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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 21, 1912
Page
2
FPVENTERS invited for supplies and services for a 12 month term from 14 March 1912. Goods include groceries wines and siphite water for 1000 gallons wood billets fodder beds burials. Tenders due by 12 noon 28 February 1912 to the Treasurer Mr H J Savage. Applications to A C Devlin.
Tenders invited for repairs to government buildings including Customs House and courts with work from Brisbane to Townsville. Notices publish intended property transfer under the Heal Property Act of 1861 dispensing triplicate title proof for Richard Mackwell to Mulgrave Central Mill Company Limited and Richard Blackwell to Mulgrave Central Mill Company Limited due to fire destruction.
William Cramb instructed by Executrix to sell by public auction at Salutation Sale Yards Georgetown on Friday February 23 and Saturday February 24 at 11 am each day. Sale on the premises Sachs Street opposite Gelling Bros features furniture bedding and sundries including chairs tables dishes and crockery. Auctioneer A J Draper.
Notices announce a furniture auction by A J Draper at 2 40 pm on Sachs Street opposite Gelling Bros and P Jenkin’s household effects. St John’s Church lists services for today including morning prim and communion, with a 7 30 pm event. Tenders invited for a laboratory and school works on Thoredey Island and at Kulara, plus removal and additions at Yunyaburre. The Rockhampton Bulletin mirrors Cairns Post with strike unrest and partial union withdrawal.
The municipal work resumed with the first day of operations for lake street filling and near-complete progress toward the end of process. Mail schedules to Cardwell Innisfail Herbert River and nearby areas noted, with packet mail closes and ordinary letters deadlines published. A local match at Hambleton saw Occidentals defeat the visiting team by four, while individual scorers were listed for both sides.
An Italian style prospectus-like notice from The International Rangers Alliance based at 44 Mark Lane London invites full details for investment and underwriting of European industrial bonds and property exploitation. It lists water and electric irrigation, mining, and miscellaneous commissions for execution across European countries.
Report from a mining site notes the crew started a tunnel at a certain place and reached ore at 18 feet, showing a 20 percent strike. Work halted Friday except for the horse driver and foreman. A wire earlier went unanswered, prompting a restart on Monday. About 14 tons of ore were broken.
Sydney dispatch reports a mining trial at the Bul mine yielding 106 ounces valued at £2 7 4, another crush producing 78 ounces, and mentions larger operations. The note details undercurrents of stamp duties and shares as part of broader Australian mining activity under the Limited Liability Act.
A Cairns stock exchange note highlights Etheridge Gold Mine operations near Croydon supported by Empire interests. Od and peid references appear in the listing, indicating trading or ownership details. The brief item situates mining activity within the Croydon district and broader Empire involvement.
A case of interest shows punishment liability for misconduct at a Shire Hall incident. The report notes alleged disruptions and potential legal consequences for those involved.
The Cairns Police Court session opened with references to the Reitieay inquiry and upcian mentions. Reports describe strike tensions, wage-earning restrictions, union limitations, and public scenes at bushmen camps with special constables and visits by locals including Mr Collings and entourage.
The Poor Printers strike grows as 100 plus demand fair wages and hours. The Government Printer is pressed about reinstating workers and extending pay for machinists, with talks led by the Association president and Mr. Cumming urging 1/3 per hour for 48 hours weekly.
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