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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Feb 22, 1916

Page

2

Shipping Arrivals at PuPinga Harbor 1310 Ton Sydney Freight

Populace and agency reports note arrival of the 1310 ton vessel from Sydney under Captain Simmonds. Names listed include Ladamess Farrell McSar Sevag Robinson Mes Toeyean G Robinson R Walton Welton and Holimony with Adelaide 3.8 and other agents present.

PuPinga Ti. Simmonds Sydney Ladamess Farrell McSar Sevag Ao Robinson E- Toeyean Robinson R. Walton Welton Holimony Adelaide

Movements of Vessels Between Australian Ports

Karanda calls Townsville every Tuesday and departs at midnight for Port Douglas and Cook Town. It returns Thursday and leaves again for Townsville. AUSN steamers from Cairns reach Townsville on Sunday, Bowes and Macksy on Tuesday, Brisbane on Thursday. Vessels continue south to Sydney on Monday and Melbourne on Thursday, then return with Melbourne to Sydney on Saturday.

Karanda Townsville Port Douglas Cooktown Cairns Bowes Macksy Brisbane Sydney Melbourne

Adelaide Company Steamers Schedule Through Cairns to Melbourne

Adelaide Company steamers depart Cairns on Wednesday and Townsville on Thursday then Bowen and Maclay on Friday reach Sydney on Thursday and Melbourne on Sunday. Return trips begin from Melbourne on Tuesday then Sydney on Saturday and Brisbane on the following Tuesday.

Cairnns Townsville Bowen and Maclay Sydney Melbourne Eave Melbourne Brisbane

Australian Steamships schedule from Townsville to Australia ports

Australian Steamships Limited issues a timetable showing departures from Townsville Saturday arriving Mackay Sunday morning Port Alma Sunday and Brisbane Tuesday morning. It lists Brisbane to Sydney Friday and Melbourne two days later with return to Melbourne Wednesday and to Sydney Friday then Brisbane Monday and Townsville Friday. Mourilyam serves Townsville weekly arriving Tuesday from Townsville and sailing to Port Douglas and Cooktown returning Wednesday and Townsville again at 11 pm. Lass O Gowrie runs from Townsville Sundays and departs Port Douglas Monday 7 am returning Tuesday and heading to Townsville at 5 pm.

Townsville Mackay Port Alma Sanday Brisbane Brisbhame Sydney Melbourne Mourilyam Port Douglas Cooktown Lass O'Gowrie

Fearnley and Ca Lu Tzigman Due from Hong Kong Meechey

Fearnley and Ca and Lu Tzigman are expected to arrive from Hong Kong Meechey. The note lists the individuals and the origin as key details in the travel status.

Tzigman Hong Kong Meechey

Barque Brsh Yeoman Reaches Honolulu Damaged

Sydney messages report the barque Brsh Yeoman arriving in Honolulu in tow of a tug, damaged and then driven ashore at Port Allen during a gale. The tug rescued her after a damaged rudder failed. The Ameri can schooner Irosper sank in the same gale. Advices say the American barquentine Retriewer put back to San Francisco in distress while bound for Melbourne with lumber, enduring a terrific Pacific hurricane and a narrow escape. An examination showed the vessel listed badly and oned.

Sydney Honolulu Port Allan Irosper EMS Niagara San Francisco Melbourne Pacifi

Shipping profits and dividends rise in wartime London report

The Cairn steamship line declares a 9 dividend with yields near 30 percent, up from 10 percent in 1915, while Moore's line pays 25 percent versus 13 percent. Profits total 4 048, exceeding paid-up capital, with Statist gains 67 percent higher than 1902 and half of the surplus turned to the Treasury.

London Cairn Steamship Lime Bes Fife Moore Lire

Bankers Call on Australia to Lift Gold Embargo

Melbourne deputation urged the Government to remove the export embargo on gold but was refused. The protest noted that war profits would be kept for the country, while American exchanges favored decline against Australia and England. Banks warned remittance limits would force curtailment of trade.

Mir. Hiegs Melbourne Moe Australia England America Williams Associated Bank of Victoria Mid

Properties and freight changes advertised amid market sale and shipping news

An advertisement lists sale items including London to Brisbane freight and property lots. Items feature land areas from 300 to 641 acres with descriptions of water, soil, and location near towns. Brisbane freight rates will rise from March 1st by 6 pence per ton for cargoes from London to Brisbane.

Hodel’s Limited General Comm Lakes Street Cama Sheridan Surget Caires War Hospital Marcebe Witheets S Sores Bereeba Ceriemetetins

The Speciality Drum House Abbott Street Cain

Fragmentary note mentions Abbott Street Cain and a six year period with payments and a care fund to meet possible needs. Details are unclear due to damaged text.

Abbott Street Cain

Cairns Stock Exchange Quotations Monday Reported

Mr A H L Clarke sharebroker Abbott Street lists stock prices for Monday including Carella Hampden Mt Cuthbert St Mungo St Andrew Hill End Amal Kalamadas Mareeba Tyrconnell New Minnie Mocha Oaks Gaks Reserve Oyper metals Bowes River Coal Bowen Coal and Coke Colrm Pictures and other issues with bid and offer prices in shillings and pence.

Carella Hampden Mt. Cuthbert St. Mungo St. Andrew WE. PU Hill End Amal Kalamadas Aod Mareeba Gold Mines Su Ty Colrm Pictures

Full Moon and Lunar Phases Calendar Notes

A compact listing of dates for the Moon phases including Full Moon on February 19 and Last Quarter on February 28, with Apogee February 14 and distances noted for February. Also references Topan Perigrae on February 3 and other minor observatory timings.

Topan

Fragmented OCR: February 53, 1018 Local Notice

Readable fragments show a damaged 1018-era notice with uncertain date and partial phrases. No clear event, names, or actionable details emerge from the legible text.

Labour question in Postmaster General crisis looms

The Post reports Tuesday February 29 as it notes the ongoing tension between Ministers and unions. It recalls past clashes with the Postmaster General and the recent controversial interview involving the current Postmaster, while industrialists influence politics.

Political critique on unions and Labour missteps

A compact critique argues unions overstep industrial bounds by pressuring politics and levying for propaganda. It cites Labour’s alignment with ruling interests, plus internal quarrels and obedience to those who sent them. An unrelated note mentions Mr A M Waddell opening an agency for Royal Insurance and a Trinity Tennis Club meeting.

Furniture 241 percent the third coin of Mee

A fragmentary note mentions L Plate of Eenasheegh in connection with a furniture item valued at 241 percent of a third coin of Mee, but details are incomplete and unclear.

Mee. L. Plate Eenasheegh

Andrewsam Mutual Benefit Society to Hold Meeting

The Eacham MP and Society announce a Saturday gathering in the Bierr-Bownstt Building Society hall where a guaranteed fund of £200 will be provided. Directors Bremer and F G Locke will preside as attendants next Saturday at the event.

Capes Bierr-Bownstt Muilding Society Moe Bremer F. G. Locke

Auction Sale at Fisney Isles & Coo Hotel Event

Auction notice for a sale at Hides Hotel with inspection available. Details about items and participants are unclear due to fragmented text. The ad mentions "Ladieg 'Gestlemes" and references a master of ceremonies or organizer C. H. Eem.

Campica Hides Pnd Wien

Bizarre Text Fragments Claim Imitations of Original Skesto Bans

A garbled OCR fragment mentions a supposed safeguard against pests and references an original product named Skesto Bans by Robert Craig, a chemist. The passage is unclear and dense with misspellings and stray names, offering few verifiable details.

Giscomfert Robert Craig Cairesi

Cairns Police Court Opens With Sobriety Charge

The Cairns Police Court morning list shows only one charge of an offender against sobriety. The defendant fell ill over the weekend, was taken to hospital, and did not appear in court.

Cairns

Appreciation Letter From Gring Ties Soldier

A fragment notes best wishes and a salutation from a lone soldier. The writer promises to bring the letter for closure and expresses gratitude amid circumstances.

Tropola patent medicine touted for tropical fevers in Cairns

An advertisement promotes an effective tropical fever remedy called Tropola available from Collins in Lake Street Cairns. It claims strong protection against dengue malaria coastal and allied fevers and urges customers to obtain the genuine product from the chemist.

Collins Lake Street Cairns

Kelly's Tonic Liver Pills Ad Claim

An advertisement promotes Kelly's Tonic Liver Pills as a remedy to improve liver health and digestive issues. It claims a healthy liver leads to better mood and energy, while a torpid liver causes constipation headaches and fatigue.

Kelly

Miner Minister predicts end of gold dredging in Victoria

Livingstone, Minister for Mines, stated that within three months gold dredging would be largely obsolete in Victoria. He cited graft and related issues as factors challenging the industry’s future viability.

Livingstone Victoria

Incomplete Bulletin Passage Notes Inquiry Tone

Fragments from a Sydney Bulletin item mention blame shifting and a vague inquiry tone. The readable text references Lagasi Namo and unrest while asserting the country bears no sole responsibility. Specific facts are unclear due to damaged OCR.

W C T U Officers Viewed as Moral Force Worldwide

The passage extols the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union as a global moral force. It lauds its leaders and education efforts while condemning alcohol’s blight on fallen and helpless people. It frames the movement as increasingly influential across nations and societies.

Destructive Fire at Albion Woollen Mill in Gelong

Fire destroys the Albion woollen mill at Gelong. 50 workers affected as blaze cuts power to alarm and telephones. Insurance at £278,090 with Royal Insurance may not cover damages. full reconstruction unlikely for two years. Workers to be absorbed by four other mills in need of operation.

Melbourne Albion Gelong Sncontigs Midnigit Tly Brigade Lixo Hames Eareet Royal Insurance Co Milla

Lass O Gowrie Mail Steamer Delays Push Townsville Schedule

The Lass O Gowrie, a subsidised mail steamer serving Townsville, faced schedule changes as departure times were altered affecting the southern mail. The report notes the Monday departures and the impact of the new timetable on mail delivery.

Southern Mail Lass O’ Gowrie Townsville

Fitting Rebuff: Referee Soldier Rebukes War Parades

A refiree soldier writes to a Charters Towers paper denouncing modified parade schedules. He recalls 48 hour week drills with Sunday rests and a weekly 35 mile route march. He warns that mutiny and sympathy for comrades could harm Allied unity and provoke German reactions.

Charters Towers Liverpool Underiock Ist Sed AustraHam Ube Cemis Germany

Palace Theatre Presents New Motion Picture Run

The Palace Theatre features a lineup including The Muere Major Mystery and a 800 foot comic feature along with other reels. A 3000 feet star drives the program and a mystery unfolds in the night show complete with a dramatic lead.

Muere

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Berns, Philp, & Co. Limited Adelaide Company, Limited Australian Steamships, Limited Fearnley and Mee Serest Calan Ime Aindevita High Court of Apes Zealand OS Atp Abe H. V. Hansen H. M. MeeDe Charles Eierle Sheriien Aplin Mim J. & P. Pease Tekobene Lakestri R Ao Owen Whittick S2bott Street Caln Q. M. Beak Craig ENTE Robert Craigs Bettie Mulgrave Graer Londo Dalti Ravenswood GM. Co. Limited Cairns Stock Exchange A. HL. Clarke the Post A. M. Waddell Royal Insurance Company Eacham MP L Society Starr-Boweett Sociptr Asp.a THE Austral Theatre W.C.T.U Thes Rolls Co the Mail Service Palace Theatre
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