Port of Cairne Ships and Schedules Update
Port of Cairne reports high tides and ship movements with arrivals and departures from February 17 to March, listing vessels such as The Ormiston The Canberra The Tanda and The Canombar along with ports including Cairns Brisbane Sydney and Port Moresby. Shipping lines and agents Saunders Burns & Co Cairns Wweets and Samuel Allen & Sons provide schedules and voyage details.
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Caius
Ormiston
Cairns
Canberra
Melbourne
Pricey
Brisbane
St. Albens
Thursday Island
Acaiora
Sydney
Cooktown
Adelaide
Woodarra
Liverpool
Te Wien
Tele New
Sarvie OY Oi
Kin ‘Maser, Burns, & Co
Wweets
Metaram
Aebatt
Samuel Allen
Amd
Sens
Fane Apel
Orford Iclt
Suer
Doe
Oer
Messe Arrivum
London
Dne
Chitral Isavssarte
Soienio Fesrany
el Barry
Fewend Smith
Royal Packet Navigation
Sarry
Sierra Wes
Ceramic Awe Aimer
Brobase
Apel
Samuel Allen and Sons
Aes
Aberdeen and
Comewes Teft
Prisha
Via Bay
We Ase
Fee Sonehampton Aori & Latre Bay
Hasbes Ricibare
Dee Fie
Sonempton
Mereton Wes Iar
Due Soothamatas
Orungal’s March Trip Details
The Orungal will depart Cairns for the south on March 13 but will not proceed beyond Sydney. Passengers for McRerne should book with Matoomba agents Miss Barns, Philp and Compare. the Matoomba sails from Sydney March 23, with the Oran due there March 20. Commonwealth Lighthouse notes uncertain wording.
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Cairns
Sydney
McRerne
Matoomba
Barns
Philp
Tiue
Oran
Golden Casket Brisane First Drama Result
Brisbane report notes the Golden Casket event with a first prize finish claimed by a participant identified as Alora or Alora Am Nash in Brisbane on February 15. The text is jumbled but indicates a staged competition and prize allocation.
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Brisbane
Alora
AM. Nash
Local Market Prices and Conditions Reported in Brisbane
Brisbane buyers faced a largely unchanged market with dull demand for New South Wales water tea and heavy selling for pumpkins. Prices largely held for old and new season grain, with wheat showing some activity for new season around 10s to 5d and maize trading modestly though not briskly, while chaff and other commodities saw varying offers and many lots passing in.
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Brisbane
Rownstreet
Siasear
New South Wales
Wagga
Glen
South Queensland Butter Co records January production rise
Kingston paper reports South Queensland Butter Co. produced 187 tons 7 cwt of butter in January, an increase of 49 tons 15 cwt from December. Butter sold at 1/5 per th. commercial butter contents.
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The
South Queensland Butter Co
London Market Quiet for Butter and Cheese Trade
Butter advances noted in London on February 14 with prices for Chaicest salted New Zealand and Australian at 2/6 premium and Danish at 1/9. Cheese shows dull trade with New Zealand white at 88 shillings and coloured at 92 shillings. Australian cheese temporarily cleared.
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London
New Zealand
Market prices report from Sydney February trading
The cable lists commodity prices for copper tin silver and lead with bid and asking figures. Notable values include copper at 06/3 and 983/10 for certs, tin around 224/6/3, silver 2/18, and American elot at 18 cents.
Obituary of Dyeland Family Fourth Son Dies at 13
Mr and Mrs A me Dyeland grieve as their fourth eldest son, aged 13, died in Brisbane last Wednesday. The family mourns the loss in this solemn notice.
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A.me "Dyeland
Reget
Brisbane
Desertion Cases Adjourned in Crirus Summons Court
Two civil actions of wife desertion were adjourned yesterday morning in Crirus Summons Court as service of summons remained unfinished.
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Crirus
Debating Final Set By Catholic Young Men's Society
The C Y M S debate final features two remaining teams, A and D, debating whether love of sport harms Australia. The contest is held in St Monica's club rooms after the second Mass tomorrow with the public invited to attend. If A wins, they may challenge D in a grand fall contest to decide the premiership.
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Catholic Young Men's Society
St. Monica's
Rail motors hailed in Innisfail chamber talk
At the Innisfail Chamber of Commerce meeting President R W Moore cited public appreciation for the Cairns Innisfail rail motor service. He noted no plan for a Cairns to Tully motor, though Northern Managers Railways rep Mr Crowther promised to help. L Waters said big demand exists beyond Innisfail.
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Innisrail Chamber of Commerce
R. W. Moore
Cairns
Innisfail
Innistail
Tully
Crowther
Northern Managers Railways
L. Waters
Queensland
Ennisfail
Cairns Hosts Annual Conference of Association Members
The Cairns venue hosts a two day annual conference with 49 delegates. Townsville leaders and North Queensland Branch officials, including Mr. Tater son and Mr. Chandler, preside and manage proceedings. The meeting covers amalgamation talks between Northern Birandhy and the South and will include Shortland notes by Miss Anderson.
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Cairns
Oddfellows’ Hall
Tater~ Son
Townseille
Chandler
North Queensland
A. Waddle
Mackay
Thereal
Rowen
Townsville
Paterson
Fuller
Stokes
Miss Anderson
State Insurance Ofice
Meer
Amt FA
Witss Papin
Memorial notices and family acknowledgments in Queensland demise list
A collection of funeral and remembrance notices from Port Moresby and Queensland towns. Messages thank doctors and staff for Billie Kreist and others, announce marriages in Mossman and Herberton, and memorials for J B McClymont and Martha Sarah Stager with dates of passing in February 1927 and 1928.
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Aut
Kreist
Martell
C. L. Paine
Atherton Distaet Memorial Hus. Jutat
For. Kreist
Meciymont
Toving
J. B. Bie
Clymann
Wea Gans
Leslie. McClymont
John B. McClymont
Watkins
Martha Sarah
Labor in Office Policy Revealed by Coolangatta Convention
A newspaper-article summary notes that the ALW A convention at Coolangatta outlines Labor policy if elected again, highlighting discord between Premier and party members, the push by unions to actions on unemployment, and the manifesto of the industrial alliance representing about 150 000 unionists.
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Alw.a
Coolangatta
Queensland
Labor
Labor Party
Austen
Labor movement dominance shapes politics and policy
The document argues the A.W.U. is the dominant Labor force in Queensland politics, urging acceptance of its platform including annualisation of production and land reforms. It notes 1927 figures: 53,919 members and £73,743 revenue with substantial political funding, and warns Mr. McCormack must align with or oppose the A.W.U. to avoid political fallout.
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Labor Movement
Bick
A,w,t
A.w.al
Queensland
McCormack
A.w.it
A.W.U
Tender closing extended for timber cottage at Edmonton
The closing time for tenders to build a timber cottage at Edmonton was extended to Thursday the 21st at 12 noon. William Donnelly was remanded yesterday morning on a charge of being disorderly under the Vagrant Act. An adjournment for Monday was secured by the prosecution.
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War Service Homes
Edmonton
William Donnelly
Weather forecast from Brisbane telegraphed to noon
The State Weather Bureau reports conditions favorable for thunderstorms in the north eastern half with scattered activity elsewhere, except the Peninsula and North Coast. The south western half remains generally fine with warm to very hot temperatures and persistent north easterly to northerly prevailing winds.
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State Weather Bureau
Brisbane
Ice selling at 6d per block in Cairns despite forecasts
The Cairns ice seller keeps retailing at 6d per block amid predictions of failure. Some rivals charge 8d as before, with signs of an early climax. Merchants weigh reducing production costs to defeat recatertrant pricing. Householders supporting 6d blocks stay satisfied with current conditions.
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Cairns
Rail inspection finds minor damage at Hobbie Creek
Mr Q Roebricht maintenance engineer Cairns Railways returned from Etheridge line inspection reporting everything satisfactory. He noted only slight damage at Hobbie Creek from recent rains, unlikely to disrupt the rail motor service, though some stoppages may be feared.
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Einasleigh
Q. Roebricht
Cairns Railways
Etheridge
Alina-Den
Forsayth
Hobbie Creek
Hatie
Defendant Fined in Gordonvale Shop Hours Case
During a PAL court session in Gordonvale Judge A Andersom Acirst presiding, a Chinaman defendant charged with keeping his shop open beyond permitted hours claimed he forgot due to crossword puzzle work. The magistrate fined him £3 for the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purzi
A. Andersom Acirst
Pal
Gordonvale
Fmer
Kohala Correspminident Describes Fettlers Camp
A fragmented Kohala dispatch depicts a fettlers camp where a elder night crawler and a meal adapter lure, and a sequence of venomous snakes, with activity at night under dim light. The text hints at danger and unsettled tasks among sands and hides a chaotic scene.
Future of tin Irvinebank mines in Queensland deal
Brisbane reports that the Corporation of England plans to take over the Vulcan tin mine and the Irvinebank battery from the Queensland Government, with aims to restart Kooroora and Gurrumbah mines. McFP Brown says negotiations began last year and a £25,000 expenditure is projected to ramp up production and wages across the mines and related facilities.
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Brisbane
Corporation of England
Reucoasans
Vulcan
Irvinebank
Queensl
Koorboora
Gurrumbah
Mc FP. G. Brown
Enqinrer
England
Valcatin Ming
Irvinebank Battery
Corporation
Norman Mines
A. Travis
Koorhoora
Normaan
Irvinebamk
Travis
Malay States
Pahang
Australia
Gov
Vulcan Coy
Intsi
Irvinebank Coy
John Moffatt
Jor Company
Chillagoe
Mers. O'Keefe
Brown
Hewand Fe
Herberton
Norman
Visleana
Evinebask
Tito
Flying Fish Land Tenancy Discussion at Weekly Chamber Meeting
The meeting of the Ine Wstail Taumher of Commerce heard debate over tenancy rules for unoccupied river allotments at Flying Fish Point. Members questioned perpetual leases and freehold options, with calls to have the Lands Department prepare tenancy outlines and government releases.
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Flying Fish
Ine
Wstail Taumher of Commerce
SK. Page
Lands Department
Flying Fish Point
Innistail
Joe Rubwertseas
Mel
Robertson
New Draper Street Methodist Church Opens in West
The Draper Street Methodist Church opens with Rev. Stephen Larkin officiating at 3 p.m. The ceremony continues Sunday with Rev. J Toniton L Th and G T A Phillipson leading morning worship at 9 30 and a Sunday school opening at 3 p.m. The building on the corner of Draper and Brisbane Streets seats 120 and emphasizes ventilation.
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Draper Street
Stephen Larkin
Queensland
Sugar Strike Debate in Canberra Sparks Industrial Tension
February debate on sugar industry woes reveals cross-state employer maneuvers to shift workers under federal rules. Dr Page cites remedial Transport Workers Act while a series of divisions on amendments and motions ends with a government-favored first reading and bill to validate regulations under the Act.
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Martens
Francis
Queensland
Page
Transport Workers’ Act
Mr. Stewart
Mr. McWilliams
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Scullin
Bruce
Innisfail Rail and Sugar Trade Debates
Innisfail Chamber pushes extending Mourilyan Harbor passenger service to ease farmers transport. discussion with station master to press Railway Department after farmers report costly trips for kerosene and goods. South Johnstone Sugar directors weigh sending sugar via Cairns to cut costs, risking Mourilyan Harbour trade.
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Innisfail
Thei
Mourilyan
Mourilyan Harbor
R. W. Moore
Robertson
J. Killoran
South Johnstone
Cairns
Mourigan Harbour
Crower
Mourilyan Harbour
Mourilyan Mill
Cook Campaign Hard Fight Predicted in Nationalist Bid
Mr J Kenny representing the Nationalist Party in Cook predicts a hard contest as votes decide the outcome. He tours the vast electorate from Thursday Island to Cloncurry, Mossman and Freshwater, urging support and assessing sentiment across the large region.
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Cook
CPN
J. Kenny
Entie Nationalist Party
Cairns
Thursday Island
Cloncurry
Gulf
Daintree
Mossman
Kenny
Julatten
Yes
Freshwater
Local Notables Profile: Mr Kenny's War and Business Career
A Northern region tale outlines Mr Kenny’s life from Irvinbank State School to a wartime service in 1917, including participation at Hamel on July 4, 1918 where he was wounded. After returning home he built a network of harness shops with H. H. Lees, expanding to Malanda, Targali, Mareelor, and Peeramon with growing success.
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North
Irvinbank State School
Messrs. Strong, Ledlie
Stillman
Atherton
Kenny
England
Hamel
Benedicts
Peeramon
H. H. Lees
Malanda
Targali
Mareelor
Public Interests of Althew Highlight Local Leadership
Althew played an active role in public and sporting circles. He led returned soldiers affairs as president of the 1H Peerawion branch of the RSSSA and served as a delegate to the Eacham Rugby League, also presiding over the Rugby League Club. He contributed to racing as Mareeh Turk Club steward and Northern District Racing Association member, and he led Marehy Chamber of Commerce to benefits for the district.
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Althew
Balless
Kenny
Peerawion
Eacham Rugby League
Racing
Mareeh ‘Turk Club
Racing Asociaion
Marehy Chamber of Commerce
Local Leader Heads Mareeba Shire Branch of PNP
A Mareeba representative on Wooth kata Shire Council is praised for tireless work in the area and for boosting the Country Progressive National Party branch. The text notes his dominant 1927 election win and ongoing interest in state and federal politics, with him currently serving as branch president.
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Mareeba
We Woothkata
Aonur
Country Progressive National Party
Marceba
After 13 Years Divorce Act Action Completed
In Townsville on February 15 the Supreme Court heard a motion by Martin Allee and Ellen Veronica Allen seeking to make absolute a judgment nisi from 25 1916 in a diverse action also involving William Gibson. The case originated in Cairns in September 1916 and concerned the divorce proceedings.
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Townsville
Supreme Court
Justice Douglas
Nisi
Martin Allee
Ellen Veronica Allen
William Gibson
Cairns
Justice Seat
Beam
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Port OF Cairne
Cape Leeuwin Boal South
Dalkers
Orungal
Commonwealth
Onae
Golden Casket
Kingston
Tack—Johnson
David Edward Jack
A. Jack
Amy Johnson
G. Eaton
Edmund Johnson
Father Downey
N.Q
Uuinserted
Rothers,ly
Favell
Eva Louisa
Iron Pollard
Alice Pollard
Anh
Isobel
Ernie
Cairns Post
Irvinebane Mines
Whitworth
MR. Brown
Trowes
NEW Methodist Church
West
G. Francis
Keany
Jams Ernwy
CPM
Public Interests
Local Government
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