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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1917
Page
4
Burns Philp and Co Led Kuranda arrives every Tuesday evening from Townsville and leaves at 7 pm for Cooktown. The vessel returns on Thursday morning and departs at 1 am for Townsville via ports. Wramnira is due from the coast on Thursday.
The notice outlines mixed schedules for vessels via Lignited and Southern mail routes. Mosrilyxo arrives 5 am Tuesday and leaves 7 am for Port Douglas and Cosktown, returning 9 15 pm. A later service departs 1 pm for Townsville. Lasso Gowrie travels from Townsville with ports call at 3 pm and departs Carns 5 39 pm Tuesday for Mourilyan Harem Card wel Lacinda Clement Dunk Island and Townsville. Innisfail arrives Wednesday from Townsville and serves Thursday for Townsville. connecre with southern steamers.
The text lists moon phase events with dates in February, including Apogee on the 6th at 6am, Full Moon on the 7th at 1pm, Last Quarter on the 13th at 7am, New Moon on the 21st at 4am, and a note of February occurrences. Additional undecipherable items read like times and locations.
Mr A H Clarke sharebroker Cairns reports daily quotes for mining and metals stocks. Names include Corellia Hampden Snares Tyrconnell New Mimnie Moxham Oaks Thompson's Walks Bowee Breer Coal Bowen Led Canns Victures and related prices in shillings and pence with brief classifications of metals and coal stocks.
Messrs A McCallum & Co report market quotations from Bow Street brokers. The list includes prices for Benme Durdee Rotlant Extended Bonnie North Brilaot Deeps Brittian Block Clark's bon/s East Meswar New Minne Moxham New Erdnant Freehold Hampden Queen Cross Paopaan Hareoden St Andrew St Mune Valean and related items with fractional shillings and pence prices.
The London metal quotations for February 6th list copper standard spot 138 shillings per ton, copper best bid, lead soft foreign spot quoted, spelter forward 52s 13d, tin standard spot 7 shillings 6d, tin three months 7s 6d down, silver standard spot 372d per troy ounce, with notes on changes and a companion Feb six quotation.
Papuan Company plans an early resumption of operations at the Queenton Lease. Bramble Keel was recently developed and worked effectively by tributors, signaling renewed activity in the area.
February 12 Kalamadae GM reports a four feet lode passed through in No 7 crosscut carrying fair miner alk.
The secretary reports six tons crushed in four weeks ending February 1917 yielding 10 g of free gold valued at £5 to £8 per ounce. Sands and ooocent rates to come. A considerable amount of Lovee has been carried in recent weeks. The air shaft site has been completed.
Members Melbourne Metal Exchange head office with Cairns and Charters Towers branches listing buyers of gold silver lead concentrates and ores plus wolfram molybdenite bismuth antimony and copper ores for shipment. Quotation details and contact points given for A Oxley and Thomas Newton. mine ventilation and improved working conditions noted with twenty men employed and two dams overflowing.
South Australian geologist Mr. LL Keih Ward calls Stuart's Range opal discovery the most important in years. Likely extensions cover a wide area with water supply as a key constraint, and miners are urged to push exploration and secure permanent occupation. The field can be accessed via the northern line or the transcontinental railway.
Government geologist S Keith Ward reports limited potential for commercial petroleum at Robe area and suggests testing a new site after evaluating evidence. South Australian Oil Wells has spent substantial sums on drilling and related exploration to date.
The article cautions that adopting a regional prospecting scheme without undeniable evidence of success is unwise. It notes conclusions do not justify a definitive opinion on the prospects of the company’s bore or any other bore in the entire south eastern region.
The article discusses Germany's expected postwar charges and reparations as outlined by Lloyd George in Parliament. It contrasts Kaiser Wilhelm II with the looming “bill” for future peace, stressing restitution, reparations, and security measures, and notes Dominions' stake in the grand clash for justice and national honor.
Brisbane reports show many workers at several meatworks struck work leaving others tending to rest. The situation grows as operatives remain out and fewer hands are available for production. Authorities monitor the unrest as the labor action continues.
The Cairns School of Art annual meeting is noted as part of a broader reform within municipal politics. A two-body, flexible organisation united diverse views to nominate candidates focused on duty, not caucus pledges, leading to rapid changes in Cairns and signaling potential spread to other centres. The piece highlights a shift away from rigid caucus discipline and suggests wider adoption to benefit the public.
An incident report notes a man and his friend entering a trike box labeled Ue F PAL with unclear remarks about humor and safety. No injuries reported. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
A Cairns area column records church news and local business notices including an annual congregational meeting for the Presbyterian Church. It lists J. O. Paxton as a booker for Koban Rowboat Motors plus Royal Insurance agency and Steinway pianos via Jacob's Music Store Cairns. Also notes Burns night proceeds to Repatriation Committee and Mareeba nuisance ball plus Barron Shire Council’s order to quarantine straying animals.
A jumbled Cairns page reports a waterside strike over unpaid wages at the Jetty wharf and a police raid ending in fines for foreigners at a gaming house. Letters discuss maize crops on Atherton tableland, cane penalties distribution, and relief efforts with mentions of Miss Plearly and Mrs Medlock contributing.
The Baroon Shire held its monthly meeting with Dr E A Atherton presiding. Councillors Keeble O Donnell Hodel and Acting Clerk N F Draper attended as letters from Milleti resigning as health officer and from Mines about an assay office were noted. Traffic shelter shed denial discussion, road asks, repatriation scheme support, and health officer appointment confirmed. Fresh gravel tenders, nuisance control, road fix funds, and Mareeba garbage removal tender were discussed and adjourned.
Heavy rain dominates the week with 4.27 inches recorded. Roads are poor and hamper transport for teamsters and dairying, while calls for dry conditions grow urgent. Walter Daniel returns to activity, a bullock dies after being struck by a falling tree, and Norman Stockton moves to Bundaberg. Harbor Board plans and Cairns council to elect a mayor are noted.
The Gordonvale School of Arts committee met on a Thursday to hear the annual report. Receipts totaled £170 with expenditures £157 28, leaving an £14 balance. a bank balance was carried to 1906. New volumes were added, grounds trees planted, Aboriginal curios donated, and framed enlargements from the Ce ment of Intelligence were installed. Officers were elected, including President W Griffin, and the secretary announced resignation. applications were sought. The meeting planned shade tree planting and a Progress Association meeting, with scholarships awarded to Roy Frankling, John Mendoza, and Ernest Kerr.
An article notes a double event with fundraising figures of £1000 and £500 and mentions the Art Union organized by Official Entertainments in Ocean Queensland War. It hints at raffle methods and participant engagement though details are unclear.
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