Shipping movements to Townsville Port Douglas and beyond
Borers Pilip and Co Limited reports Korands arrives every Tuesday for Townsville then departs midnight for Port Douglas and Cook town returning Thursday, leaves 11 o clock for Townsville. The AUSN steamers depart Canons Saturday reaching Townsville Sunday Bowen and Mackay Tuesday Brisbane Thursday then proceed south to Sydney Monday and Melbourne Thursday. Return trips see Melbourne Saturday Sydney Thursday Brisbane Saturday arriving here Thursday. Woyreema arrives next Thursday from the south.
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Korands
Townsville
Port Douglas
Cooktown
A.U S.N
Canons
Bowen
Mackay
Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
Woyreema
Adelaide Company steamers schedule to Australian ports
Adelaide Company, Limited lists sailings: Cairns Wednesday Townsville Thursday Been and Mackay Friday Sydney Thursday Melbourne Sunday. Melbourne for a regent trip Thursday Sydney Saturday Brishame following Tuesday arriving here Sunday. Morialta heads south Wednesday. Two Australian Steamships depart Townsville Saturday arrive Mackay Sunday morning Port Alma Sunday night Brisbane Tuesday morning. Leave Brisbane Wednesday arrive Sydney Friday Melbourne following Monday. Return Melbourne Wednesday Sydney Friday Brisbane following Monday depart Brisbane next day reach Townsville following Friday. Mocrilyan arrives Tuesday from Townsville. departs 8 am for Port Douglas and Cooktown, returns Wednesday and leaves 11 pm for Townsville. Lass O Gowrie arrives from Townsville Sundays and leaves for Port Douglas 7 am Mondays, returns Tuesday and leaves 5 pm for Townsville.
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Cairns
Townsville
Been
Mackay
Sydney
Melbourne
Leage
Brishame
Morialta
South
Macksy
Port Alma
Brisbane
Mocrilyan
Port Douglas
Cooktown
Lass O'Gowrie
Pearnney and Co Changsha to Taiyuan on dates noted
Pearnney and Co. Ltd. Changsha from Hong Kong on February 14. Taiyuan is due from Hong Kong on March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearnney and Co. Ltd
Changsha
Hong Kong
Taiyuan
Shipping notices report Australian port arrivals and cargoes
The steamer Lasso Gowria did not reach Port Douglas this week. The St Albans EF and A Tone arrived from the south on Monday. A brief stop and Eastward departure toward Singapore. The new steamer Clan Mactth arrived at Melbourne from Durban. Clan Sinclair due in Australian waters about February 0, carrying maize and 3000 tons of railway material for discharge in this State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Douglas
St. Albans
A. Tone
Singapore
Naus Porta
Clan Mactth
Melbourne
Durban
Haa Ney
Clan Sinclair
Commercial Exports Reported for Bananas And Other Produce
Export figures show bananas leading at 125965 bun thes with 16870 coms and 2430 crates of pines and 480 cases of oranges. Additional items include coconuts 551 bags, pumpkins 10 bags, ewret potatoes 21 bags, Hiangoes 15 cass, ropre 91 bags, Nemoms 15 come, banana plants 56 crates.
Sydney Wool Sales Reach High Prices on 4500 Bales
Merc Dalgety and Company Limited report telegraphic advice from Sydney on 4500 bales including many superior lines. The market is captionally strong and opening rates show sharp gains. They obtained 211d for an early lot, marking a record in the Sydney wool market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merc, Dalgety and Company, Limited
Townsville
Sydney
Stock on the F1heridge
Georgetown market reports buyers wary with little business. Plenty of cattle available as women are scarce and buyers sit tight awaiting events on the frontier stock trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Brief horse race entry list from CH Towers
Entry ledger itemizes horses and bets including Bonnie Dunder born 7/6 59 and Brilliant family names with payouts and fractional odds, listing Briliant o Brilliantly Deere and Brilliant Block among others with assorted numbers and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CH. Towers
Bonnie Dunder
Bannie North
Briliant
Brilliantly Deere
Clarks
Cane Growers Unite Amid War Strain and Attacks
In an tobacco stained report, farmers in Queensland form the Cairns Cane Growers Association district of Babinda, embracing all cane growers without fee until harvest. Members share common war expenses, coordinate outpost duties, and aim to beat German beet sugar with an all-British effort while balancing regional rivalries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns Came Growers’ Association
Babinda
CSA
Hambledon
Aloom Formcre
Mulgrave
Death notices and marriage notice from early 1916 era
Death Dowdall at Mrs Rogers residence on February 7 1916 after long illness widow of the late Jan Dowdall of Irvingbask. Tracy Douglas marriage December 16 1915 at St Stephens Cathedral Brisbane by Rev Father Byrne Elizabeth Peggy youngest daughter of late John Douglas Cooktown to Edward Joseph Tracy son of Mea Tracy and late Mr J Tracy of Bright Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy—Douglas
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Brisbane
Father Byrne
Elizabeth (Peggie
John Douglas
Cooktown
Edward Joseph
Mea J. ‘Tracy
J. _ Tracy
Bright
Victoria
Cairns Stock Exchange Quotations Report
Mr A H Clarke sharebroker Abbott Street provides Monday quotations for Corella Hampden Mt Cuthbert Se Mungo St Andrew Vulcan Gilmore Lode Hill Hill End Amal Kalamadan Mareeba Gold Mines Tyrconnell Tyrconnell Not Syd Tyrconnell Extended Minnie Moxham Oaks NL Oaks Reserve Thompson's Oaks Palace Pictures Cairns Pictures with listed bids paids and new issues across multiple micro-valuations and notes on stock status.
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Corella
Hampden
Mt. Cuthbert
Mungo
Kalamadan
Ted
Mareeba Gold Mines N.L
Paids
Tyrconnell
Con
Minnie Moxham
Oaks NL
Oaks
Thompson's Oaks
Palace Pictures
Cairns Pictures
Towers Log Reports Wages Review Progress
The Towers Log notes the start of wage negotiations for pine industries and employees is proceeding satisfactorily with expectation that a hearing before the Industrial Court will be avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CH. Towers
The Oaks Reports January 1916 Gold Returns
The Oaks notes January 1916 results with a net profit of £225 after costs and royalties. Heavy rains impacted operations, a large low grade ore bar was crushed, and the Merry Widow lease was purchased for the company. Machinery remains in good order and concentrates are to be sampled for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Tully
Amd
A. H. Clarke
Merry Widow
Fragmentary Tide Notice from Tusaday 1508
A damaged 16th century tide notice from Tusaday dated February 5, 1508 references an event or observation at 88 pm with unreadable details, preserving the core time and location while omitting specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tusaday
Eam
Ce Aan
Red Cross Shore Council Meets Friday Evening
An ordinary meeting of the shore Council is scheduled at the Council's offices on Friday the lith imst at 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shore Council
Mareeba D.O.B. Society Hosts Send Off and Welcome Home
The Mareeba D.O.B. Society plans a send off for Meaes Wilson Gibbon and Elms as they depart for the front. The event will also welcome back Messrs. McDonald Lane and Foley upon their return to Mareeba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mareeba
Meaes. Wilson
Gibbon
Elms
Front
Messrs. McDonald, Lane and Foley
Public Meeting Set to Allocate Band Funds
A public meeting will decide how funds in the band are allocated. The event signals the group's ongoing effort to manage finances and support band activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binds
Compound Syrup of the Bypephosphites Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Craig's Compound Syrup of the Bypephosphites as a nerve tonic, claiming to restore nerves and energy like soldiers at Gallipoli. It promotes a phosphorescent effect and markets bottles at 2 shillings 6 pence or 3 shillings 3 pence, by Hebert Craig, Chemist, Cairns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipsli
Craig
Hebert Craig
Cairns
Liquidation Sale Set for March 3 at Cairns Office
An auction or liquidation sale is scheduled for March 3 at the Cairns office of Mr. E. B. Steele, solicitor. The notice specifies the location and the acting solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Steele
Cairns
Denpery Opens Under A M Waddell's Guidance
Local entrepreneur A M Waddell launches Denpery, introducing new shop hours and a curated selection of goods. The opening signals a fresh retail option in the area with potential discounts for early customers.
Moshraix Forecasts Oppressive The Cafes on Mendes Tent
Weather report describes oppressive conditions with limited precipitation. Forecasters note unsettled conditions across Cairns with periods of rain and scattered showers over the next 34 hours. The text includes garbled timing and location references, but highlights ongoing wet weather in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendes
Berens
Cairns
Townsville District Rainfall Report Highlights Totals
Rainfall figures across the Townsville district show totals such as 234 points yesterday and 870 points at Gilliat. Haughton River levels rose eight feet over the rails this morning before subsiding as 386 pow fell steadily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentland
Jerrens
Richmond
Ravenswood Junction
Burbay
Charters Towers
Neaday
Gilliat
Haughton River
Stolen Goods At Jetty Wharf Towneville Charge
Reported theft on December 15 from a shed at the Jetty wharf Towneville involves James Preederguet Joseph White and Wertin Lyech accused of stealing a ham and beacon pieces belonging to the Adelaide B S Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Preederguet
Joseph White
Wertin Lyech
Towneville
Beacon
Adelaide B.S. Co
Two Girls Drown In Charters Towers Storm
In a Friday afternoon downpour at Charters Towers two six year old girls Dorothy Soden and Ethne Edith Grubb drowned while returning home from the Richmond Hill State school. Dorothy Soden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Sodes of McDonald Street, was found near the old slaughter yard around 6:30 PM, and Ethne Edith Grubb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Grubb, Storekeeper, Dalrymple Road, was identified as another victim in the storming streets near Baker Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charters Towers
Dorothy Soden
W. Sodes
McDonnald Street
Hackett Terrace
Ethne
Edith Grubb
E E. Grubb
Dalrymple Rosd
Baker Street
Richmond Hill
Creas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Borers, Pilip, & Co., Limited
Adelaide Company, Limited
Shipping Notes
Commercial
Isnisfail
Towerss
Spence Street
Charlie Kierle
J. & P. Pease
Santhitis
Abbott Street
Beowern Q. M. Bask
Robert Craigs
Wa Madapolam
White Turk Towels
Whit Turk Towels
Sela
Brown Terk
Brown, Turk Towels
the Post
Parliament
Fis
Mos
Musgrave
the Oaks
Moon Hases
RED Cross
Cairns Shire Council
Austral Pictures
Caibes
A. M. Waddell
Denpery
Mortace OF
FUXDS
Townsville District
Palace Theatre
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