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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1911
Page
2
Nominations close Friday March 16 for the 81st Patrick's Day and Shamrock Handicaps with acceptances due March 15. Weights declared March 13. For details contact Duncan Brown Hon. Secretary Wunzoburra N Q.
Edward Steele reports January mineral output from Woodville Herberton and surrounding fields shows tin ore and tungsten returns totalling £12,398 with strong copper and wolfram values. He notes planned lime shipments from Mim'ciah to coal mines may boost Thornborrash and Kingsborough prospects while postal and telegraph service tensions threaten broader disruption.
Market notes show mixed quotes across livestock grain and shares from Bosnia Dan Joe to Durham Uomeels with figures like 14/9 15/4 and 4/1 4/3. Prices listed for pads and blocks indicate regional trading activity and price ranges.
London report notes copper cheating scheme pricing with forward rates for C5174 to ERS SA and Tin. Spot prices at £194 8s per ton and forward prices around £190 15s to £191 5s, indicating market anomalies.
A garbled report notes a football meeting about forming a joaque in Calren with a 4 15 P M gathering at Hides Hotel. The case references a charge of alleged horse stealing against a defendant named Joke Dy the Grantala Melbourne and lists various place names and figures.
Fragmentary report notes 135th day voyage from Broken Hill to Sydney. Mentions Kiramar, cattle king, and shifting hemp trade in Australia. Indicates years ago export trade was Bow and more. Clumsy wording leaves unclear details. reads like a maritime or colonial trade snippet with names and places incomplete.
Fragmented sale notice lists various fabrics with prices and quantities such as greenish goods priced 1/11 1/6 and 5/11. Mentions calico cotton goods in 5/11 8/11 dozen, and men and boys garments like cashmere items and Holland fabric. Indicates a stock taking sale at N. and A. Mellicé’n.
The obituary notes the death of Mrs Tannie Tanne after a long illness. She leaves her husband and grown children, including a daughter married to H J Watson of Port Douglas. Funeral services were held at St James Parish Church with wreaths sent by many in the district.
Funeral of the late Mr. W. Place of Offermech drew a large Cairns crowd. The interment took place at Nelson with a graveyard service and members of the community in attendance.
A fragment notes a communication from the Secretary of the Leg ove to the Commissioner about plans for site selection and the process to be followed. The brief hints at actions forthcoming regarding railway development in Ingham.
Mr Herbert Leonard currently visiting Cairns anticipates improvements in the Standard that are certain to be made, with the visit viewed as favorable to his interests and prospects.
A fragment notes the Matung family leaving for the south as one passenger suffers illness. The text hints at concern during a travel event with unknown details. The source is incomplete but identifies a family moving southward facing illness onboard.
The Postal Department plans a trial for rural telephone subscribers to obtain daily weather advice for an annual fee of 30 shillings. Subscriptions enable access to daily forecasts issued by the Weather Bureau via local postmasters, with information distributed from divisional offices and postmasters at 1 p.m. each day.
A list of special today prices includes 1 inch lace guipure lace border at sale price 1%, lace and cotton duchess at 10d to 16, long link gloves 2/8, white embroidered Swiss muslin blouse lengths at 3/0, mens merino underpants 1/8 to 1/0, Paris ties 4d, and men's loinheters 4/0 per pair.
The report describes a domestic dispute where a husband allegedly used a revolver after a confrontation about a wife. The man pursued to Adelaide to reclaim his spouse, an intervening incident at the house led to a tense scene with threats and a demanded separation. The account notes the alleged Wilful act and resulting danger.
A Malanda visitor, land pioneer from Tolga, Johnstone district, was in town last night. He secured land at a locality that became the railway terminus from Tolga, with a portion of his son’s holding returned for railway purposes. He is overseeing the erection of a five-storey lodging house at Malemia, Townsville.
Melbourne report notes the Minister received a reply from Mr Hi Millman, government resident of Horsey Island, last night. Further details indicate ongoing communications and timing as the office prepares to advance questions or actions.
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