran and warned about trains blocking road crossings at night. Killoran promised to investigate the safety issue.
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Innisfail
Innisfail C P Five Collections January Totals
Innisfail Correspondent reports January receipts at the Clerk of Petty Sessions office reached £8,145 10s 1d, up from £3,500 a year earlier. Major items include Suspense account £1,106 4s 3d, C P S fees £86 12s 9d, taxes £2,422 10s 10d, Marine Department £525 11s 11d, fines £175 8s 3d, licenses £15, insurance £385 8s 4d, lands £774 14s 2d, and miscellaneous £2,667 16s 7d.
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Innisfail C.P
Innisfail
Clerk of Petty Sessions Office
C.ps
Marine Department
Driscoll Convicted In Absentia For Drunkenness
Cairns City Court records show Thomas Driscoll failed to appear on a charge of being drunk in Spence Street. He forfeited bail of 5 shillings as Acting PM A Anderson presided. Court closed after a brief entry in the bench book with no further proceedings.
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Cairns
Thomas Driscoll
Spencestreet
A. Anderson
P.M
Mullins
Rail motors praised for maintaining daily Cairns Innisfail service
Innisfail correspondent notes a misprint in yesterday's report. Mr. R W Moore of the Chamber of Commerce said it was satisfactory that rail motors would replace some trains on certain days, preserving morning services between Cairns and Innisfail and easing past inconveniences.
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Innisfail
Chamber of Commerce
R. W. Moore
Dangers noted on South Johnstone road turn-off
At Innisfail Chamber of Commerce meeting L Waters warned of a dangerous drain near the Munday turn-off on the South Johnstone road. He urged the Shire Council to act, suggesting a white post marking the hazard. Mellick and the President debated whether such notice should come from the Chamber to authorities.
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Innisfail Chamber of Commerce
L. Waters
South Johnstone Road
Shire Council
Mellick
Waters
Main Roads Board
Heavy visitation and delays amid showers
The report notes very heavy visitation, continued phases at intervals yesterday, notable delays in the later afternoon, and steady showers persisting through last night.
Mail Trains Between Cairns and Townsville Questioned
The Traffic Superintendent Mr Hudson reported a query about the prospects for the mail trains between Cairns and Townsville for tomorrow Monday. No further details were provided in the brief note.
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Cairns
Townsville
J. Hudson
Weather Turns to Heavy Rain Across District on Saturday
Tully reports showery weather on Saturday lasting until midday, then very heavy rain with torrents at times. All district centres record heavy rain today and a fresh in Banyan Creek.
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Tully
Banyan Creek
Tully Sees 41 Inches Rain In January
In Tully on February 3 a January report shows 41 inches of rain and 25 points of precipitation for the month. There were 17 wet days and today is muggy with showers.
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Tully
Heavy Rain Sweeps Innisfail and Nearby Towns
Rain fell steadily at Innisfail all day with no let up by night. Mourilyan and South Johnstone recorded exceptionally heavy falls over the weekend. The coastal strip from Flying Fish Point to Mourilyan Harbour was thoroughly soaked, with several low lying areas submerged.
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Innisfail
Mourilyan
South Johnstone
Flying Fish Point
Mourilyan Harbour
Britain’s Bona Fides in Disarmament Debate
Mr Bridgeman states Britain was non-aggressive and aimed to help world trade by securing free passage for raw materials and food. He argues for armament reductions only if Britain's naval freedom remains intact and emphasizes Britain has already cut more than asked and offered further cuts.
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Mr. Bridgeman
Rail Motor Service Begins Tomorrow in Cairns Region
Rail motor service starts tomorrow to Redlynch with daily departures from Cairns at 8.55 am and returns at 9.45 am. Aimed schedule shows earlier runs with Cairns depart 8.30 am and Redlynch arrive 8.50 am, Redlynch depart 9.00 am and Cairns arrive 9.20 am, except Sundays.
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Cairns
Redlynch
Cairns Weather Report Shows High Heat and Rainfall
The Uaras Post Office log reports a max of 92 and min of 75 degrees. At 3 pm the dry bulb was 60, wet bulb 78, and the barometer around 30.0 inches. Rainfall totals: 2.40 inches in the 24 hours to 9 am and an additional 2 inches in the 12 hours to 9 pm.
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Cairns
Uaras
Clerical Energy Improves Cairns Church Lawn
The Cairns clergy, known for their energetic work, cleared overgrown grass at the Aplin Street Methodist ground. Rev. J. Tainton and Rev. G. T. A. Phillipson rolled up sleeves to tidy the lawn, removing a habitat for snakes and improving access.
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Cairns
Aplinstreet
J. Tainton
G. T. A. Phillipson
Innisfail Chamber Pushes Millaa Road Survey Action
At a monthly Innisfail Chamber meeting President R W Moore noted the Main Roads Commission approved 25000 pounds for the Innisfail to Millaa road though the end construction status was unclear. Members urged urgent final survey decisions and wrote to the Johnstone Shire Council about a contract from Innisfail railway gates to Pin Gin Hill.
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Innisfail
Millaa
Millaa Millaa
Et. J. Wright
M. A. Vanderenr
Johnstone Siukee
Pin Gin Hill
R. J. Wright
Sire Council
Malas Millaa
Fortnightly Orient Service Restored With Australia
London and the Australian Government reach an agreement to restore a full fortnightly Orient Company service. The Baradine begins the new schedule on April 12 via Suez, with monthly followups on the Barranald Ballarat and Bendigo, sharing outward mails from Indian steamers at Aden and returning home.
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London
Orient Company
Commonwealth
Peninsular
Suez
Baradine
Barranald
Ballarat
Bendigo
Aden
Transferred P and O steamers form England Australia line
Melbourne reports that Paradine Balranald Ballarat and Bendigo shift from South African service to the Suez Canal route creating a weekly England to Australia sailing service. The amended schedule starts in two months with Baradine departing London April 18 as mail steamer and others soon after.
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Melbourne
P and O
Paradine
Balranald
Ballarat
Bendigo
England
Australia
Baradine
London
Post Service Improves Under London Negotiations
Director of Postal Services Mr J P Brown announced improvements from negotiations in London last year. A regular weekly mail service will be established with an annual saving of about eee in mail handling.
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Director of Postal Services
J. P. Brown
London
Brown
Fre mantle to Adelaide air mail speeds eastern deliveries
In the House of Commons the Postmaster General stated the Fremantle to Adelaide air mail would connect with mail steamers, accelerating eastern deliveries by one to four days. Air letter fees from England would be threepence half ounce, though details remain unsettled.
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London
House of Commons
Fremantle
Adelaide
England
Airline liner route speeds up Australian and western mails
A weekly service starts March 30 with an Imperial air liner to Basle then rail to Genoa and seaplane to Alexandria, followed by air liner to Karachi arriving Friday morning. A return 52 hour leg Karachi to London completes the fast mail link.
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London
Imperial Air
Basle
Genoa
Alexandria
Karachi
Electrical engineer missing amid murder suspicions
Leslie Williams an electrical engineer vanished last Sunday and police fear foul play. A search of scrub and waterholes near Donnybrook yielded no clues while detectives suspect murder. A Melbourne diver traveled to Seymour to probe the Goulburn River bed near a bridge with bloodstains.
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Melbourne
Leslie Williams
Donnybrook
Williams
Seymour
Goulburn
Melbourne vagrant Viscoe remanded on Seymour charge
Joseph Viscoe aged 37 was remanded today at Seymour Police Court on a vagrancy charge after arriving from Melbourne with a head bandage. He said a man in Seymour gave him a lift in a car driven by a man named Williams and that the driver stopped several times before vanishing. Police plan a deeper Donnybrook area search if Seymour proves fruitless.
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Melbourne
Joseph Viscoe
Murton
Seymour
Viscoe
Williams
Donmbrook
Donnybrook
Forest Home Fire Destroys Old House in Ingham
Fire at Forest Home, once owned by Patrick O'Brien and later Martin Flynn, destroyed the building. Carlo Grosett, current owner, had remodeled and then occupied the estate. Fire origin unknown. Two men at work nearby noticed the blaze at about 10 am Friday, with only a few clothes and a verandah desk saved.
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Ingham
Patrick O'Brien
Martin Flynn
Carlo Grosett
Forest Home
Aother
Insurance claim outlines Brisbane house value
The insurances are believed to total 21428 in the Queensland Insurance Company. The two storey house with eight rooms is noted in the record.
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Queensland Insurance Company
Fireman Falls From Gangway Into Harbour at Townsville
At 7 40 pm on Saturday John Charters fireman fell from the gangway of the Arilla into the harbour. He was rescued by onlookers and conveyed by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.
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Townsville
John Charters
Arilla
Nurses Strike at Tweed District Hospital Murwillumbah
Reported Feb 3 that all nurses at Tweed District Hospital Murwillumbah tendered resignations over staff matron relations. A hospital committee meeting was set for Monday to discuss the resignations while secretary A E Eyles declined press comment.
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Murwillumbah
Tweed District
Murwill
I T
Grier Stars In National 220 Yard Freestyle Heats
Reg Grier of Queensland won his heat in the 220 yards national freestyle championship on Saturday night. The final will feature Grier F Walter of Victoria and Arne Borg.
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Adelaide
Reg. Grier
Queensland
Grier
F. Walter
Victoria
Arne Borg
Young Jean Cocks Sets Austral 400m Record in Sydney
In Sydney at the Domain baths on February 2, Young Jean Cocks won the 400 metres championship of Austral in 5.33 seconds, breaking Fanny Durack’s record by 7 4/5 seconds and beating Edna Davey by two lengths. She also won the 100 metres race, defeating Thora Denman by three yards.
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Sydney
Jean Cocks
Austral
Domain Baths
Fanny Durack
Edna Davey
Saa
Thora Denanis
Salvation Army High Council Adjourns in London
The Salvation Army High Council met at the Auction Mart near headquarters on Queen Victoria Street and adjourned after a sitting of nearly an hour. The date of the next meeting has not yet been fixed.
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London
Salvation Army of Council
Auction Mart
Army
Queen Victoria Street
London council faces method to change army constitution
Commissioner Catherine Booth condemns repeating court actions and urges a broader approach. She argues thousands of officers and soldiers should influence the Army’s constitution, resisting a small party’s bid to oust the General and alter leadership.
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London
Catherine Boothclares
Mac Evens
Lighting efforts target Innisfail Post Office in lighting discussion
At Innisfail Chamber of Commerce meeting on February 1 the need for a proper lighting system for the local Post Office was debated. D W Gray reported discussions with a postal inspector and the possibility of an inhouse electric plant, noting it would be unique in Australia. The group urged contacting the Federal member to push the project, hoping for action within 12 months or more.
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Innisfail
D. W. Gray
Australia
Johnstone Shire
W. Moore
Commonwealth Bank
Gray
Mr. Gray
L. Waters
Haddrell
Brilliant Doctor in Sui cide at Ground Water shop
Maryborough reports Dr. Gabriel Farmer a brilliant medical figure killed himself at Ground Water chemist shop this morning. He entered at 10 30 gave a prescription order and was found alone in a back room with a bullet wound after an assistant heard a noise. A revolver lay nearby.
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Maryborough
Gabriel Farmer
Death of a renowned physician who served King Edward
Deceased aged 64 from Sunbury England studied at Oxford University where he served as surgeon lecturer for three years. He migrated to Australia in 1909 with periods in Melbourne Texas South-west Queensland before settling in Maryborough in 1914 and practicing there ever since.
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Sunbury
England
King Edward
Oxf
University
Australia
Melbourne
Texas
Queensland
Maryborough
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Tweed River District
A. E. Eyles
Marvel
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