Shipping movements of vessels to and from Townsville
Burns, Philp and Co Led Kuranda arrives Tuesdays from Townsville departs 7 am for Cooktown returns Wednesday evening departs 11 pm for Townsville via Lorinds Point Arawatta southward Paringa departs Wednesday Australian Gowrie arrives Townsville via ports Wednesday morn ing leaves Cairns 10 am Thursday for Johnstone River Cardwell Lucinda Dunk Island Townsville Innisfail arrives Wednesday from Townsville and Innisfail departs Thursday for Townsville connecting with southern steamer Apogee and related notes dated January 1918 with times and phases of movements
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aAperralian
Lasso
Gowrie Arives
Townsville
Cairns
Johnstone River
Cardwell
Lucinda Clampet
Dunk Island
Innisfail
Southern Steamer
TNE TIDES Commercial Report from Crisbane Market
Crisbane sheep market shows a fall of about five shillings from last week amid hot competition. Prices averaged £15/2/6 to 11/16/6 with a drop in win wares and a generally easier marker noted after a stiff, lively trading period.
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Crisbane
Liathen Diese
Fenwick and Co Sales Report From Brisbane Jan 1
Fenwick and Co Brisbane salesmen report mixed cattle and skins trading. Prime cattle scarce with strong prices for top quality and calves enjoying steady demand. Sundries, marsupial skins, wallabies and hides showed varied results with late rates for some items and overall weaker demand for low quality descriptions. Sales resume Friday the 8th inst.
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Fenwick and Co
Brisbane
Brisbanne
Roth Jammary
Higito
Cole
Scientific farming shifts toward tractors and market crops
A fragmented 19th century style note hints at farmers adopting tractors over teams and facing pressure to adjust to market demands. The text mentions stock, meat, and foodstuffs as central to supply and price considerations, reflecting early modernization debates among agricultural communities.
Pigs as Profitable Farm Sideline in South Australia
At a Glen coe Agricultural Bureau meeting F L Kopp urged keeping pigs as a profitable sideline for dairying districts. He recommended Tamworth Berkshire sows mated with Berkshire boars to produce quality stock and outlined housing, feeding, weaning, and mating schedules including pollard, skim milk, boiled potatoes, oats, barley, and charcoal for pig health and growth.
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Glencoe
South Australian Agricultural Bureau
F. L. Kopp
Cairns Stock Exchange Shares and Debentures Summary
Cairns Stock Exchange listings show brokers and various securities including Bowen River Coal Bowes Coal and Coke Cairns Pictures and Jockey Club Debentures. Prices quoted in pounds shillings and pence with multiple bid and offer figures. Commonwealth War Bonds appear among the entries with listed bids.
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Houston
Mungo
St. Andrew
Tod
Valean
Gilmore
Tyrponacl
New Minnie
Moxham
Bowen River
Bowes Coal and Coke Co
Cairns Pictures
Commonwealth War Bonds
Cairne
Jockey Club
Charters Towers Market Quotations From Bow Street Brokers
Sydney market notes dated January 16 report January 15 quotations for metals and shares. Prices for Brilliant Deepa Brilliant Block and other listed items show fractional pounds shillings, with dividend details and terms. Lead and silver values are given as spot and forward figures, reflecting standard rates and freight terms.
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CH. Towers
Messrs
A. McCallum & Co
Sharebrokers
Bow Street
Deepa
Clarke
Minnie Moxham
Brilliant Peachand
Aisa
Sydney
Anxious Minister Pushes Pig Iron Scheme
Brisbane reports Minister Jones returned from his visit to Bigtenden where Parliament did not pass the large State iron and steel works plan. He says he is eager to start smelting for pig iron production to feed railway workshops. Iron ore and lime deposits are located on the field at den, with similar finds in Warwick district.
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Brisbane
Jones
Bigtenden
Den
Warwick
Government to test 150 acre area for arsenic ore
Brisbane reports the Government has allocated 150 acres as a state mineral field to test arsenic deposits. Dr Jensen and team may enter next week to develop the site. Ore believed 20 to 25 percent arsenic. If confirmed, the government will operate the mine for arsenic production to aid prickly pear eradication at a potential price around 120 a ton.
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Brisbane
Jensen
Farmer's Daughter Drowned in Local Creek
News reach Brisbane of a drowning at Wooonga Creek near Gympie. Ellen Fitzgerald, 24, a farmer's daughter, went for a swim and did not return. her body was found in six feet of water after a search. The report notes the incident amid other local notices and advertisments.
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Commissioner of Police
Brisbane
Toohey
Gympie
Wooonga
Johan Fitzgerald
Ellen
Queensland National Bank half yearly report issued
The Queensland National Bank Limited published its half yearly report showing private depositors repayment fund credit at £2107 after tax rebates. A 4d in the £1 bonus on inscribed deposit stock will be paid to stockholders on March 30 with the half year interest. Branches were opened at Bell Queensland and Urberville NSW.
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Queensland National Bank
Queensland National Bank Led
Bell
Queernsland
Urberwille
Nsw
Iyqr
Newman's
Cairns Harbor Board meeting and officer changes
Executive discuss wharf fencing shed site and dead ends removal with plans to refer to full board. Harbor finances show debt of 13,000 pounds and insurance credit of 18,000. Electoral officer Corkran resigns after long tenure. successor to be appointed. Also notes on gradual vision correction and local optical service in Cairns.
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Harbor Board
Hodel
Be. Pease
Post
Lauughter
Griffin
Corkran
Commonwealth
Cairns
Ballot opens with six candidates contesting seat
The ballot commenced and will run to February 6 for the six plebiscite candidates challenging sitting member Mr. W. F. P. Vance. Other contenders Sloan English Pollock Brownbeam Walpole appear to engage electors by other channels. The Minister for Public Instruction Mr. Hardacre plans to replace the cane with a strap in discipline trials, with details reviewed at the teachers’ conference in Brisbane. Also notes Cairns Harbor Board on cold storage with Minister Lennon cautioning against expanding branch factories. only one steamer in port carrying cold cargo.
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Sit Lies
W. FP
Vance
Ing
Hardacre
Brisbane
Victoria
Cairns
Hoel
Lennon
Lennom
Gia Geen Beens Acry
Wilksea
Scrub-felling Accident At Valente Leaves Percy Seriously Hurt
Our Tableland correspondent reports a serious accident during scrub felling at Mr. Fred Meier's Valente property. Percy sustained a severe head wound. mate Winfield was cutting nearby when the event occurred. The foreman transported the injured man by car to meet an ambulance at Kain for medical care.
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Percy
Fred Meier
Valente
Beckett
Winfield
Kain
Gordonvale Notes Euchre Tourney and Mill News
The Gordonvale euchre tournament organized by Red Cross Society ladies drew seventy six players with Mrs Skinner winning the ladies prize and Mr T Parry the gentlemen’s. Bass Band performances opened the event and dancing followed until midnight. Mill workers near Mulgrave Mill anticipate a record 110000 toms passed through rollers as the season ends. A dead body found between Aloomba and Behata Creek was later identified as pant O'Brien, died of natural causes. Brookman, a youth, suffered serious head injuries diving at Mulgrave River and remains in critical condition at Cairns hospital. Local ambulance centre held its monthly meeting approving annual report and retirements. tenders for ambulance quarters were won by Mr. May. Financials show a healthy balance and high activity for the centre with 160 incidents and various mileage figures.
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Ladies of the Red Cross Society
Gordonvale
Henderson
J. Johnston
M.C
Mastin
Mulgrave
Aloomba
Behata Creek
Brookman
Johnston
Cairns
Incal
M. P. Muir
Messrs
Griffin
Wordsworth
Richards
Clem
Lewis
Locke
Avridents S& Transports
Office Serious
Office Flight
Ravenshoe Notes Bright Morning Amid Storms and Local Happenings
The Ravenhs oe notes describe a clear morning after two heavy storms with thunder and lightning, while roads remain rough. The School of Arts hosted a farewell for Mr. V Mazlin with a lively party until midnight, featuring voluntary music by Misses Hart and Strang. Weather is hot, with recent oppressive heat in Cairns. locals anticipate a butter factory project and discuss holidays and visitors including Mrs M A Smith, C Kerr, and travel from Malanda and Cairns.
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Baldom
School of Arts
V. Mazlin
Mer
Hart
Strang
M. A. Smith
Malanda
C. Kerr
Cairns
Ravelle
Sieger
Dead End at the Wharf Abolished by Cairns Harbor Board
At a Cairns harbor board meeting the chairman urged abolishing the dead end at the wharf to save time and funds. The motion, seconded by Mr. Pease, carried as the board agreed the change would be wise for efficiency and long term savings.
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Cairns Harbor Board
Hodel
Wilks
Ad Railway
Pease
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