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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jan 22, 1916

Page

1

Mulgrave Mill Property Listed Amid Partial Shares Sale

A.J. Draper trustee lists Mulgrave Mill assets with 736 shares offered. The notice notes varied holdings including horses and plant, with options for buyer to take improvements and stock. Details reference ploughing, Cottage near Bergin, and council creek site conditions. Be advised a date of birth and further particulars are included in the sale notice.

Mulgrave Mill Bergin Council Creek

Unimproved Sugar Farms Offered in Various Parcels

A list of land parcels for sale detailing portions near Bellendea and Sophia parishes along Russell River and Frenchmen's Creek. Includes sizes from 7% acres to 1600 acres with riverfront frontage, scrub land, and felled areas. Prices set on application with Crown liability noted for several lots.

Sellandes-Eer MLO Ragenst Bellendeu-Eer Frenchmen's Creek Ores N.C. Ling Junction Creek Gray Frice Seres Parish Sophia Trentad Russell River Price Crown Sophie Hussell Good Les Feecell Forton Ut Ball Sophis Bussell River Bellendee-Ker Bellemien-Ker Bellendester

Parcel listings include Grafton and Trinity holdings

A terse auctionlike notice lists portions in Grafton and Pyramid Pyra mid Estate with 181 acres and 1388 acres riverfront, plus Trinity parish forest land. It notes permanent water, cleared areas, and price ranges such as 33 per acre and 45 per acre.

Grafton Pyramid Estate Parish of Pyramid Ploweh Ce Trinity

Unclear historic advert for shop and social meeting

Fragmentary OCR text shows a trader M. J. Mackesy connected with J. Benson shop, listing razors, tobacco, cigars, fishing table specialty, and hotel notices. The passage spoils with garbled names, items, and social notes.

Tungaburea Ud Xidstun Het J. Benson Joyce Mining Exchanges

Cairne Street Note At Next Door Newmarket Hotel

Spence Street Cairne and nearby Tolga area locations referenced with hotel adjacency. Fragmentary text mentions LOO SL Pte Mae and Bape Cs in unclear context. No clear event or outcome established from the provided snippet.

Spence Street Cairne Newmarket Tolga LOO SL Pte Mae Bape Cs

James Lyons Limited Sawmillers and Timber Merchants Caima

James Lyons Limited operates as sawmillers and timber merchants in Caima. The firm provides sawn timber and related products to builders and traders in the region, maintaining a long-standing presence in the timber trade.

James Lyons, Limited Sawmillers & Timber Merchants Caima

Ordinary Insurance Bulletin Excerpt Highlights Strength

Extracts show authorised funds of 431 283 pounds losses paid and reserves of 431 283 with 1 900 000 pounds shareholder liability. Net premiums to capital and reserves compare to 31m percent of annual premium income. Leading British offices average 164 percent. National office claims stronger than average.

Ibs Fromeen Im

Industrial Dispute Judgment on Cloncurry Mines

Townsville January 20 report on an Industrial Peace Act submission over all metalliferous mining in the Cloncurry field. Australian Workers' Union led claims on contract work hours and wages with Hampden Cloncurry Copper Mines Limited Corella Copper Co Mount Elliott Met Oxide Mines Mount Cuthbert Great Australia St Mungo Copper Mines. Court hearings held December 1915 and January 1916 included inspections at Mount Elliott and Hampden smelters. Parties reached many agreements with three focal issues debated: contract work, hours, and wages.

Townsville Ee Gees Bhoepaet Industrial Simeerrs Cloncurry Clonccurry Australian Workers’ Union H. Brace Dhimants Rth Bruce Scaedsis Mount Morgan A.W.U Gee Sir Hoore

Contract and hours reform in mining wages debate

A debate outlines proposed use of contract and piecework while ensuring employment not tied to contract acceptance. It argues for a 44 hour week with overtime pay and shifts toward 44 hours as standard, alongside higher wages in the Cloncurry district and protections for contractors.

Association Queensland

Minimum wage debates in Friezland tallies war costs

An analysis of living costs in Friezland for 1915 argues a weekly minimum of £3 3s 6d for a family of four, while noting current wages seem above living needs. The discussion cites figures and a Sydney award as context, ending with an editor’s note continuing on page 3.

Friezland Heyden Sydney

Also Mentioned on This Page

A.J. Draper Lountry Property List M. J. Mackesy Ant Aly Galians Cairns Lit House, Land, Insurance, and General Agency School of Arts Telephone No Bennett & Bennett Abbott Street Caiman Queen St. Brisbane L A Miller Shielde Street Cairea Headrick, Limited,produce Merchants Australian Meat Co Maneres JACK @ NEWELL Hanson & Sons, Contractors Lake Street Draper, Limited Ing Arthur H. Clarer Stock & Sharebroker Po. Bes Totam Wn Atteone Lyons, Ehephone No National Imbulance CO. OF Nz, Limited A J. Draper Limrren, Aptur Cas Et WM. Clarke Irvinebank Austraissia Ake AL Dee Deaghe McElliote Co St. Mungo and Mt Belgium Hampden Australia Harris Mair Mesize Enginsars Sendveraiz Tol Melly Wallaby Kelly's Ges Cali K.s Stata R. H. Kelly Fred Taylor Abbott Streme J. W. Obhanesy Waugh & Josephson
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