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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1917
Page
2
In loving memory of Frederick Pedersen Svendsen who died February 21 1910 cherished father and husband left by wife Mrs A Fowler and family. Funeral notice invites friends and family to attend the funeral from Munea’s church at 2 o clock this afternoon on the way to the cemetery conducted by H M Svendsen undertaker.
Shipping arrivals recorded at Kuranda on February 20 include passengers Messrs E A Nochoil W H Buchanan R Black A Horsharch G Purss F Cotthoress Balam WF Carrag wen A Fican A J Busch Siv heb Borne Philpamt Co Lot ax ente with listed towns and vessels.
The February 2 sailing of Lass o Gowrie bound for Townsville via ports carried passengers including Mesdames and Messrs such as Bulcock Evered S Frazer A Moule M Salisbury K E Sealy F Michaels W Ely Master Ely J Matiin M Scott Fr Farrell G Brown R E Wallace and one steerage passenger. A second departure on February 21 from Mourilyan under Captain Mindane listed passengers Mesdames Que A Franks and child Mess Clark and several others.
Kuranda sails Tuesday evenings from Townsville to Cooktown, returns Thursday, then departs at 11 am for Townsville. Wryreema leaves for the south Saturday. Meralta due from the south Sunday. Qurilyam arrives 5 am Tuesday with southern mail, leaves 7 am for Port Douglas and Cooktown, back 5:15 pm Wednesday. Gowrie arrives from Townsville Sundays at 3 pm, leaves Cairns 5:30 pm Tuesday for Mount Isa, Cardwell, Lucinda, Dunk Island.
The report lists multiple moon phase times for February including Last Quarter on Feb 1 and New Moon Feb 22. It notes the dredge Wombat departed Cairns Wednesday evening bound for Darwin after coaling there.
Fenwick & Co. at Brisbane on February 21 reports sheep sales led by Betton Salt Sheep at 41 30d, opened one shilling higher and closed lower by one to four pence. Lambs were firm. Due to J Roetster Clifton crossbred lambs sold. A Lethbridge crossbred lambs to 27s 9d. Lyons Warra wethers to 24s.
Mrs Hughes and Miss Smith offer a selection of milinery and ready to wear at Abbott Street Cairns. The shop notes chic sports coats and carefully chosen items by Miss Smith for the season.
MacTaggarts reports a February Brisbane market with fewer vice sheep penned and overall prices about 2 shillings lower. cattle yarding was 40 head with irregular demand and averages near last week while bulls sold for 14 pounds 2 shillings and sixpence and cows around 5 pounds.
A West Maitland report states a coal seam was struck by Baker and Sma. The bore tapped the seam about 20 days away at a depth of soft. The seam was sunk at Morpet sam 1 6h.
The Evening Telegraph notes renewed activity in the Queenstown area with Papuan operations starting at shallow depth on a reef near the surface. Welcome and Union on Black Jack Road seek a new prospect near a knoll cut by a road party, showing colours but not yet met in the shaft, while Moonstone revival and other reef lines once neglected are coming into prominence.
Cairns sharebroker Mr A HL Clarke lists Wednesday quotations with brief prices. Cerefla Hampden St Mungo Steen Burns Tiende Hill Gimere Env Amal Cansols Alamadau Bowen Cole Lad Caimes Pictures.
Bow Street brokers report varied quotations for multiple shares and bonds. Bonnie Dundee, Brilliant Extended, Connie North Brilliant Corps, Brilfiant Block, Clark's, Kalamadan, Mills United, New Brillame Preckeld, Hampden, Queen Cross, and Coal are listed with bid and price details amid market activity.
A syndicate crushed five and a half tons of wolfram ore at the Milt Fow return of Gents. The concentrates are valued at about £70. The crushing occurred on Hoy Bros' claims near Mount Leyshou.
The Mining Magazine notes little is known about substances giving stones their colour as they occur in tiny quantities. Dealers can alter colours by treatment. Zircons can be made colourless to mimic diamonds and yellow topaz can gain pink tint. Imperial Institute experiments suggest heat increases transparency.
The Repatriation Fund Committee assists returned soldiers and their families with employment issues. A case involved a soldier who went to a sanatorium and was the sole provider for his mother and sisters. The committee arranged support until the soldier recovers and can work again.
The article reports on U S willingness to enter World War I after a deliberate German attack on American shipping or fires. It notes Berlin’s demand for an overt act, doubts about immediate action, and discussions in the Senate about opening American ports to Allied warships, with an emphasis on safety and preparedness amid German conspiracies.
In Cairns Shire Dr. Reed retains his seat against Mr. Lym sburmer while Barron Shire sees Dr. Fenwick unseat Dr. O'Donnell in a contest described as mainly satisfactory. Reed is praised for deep involvement in Babinda and sugar lands across the shire.
Stamps will be displayed at the Post Office Hotel Herberton from Fi 21st to 23rd. A fine range of stamps will be on view during the dates.
During Wednesday’s high tide the Harbour Board yard again became a quagmire. The issue requires urgent attention from the Board to address access and drainage concerns.
Fragmentary notes describe a special event where Mundie Miner and Lou Plate were involved. Attendees recalled a lively evening with promises of six tons of shows and a near day memory.
Cairns Mire Cowneil to hold a monthly meeting at the Cairns District Shewe secretary's office at eight tonight. Also an auction of Mrs W Speed furniture at Upper Lake Street and a Pike Bros. sample sale at the Imperial Motel Cairns from February 28 to March 7.
The Queens land Repatriation Fund has reached £2965 in cash donations to date, mainly via country War Councils. Gifts in kind include cattle from Wyndham Bunnock of Beaudesert and J H McConnel of Cressbrook. Western pastoralists also assisted returned soldiers with stock and local builders contributed to a new Brisbane entrance on Charlotte Street.
The Herald's illustrated gallery this week highlights Alderman T A Donaldson the newly elected Cairns mayor and F C Hodel the new Harbours Board chairman among others. Also shown are the late Surgeon Baxter Tyrie and his son Cadet Tyrie Lt Felix March Italian artillery son of P March Trooper E J Langland and other Cairns soldiers. A montage includes C McCarthy Allen W M A Armstrong G J H Jackson and Ash with references to an Australian regiment return and Tickler Newman.
Popular table sauce in Australia praised for superior flavor and lower price. Appeals to housewives seeking economy. Available through local grocery distributors in Cairns and nearby areas.
A Victorian advertisement touts Ekeeto Bane as a universal mosquito deterrent suitable for infants and adults alike. It claims protection from diseases like malaria and yellow fever and offers bottles at 1 shilling or 1 shilling 3 pence post free, via R. Craig, Vice-Regal Chermst Carns.
A former soldier, incapacitated for butcher work, has been helped to open a shop through the Repatriation Fund committee and a leading firm of butchers. They aided in fittings and securing a lease. He cannot handle carcasses but can supervise and earn a living.
The committee aided a returned serviceman with funds to obtain new plant and equipment for a small business. The action aimed to help him settle civic life and improve his position, and outcomes show prospects with returns nearly doubling from the aid provided.
Dr Mjoberg has left for America on a lecture tour to raise funds for a planned expedition. The plan is to base from a small island in Geelwimk Bay and travel by aeroplane to enter the country’s interior.
A mother who sent three sons to the front, one killed at Gallipoli, inspires a note to the Governor. Her husband, anxious to join, pleads with the authorities as a labourer. The letter highlights wartime duty and personal sacrifice.
Rain heavy in Camas Weas and Babinda Township shoppers at new Kirk's Boots store. Mangus Petersen, 52, dies after long illness and heart failure. Cairns area reports cyclonic winds at Laeccinda Point with pile driver knocked into sea. repairs underway. Local authority meetings and Harbour Board election results noted.
Arthur Williams returns from North Comangin to Charleville with reports of flood hell. He rode a smeater cycle with a side car hindered by floes and faced shortages of sugar tobacco and provisions while subsisting on goat meat and rayfish from Beechal Creek. He crossed a submerged Balloo River bridge at Quilpil and nearly drowned in a washaway, saved by bracing on sleepers as treacherous current ran fast.
The Womba bound from Willamstown to Darwin to dredge a bank inside the breakwater left Victoria after calling at Cairns and Waterloo Bay en route. Captain Jacobsen leads two mates and engineers with seamen and firemen aboard the peculiarly shaped vessel built for Victorian lakes. The voyage aims to coal and water supplies for the Home and Territories Department.
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