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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1916
Page
2
A fragmentary shipping list names numerous individuals and places with roles such as masters, stewards, and crewmembers. The text reads like an old maritime register with varied spellings and scattered annotations, including references to locations, people, and possible duties tied to a voyage or port activity.
Currents list arrivals and departures of ships with ports Townsville Fort Douglas Coole town and Sydney Melbourne Mackay and Meliverne. Kuranda arrives Tuesdays and departs midnight for Fort Douglas and Coole town with later trips to Townsville. Alt.SN seamers sail Cauns Saturday reach Townsville Sunday Howre and Mackay Tuesday and Brotane Thursday.
Adelaide Company Limited outlines a sequence of departures and arrivals from Caen Townsville Bowen Mackay Melbourne Sydney and other ports with multiple legs and varying days. The notice lists travel by ship and coach with return plans and specific weekday targets including Melbourne and Sydney voyages.
The document outlines a complex weekly sea route with stops at Port Douglas Port Douglas Port Douglas and other ports. It lists departure days from Townsville and connections to Sydney Cooktown Port Douglas and Brisbanes. It mentions return legs and morning departures and arrives on a Tuesday or Friday schedule.
Fearniey wd Co announces a free Kong Kang on January 14 with Taycan due from Hog Kong by March 17. The notice references Chang and Led as key parties in the looming release and shipment timeline.
The steady Changbe of the A Cis will depart from Hong Kong today at 8 pm for the southern port. Passengers seeking quick southward travel are advised the vessel sails direct from Townsville to Sydney. The Montary artist sails Sunday from Sanday to the south voyage resumes after a layover. The Tropic of the White Star Line Bestar Last arrived for London bound freight with heavy cargo. The wheat shipment committee will ship wheat to London after addressing coastal trade issues. The Toe Man steamer Tela mon sails from Les cow toder Miva with general cargo. Wills Golchrist and Samdermon Vita dispatch the reel on homeward voyage at week’s end.
Reporting from New Zealand the commercial sector notes a decline in sheep and lamb exports. The article cites a previous peak of 286,087,000 TM in 180 with a total stock around 31,000,000 sheep, as the country faces economic and industry pressures reducing shipments abroad.
The market shows slow discharge with modest sales of butter and cheese. Australian salted sold 146 to 144, unsalted 156 to 160. New Zealand 160 to 164 unsalted 160 to 164. Argentine salted 144, unsalted 150. Colonial previously steady. New Zealand later prospective quota quotes 87 per cot.
The monthly meeting of the Marion Shire Council takes place at 10 a.m. today. Councillors are expected to discuss local issues and plan upcoming actions.
Advert appears to promote Kelly, a chemist, and his Tonic Liver Pills as a remedy to promote liver health, describing a lively, persuasive pitch aimed at improving digestion and vitality. The snippet implies product efficacy through enthusiastic claims and a catchy slogan.
Reports from Municipal stations describe speaker notes taken in darkness until a candle provided light. The scene shows inadequate facilities for recording candidates speeches and a makeshift solution by a late helper.
The column reports on Abbott Swoot-Cairns displaying silk prices and varieties including washing silk and tussore. It also covers mining activity at Kipling's Crossing and Cannibal Creek with yields from The Dorothy and other parcels, plus weather and transport notes for Maytown, Cooktown, Granite Creek, and the Alice Gold Field with packings and results.
Cooktown fields show tin returns for January 1916 across several mines. Values are listed per location including China Camp Rossville Shipton's Flat and Tableland with totals and weights in hundredweight and pounds.
A humorous local notice promotes Craig’s Sittecto Bane and Skesta Hama as the only reliable remedies against mosquitoes. It urges residents to buy the original products from Hubert Craig, Chemist, Cairne, priced 1/3 per bottle post.
Abbott Street quotes list mining shares and prices for several mines and companies including Marecha Gold Mines N L Tyrconnell Tyrconnell No 1 Syd Bowen River Coal and Coke Co Palace Pictures Cairns Pictures and others with bid and paid figures in shillings pence and pounds for a Saturday session.
An old tailor Patrick Doyle died at the Fost Fire Hotel on Sunday night. He seemed well in the day but later grew ill and breathing became abnormal. A doctor pronounced death from heart failure. The body was removed to the morgue. Doyle had worked for local tailors.
Roanie Dundee born August 7 a list includes Brilliant Deepa and several horses with birth and sale prices noted. The entry records catalog details for a market sale or listing with multiple horse names, births, and payments.
The Metat market column lists copper at 108 pounds 6 shillings to CNR sit and forward terms 108 pounds 6 shillings to 108 pounds 1 and a half. Tin quoted 1170 pounds 15 shillings to 190 pounds forward. Pig iron 92 shillings 9 pence to 31 pounds 17 shillings. Spelter 92 tagn 87.
The report notes patchy progress with falls and improving water supply enabling slicing operations this fall. Returns for the month are small but typical for the season. Pipe lime at Collingwood moved for future shaking when water is available. Drive discontinued at goft and a winze started.
The page records January 1916 gold yields from Palmer Dorothy mine and Mary May in the Australia region, listing tonnages and values for alluvial and creek deposits. It ends with a political tirade blaming the Ryan Government for drought hardships and urging better support for farmers in Queensland. Expected to curb beef prices through policy rather than rail freight cuts.
Yeates and Creed crushed 10 tons yielding 43 oma in smelted gold from Rush lease. Waratah shaft gangs processed 48 tons for 43 cm of gold. Oaks Rush lease crew sent 37 tons for 80z dwts of gold. Mundic Miner notes accompany the results.
The piece condemns the Ryan Government for failing to reduce living costs, alleging increased railway freights and high prices for essentials. It argues the administration inherited a surplus then ran a deficit within six months, with little to show for relief or progress.
The Black Hundred confronts Florence and Nortea on a train as they chase a hidden treasure. A desperate escape, a steamer treasure box, and a Bahamas bound thief lead to a dramatic showdown. Mysterious callers and gunfire complicate the stake, with the chest sinking and more secrets unfolding tonight.
The Cairns Post reports Frank Morris, a labourer on local works, fined £2 10s for drunkenness and obscene language. A reader requests correction of the offender’s identity, noting potential confusion with the surname Morrish in the records.
Austral Patrons enjoyed a program headlined by Cameo Kirby a four reel drama about a plantation owner’s son in New Orleans and his loyal servant sold at auction. The feature stars Williams and other leading film artists with a second drama Fedhews of Adventure and lively comedies. A full house was expected for tonight’s show at the Austral.
A social will be held in the Presbyterian Hall tonight hosted by Trinity Tens Club. Members and guests are invited to attend and enjoy the evening activities.
Display samples at Tits Motel invite inspection by Mépremntative C. H. for veationes offerings.
The public increasingly trusts Collins tropolax as a tropical medicine for malaria, coastal fever, dengue, and related illnesses, and the familiar package appears in medicine cabinets across North Queensland, New Guinea, and nearby islands.
A list of new recruits departed on Saturday night from Wyreema. Names include J A Kenny J T Davison G Tolcher C Crachen T F Cook A J Elen WN Rankine N E Lind T Hayment J KF Dridge T C At tock J Adian HJ Kidmer B J Willer F Brereton HL Gibbins A J J Guver J G Healy H J F Keogh F Werrige HI Volan N G Clark J Langford T 8 5 Dahl BR Tm A E Hawes F W Minchin R B Matthews.
Mr Herbert Manners Clerk to the Cairns Shire Council is granted leave of absence to go to the front. He told the council there was no valid reason to keep his job open and the position will be kept for him until his return.
An advertisement touts Craig's Compound Syrup of the Bypophcaphites claiming to boost nervous energy with phosphorus. It targets readers whether run down or healthy and offers the product in 2/6 bottle sizes posted 3/3 from Robert Craig, Chemist, Cairns.
The Duncalow and Hungelow progress groups remain militant and at odds with Cairns Shire Council. Rate payers in the Bungalow district say the council’s reply to their second letter was a firm no.
A visiting expert from Australia discussed attempts to introduce cotton to Java and noted reports that Caravanica cotton thrives in tropical climates. He visited the area, found cultivation prospects mixed but remained positive about certain results.
A World’s Film Car tale unfolds with a father mother murdered by Indians, a daughter saved, and a foster father raised child. Bud, a lover, faces deceit and a blackmailing plot as war breaks out. The heroine plans to flee as a soldier to the Philippines.
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